Program: Come learn how to select, grow, and prune roses for our local gardens. There will be a demonstration on how to prune roses during the class.Speaker: Rod Kerr is a Master Gardener who has been growing and tending roses for more than 30 years. He has been teaching classes on growing roses to master…
Program: Do you look out the window and find your roses beheaded? Are your carefully cultivated fruits and vegetables partially eaten? Or, have your plants disappeared in entirety? It’s likely your garden is being appreciated by deer, gophers or rats. Come and get information and techniques to help home…
Do you have fruit trees in need of pruning? Do you want help sorting out the difference between a thinning cut and a heading cut?Bring your gloves and clippers for a hands-on fruit tree pruning demonstration at Sydalyn Hill in Felton!After a brief demonstration and orientation, you’ll join Master Gardener,…
UC Master Gardeners of Monterey, San Benito & Santa Cruz Counties
Viburnum tinus is a broadleaf evergreen woody shrub that grows 6-12 feet tall and up to 10 feet wide. It is deer, drought, and salt tolerant. Showy, fragrant flowers bloom from November to spring, much to the delight of butterflies, birds, and bees. The flowers appear in clusters, the deep pink buds and…
Are you looking out your window at a dull gray day -- and garden? Wondering when the roses will start blooming again? Welcome the winter showstoppers of our Mediterranean climate! We are so fortunate to live in an area with a myriad of options for colorful foliage, berries, blooms, fragrance, and habitat for…
The Wildfire Mitigation and Management program focuses on wildland fire-related research and outreach, while building trust, strong partnerships and collaborative relationships within Central Coast communities.Barb Satink Wolfson is your Fire Advisor. Barb works to answer some of the questions…
By Brianna Aguayo Villalon, Christina E Hecht, Danielle Lee
The National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program provide essential nutritional and academic benefits to millions of children. High participation in these programs will help universal free school meals in several states to be successful. A recent study published in the Journal of the…
Climate change refers to long-term alterations in our average weather patterns, causing droughts to last longer, stronger storms to increase flooding, and fires that burn hotter with smoke reducing the air quality. Sea levels will rise, and coastal areas will experience erosion. Human activities have…
The Master Gardener Helpline volunteers are available for your garden and yard questions.Email questions to: mastergardener@shastacollege.eduCall us at (530) 242-2219You can also bring your questions to the Master Gardener Booth at the Saturday Farmers Market behind Redding City…
Welcome to the University of California (UC) Master Gardener community! Since 1980, the Master Gardener Program has helped deliver the University of California's pioneering research directly into the hands of those who share a passion for gardening and environmental stewardship.The program is…