Resources

Guides

• Edible Gardening and Planting Calendars, available in English, Español and Chinese
• California Native Gardening
  • Growing wildflowers (annuals)
• Container Gardening
  • Container Gardening Basics
  • Best Soil Choices for Container Gardening
• Firewise Landscaping
• By Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn
  • Monthly garden checklist

Fundamentals

• Soil, mulch, compost and fertilizer
  • Document

    Cover Crops in the Home Garden
• Climate

Plants

• Plant Notes and Slides: details for how to choose and maintain selected CA natives, edibles, herbs, and succulents.
• Plant library: Find out more about the plants you bought at the Spring Garden Market by browsing the plant library, where you'll find key facts about your edibles, flowers for pollinators and a page with links to learn about the California native plants you purchased.
• Trees
• Plants by Type: Succulents, houseplants, lawn & ground cover

Taking care of the garden

• Pests and weeds
  • Quick Tips library: Quick Tips offer brief information about common pests and sustainable gardening practices.
  • Notas breves: Notas Breves ofrecen consejos rápidos sobre las plagas y las prácticas de jardinería que respetan el medio ambiente.
• Maintenance
  • Pruning

Publications

• Articles
• Newsletter

Class materials

Slides and other documents for selected classes, presentations, and workshops given by Master Gardeners.

Videos on YouTube

We have a growing collection of videos on many garden topics. Visit our channel on YouTube: @smsfmastergardeners