Newsletter Archives: Landscaping | UC Master Gardeners of the Lake Tahoe Basin

Below is a collection of previous newsletter articles related to non-food gardening and landscaping topics here in the Lake Tahoe Basin, sorted in reverse chronological order. To get the entire newsletter emailed to you every month, sign up here.

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Central Sierra: Smart Water-Saving Tips for Tahoe Gardens

May 28, 2026

Beat the Heat: Smart Water-Saving Tips for Tahoe GardensJen Cressy, South Tahoe PUD Water Efficiency Technician and UC Master GardenerGardening in Tahoe is rarely simple. High elevation, sandy and rocky soils, low humidity, intense sunlight, and summer heat waves can all place stress on landscape plants…

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Central Sierra: Selecting Trees, Shrubs, and Perennials

April 22, 2026

By Lisa Strand

May is about the time home gardeners can think about planting trees, shrubs, and some perennials: the soil is generally warm enough for roots to get established, and what freezes we get can likely be handled by plants known to thrive in the Tahoe Basin. Here are things to consider as you select trees,…

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