California forests we see today are the product of the long history of physical, biological and cultural events taking place in California. The climate and geology along with a long background of use first by Native Americans, then settlers have shaped the forests into the assemblage trees and wildlife…
By Aileen Carroll, UC Master Gardener of Napa County. Planning ahead comes more naturally to some of us than others. I personally am perfectly happy to fly by the seat of my pants, while many of the people around me stiffen the moment plans change without warning. Fortunately, when it comes to…
There are several advantages to planting bare-root trees: they are usually less expensive, easier for gardeners to transport, and they will grow their roots entirely into native soil (rather than having to transition from potting mix into dissimilar native soil). Also, the ideal time to plant bare-root…
In this Issue: Pasture Aeration Trial Research Update on Using a Rotary Wiper 2010/11 Northern California Winter Pasture Experience Effects of Heavy Grazing on Tarweek and Vinegarweed Controlling Wire Grass in Irrigated Pastures A Method…
Come see our succulent collection, and bring any succulent questions you may have! This will be our first succulent sale of 2026. Treat yourself, or your Valentine, to a beautiful new plant or succulent arrangement for the New Year.Free entrance; variable succulent pricesNote: The park charges $6 for…
By Kevin Marini, UC Community Education Specialist: Natural ResourcesFrom The Curious Gardener, Spring 2023 In this day and age, it can be challenging to find common ground on a myriad of social and environmental issues that confront us in our modern societies. It has become a societal norm to hold a…
In this Issue: Operation Organized Chaos...with food Steer Tagging Date Pollination Garden Date County Ambassador Team in Action Countywide Favorite Foods Day - registration is open Stills Day Camp Volunteers Happy Valley…
Suds for a bug. A butterfly for a beer...If you find and collect the first cabbage white butterfly in the three-county area of Sacramento, Yolo and Solano, and you are judged the winner of the annual "Beer for a Butterfly" Contest, you will receive a pitcher of beer or its equivalent.And bragging…
Have you noticed some curly, spikey, gray-green alien-like plants resting in a shell, hanging from a ceiling, perched on windowsills, clustered on coffee tables…no soil or water in sight?Meet tillandsias, also known as air plants, a wondrous family of plants that literally thrive on air! They are low…
By Kathryn MacRoberts, UC Master Gardeners of Placer CountyFrom The Curious Gardener, Winter 2013“One berry, two berry, pick me a blueberry. Hatberry, shoeberry, in my canoeberry. Under the bridge, and over the dam, looking for berries, berries for jam.” Would you like a Berryland? Who doesn’t love…
