Test PB Collection: FTE

Perusing plants at a Santa Barbara nursery while on vacation a few years back, I was drawn to an unusual looking aloe.

Are grubs friends or foes? That really depends on where they are, how many you have, and your tolerance for creepy-crawlies in your garden. White grubs are the larvae of several species of scarab beetles.

Although a huge, moving, whirl of bees may surprise and alarm you have no fear. The beautiful, majestic dance taking place in front of you is being performed by our tremendously beneficial honey bees! Most swarming activity takes place from April through May.

Mosquitoes apparently don't like entomologist James R. Carey, distinguished professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis.

We recently had a series of workshops on Avocado Root Rot and ways to manage it. A common question was how to figure out whether the tree was diseased with Phytophthora cinnamomi or just stressed from lack of water.

Gardening is like the weather; both are perfect conversation starters with anyone you meet. In spring, one of the biggest gardening topics is tomatoes, since almost everyone loves home-grown tomatoes.

Client Request: Could you help us with identifying the problem with our rose bushes. I used Bayer all in One Rose & Flower Care this Spring but it didn't do much good. What should we do? Thank You.

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Weather outlook: After further atypical cool, showery weather over the last week or so, the forecast for the next ten days shows a more settled period of dry weather with partial cloud cover and daytime highs increasing towards the mid 90'sF.

Weather outlook: After further atypical cool, showery weather over the last week or so, the forecast for the next ten days shows a more settled period of dry weather with partial cloud cover and daytime highs increasing towards the mid 90'sF.