Test PB Collection: FTE

For most of the Bay Area we had an unexpected but wonderful seasonal surprise RAIN. This blessing provided a drink of water to plants that we have had to ignore due to water rationing. We were not the only ones waiting for that first seasonal rain.

Natural enemies have significantly suppressed Asian citrus psyllid populations in southern California Ivan Milosavljevi, Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA Christina D. Hoddle, Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA David J.W.

By Bob Niklewicz PT MG Archimedes once said, Give me a place to stand, and a lever long enough, and I will move the world.

There is still time to come and listen to some very interesting in-person Garden Talks at our demonstration gardens or enjoy a few live webinars.

Although UC Ask a Master Gardener tables reopened in limited numbers in 2021, all Farmers Markets that we normally attend in Contra Costa reopened this past summer.

Visit a UC Ask a Master Gardener farmers market table near you! Generally held through October, weather permitting.

A few years ago I found a new plant growing in the back of my butterfly garden. It was about three feet tall and had red blooms. Butterflies, hummingbirds and pollinators seemed to love the plant so I left it alone. The next year it came up again and a visitor identified it as Jupiter's Beard.

Fall is a Great Time to Plant Natives and Drought Tolerant Plants by Laurinda Ochoa...

Planning to remove or reduce your lawn? Try these drought-tolerant native groundcovers.

Getting Ready for Fall and Winter Pruning by Anne Sutherland...