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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Caring for a Living Christmas Tree

December 29, 2025
By Trish Grenfell, UC Master Gardeners of Placer CountyQ: I am considering buying a live Christmas tree so that we can plant it in our yard after the holidays. Any helpful hints? A: Purchasing a living tree and successfully establishing it in the landscape can make holiday memories live on as…
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UC Master Gardeners of Monterey & Santa Cruz Counties: Event

Quick & Simple Ideas to Lift Your Landscape Aesthetics

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Jan 17, 2026

Join UC Master Gardeners and the Cabrillo College Horticulture Department to explore quick, easy ways to enhance your landscape aesthetics and take your landscape design to the next level at our next Home Gardener Days event! Instructor and Horticulture expert Nicky Hughes will provide a free 45 minute…
UC Master Gardeners of Monterey & Santa Cruz Counties
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UC Master Gardeners of Monterey & Santa Cruz Counties: Event

Rose Pruning Basics

Event Date
Feb 21, 2026

Learn how to prune roses with confidence 🌹 in this hands-on class led by Monterey Bay Master Gardener, Suzanne Cook.Bring your gloves and clippers for a hands-on rose pruning demonstration at San Juan Bautista Historical Park Rose Gardens! After a brief demonstration and orientation, you’ll join Suzanne in…
UC Master Gardeners of Monterey & Santa Cruz Counties
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UC Master Gardeners of Monterey & Santa Cruz Counties: Event

Fruit Tree Pruning in the Winter

Event Date
Feb 7, 2026

Learn how to prune fruit trees so they stay healthy, productive, and easy to harvest.In this hands-on winter workshop, Monterey Bay Master Gardener Diane Mahan will walk you through what to cut, what to keep, and how pruning supports sustainable, climate‑smart home orchards. 🍎After a brief demonstration and…
UC Master Gardeners of Monterey & Santa Cruz Counties
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

What Is Sustainable Landscaping?

December 27, 2025
By Elaine Kelly Applebaum, Master Gardeners of Placer County The concept of sustainability, once vague and maybe even a little revolutionary, now seems to have permeated our mainstream culture. It speaks to a way of living that meets the needs and goals of people today while ensuring future generations…
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UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

Easy Guide to Hard Pruning Roses this Winter

December 27, 2025
By Lisa Phillips
 Roses bring a stunning beauty to the spring garden, and who can’t resist sniffing those first few blooms? The key to abundant blooms this spring is hard pruning your roses during winter.  In Contra Costa County, the best time to hard prune roses is January to February, after the last frost.Why do…
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UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

Putting the "YAY" in Espalier

December 27, 2025
By Jillian Armstrong
Whether you are a newly budding gardener or a vine-ripened horticulturalist, espalier (pronounced “es-PAL-yer” or “es-pal-YAY”) is an artistic and skill-building method of growing plants that can be incorporated into your home garden. The word "espalier" refers to the technique of training and pruning a…
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Bug Squad: Article

Bohart Museum Contest: Let's Bumble!

December 26, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 Don't tumble, fumble or crumble when you see a "bumble."Hold your camera steady. Starting Jan. 1, if you photograph or video a bumble bee in the two-county area of Solano and Yolo, and if you're judged the winner, you will win the sixth annual Robbin Thorp Memorial First-Bumble Bee-of-the-Year…
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