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Demonstration Gardens

Our demonstration gardens showcase best practices for home gardeners and provide hands-on gardening experiences. Gardens are open to the public (days and hours vary by location).You're invited to visit, ask questions, and visit with us when we're working in the garden. We also offer classes, events, and…
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Spring Gardening with UC Master Gardeners

      Photos by Clare TruongSpring Seminar and Plant SaleSaturday, March 21, 2026We had a wonderful time 9a-3p at our Spring Seminar, held at Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead in Escondido. Admission and parking: Free. Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead 12655 Sunset Dr,…
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Fall Plant Sale

Fall Plant Sale and Educational DaySaturday September 12, 2026 9:00 am–3:00 pmJoin us for our Fall Plant Sale and Educational Fair, held at the historic Balboa Park, Casa Del Prado in San DiegoAdmission: Free.  Parking:About Balboa ParkDirections - Click here (Google Maps)Park map and UC…
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Events Calendar

Upcoming EventsAsk-A-Master Gardener at Olivewood Day of Play - July 25, 2026Ask-A-Master Gardener at NatureScape, City of Chula Vista - July 25, 2026Ask-A-Master Gardener at Cardiff Farmers Market - August 8, 2026Grow Your Garden Workshop: Preserving Your Harvest + Tool Sharpening Booth - August 8, 2026Ask…
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

NPI job opening: Assistant Project Scientist

November 4, 2025
By Danielle Lee
The Nutrition Policy Institute is seeking to hire a post-doctoral researcher as an Assistant Project Scientist to work on studies related to youth cardiometabolic health, school physical activity and nutrition programs (recess, PE, school meals), and nutrition and physical activity policy implementation…
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Under the Solano Sun: Article

Praying Mantis: Friend or Foe?

November 4, 2025
By Jennifer M Baumbach
Blog article by Paula PashbyI was watering our Lantana (Lantana camara) bush the other day and saw something moving about on the plant. I stepped closer to take a look and saw what appeared to be two little hands stretching out to grab my outstretched finger.  I paused and realized that this creature…
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Glenn County 4-H Coats for Kids Press Release 2025
Glenn County: Article

Glenn County 4-H Press Release - Coats-for-Kids 2025

November 4, 2025
By Lea J Eddy
November 4, 2025  Warmth for Winter: Glenn County 4-H Kicks Off 2025 Coat Drive As the season changes and the cold days approach, some members of our community are in need of warmth this winter. Last year, Glenn County 4-H collected 122 coats that stayed right here in Glenn County to support…
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Naked stem buckwheat gone to seed in California Native Garden. Anne Ryder
The Real Dirt: Article

Autumn in the Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden

November 3, 2025
It’s a New Season! Gone are the hot dry days of summer. An October rainfall has energized everything that is growing in the Demonstration Garden. The plants seem to be offering up a sigh of relief, just as we humans do when the summer heat is past. And the moistened soil now makes digging easier for all…
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Overwintering monarchs at Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Majestic Monarchs Make Their Grand Entrance

November 3, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 It's happening."Monarch butterflies are fluttering back to California’s coast, and volunteers across the West have been busy surveying overwintering sites for the 2025 Western Monarch Count (WMC)."That's what conservation biologist Isis Howard of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation…
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