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Managing Pests in Your Garden
UC Master Gardeners of Orange County: Event

What's Bugging My Garden - Anaheim

Event Date
Jun 14, 2026

Eww, gross! Is that what you think about those insects in your garden? Learn multiple techniques for effective pest control that are the least toxic for your home environment. UC Master Gardeners of Orange County will provide you with the latest information on a variety of methods to keep those bad…
UC Master Gardeners of Orange County
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Create A Wildlife Habitat - Westminster
UC Master Gardeners of Orange County: Event

Create a Wildlife Habitat - Irvine

Event Date
Jun 13, 2026

No, not the lions-and-tigers-and-bears kind of wildlife! More like the small critters such as birds, bees, butterflies and lizards. UC Master Gardeners of Orange County will show you how to attract wildlife by creating a welcoming habitat. Learn to restore a natural balance, then reap the benefits…
UC Master Gardeners of Orange County
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green laminaria seedlings with small round leaves
UC Master Gardeners of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties: Event

Master Gardener Table at San Francisco Rec & Park Community Garden Day

Event Date
Jun 20, 2026

Stop by the UC Master Gardener table at the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department's Seed & Plant Start Giveaway. This event is free and open to all San Francisco residents. UC Master Gardeners will give out seeds, veggie plants and herb starts courtesy of the San Francisco Recreation and Park…
UC Master Gardeners of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties
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UC Master Gardeners of Tulare and Kings County: Article

Helpful Garden Tips June 2026

May 30, 2026
By Peyton Ellas, UC Master Gardener of Tulare/Kings County
Are we ready for summer? We've had roller coaster spring weather, which is typical for this part of California. Also typical is a dry, hot summer with very little or no precipitation. We may still get rain this month, especially over the mountains, but in June, we generally start limiting our outdoor work…
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UC Master Gardeners of Tuolumne County: Article

Why Check Soil pH First

May 30, 2026
Will your garden soil produce well? One of the best items to check is your soil pH or acidity. pH stands for the “potential of hydrogen” and is a scale that indicates whether your soil is acid or alkaline (basic). The pH scale runs from 0 to 14 with 7.0 being neutral. If your pH is below…
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Grevillea Lanigera ‘Coastal Gem', Martha Carpenter.jpg
UC Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County: Event

Gardening With Mediterranean Ornamentals - Los Altos

Event Date
Sep 16, 2026

You may be familiar with California Native ornamental plants, but did you know that there are Mediterranean climates around the world that have the same growing conditions as we have here in Santa Clara County? They produce many beautiful ornamentals that grow very well here and need low water and little or…
UC Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County
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Honey bee packing blue pollen on Tower of Jewels, Echium wildpretii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Tower of Red, Pollen of Blue

May 29, 2026
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 Honey bees can't get enough of the Tower of Jewels, Echium wildpretii.Wildpretii?  Sometimes you feel like addingan extra "t" and remove an "i." It's pronounced "wild-PRET-ee-eye."A towering, flowering biennnial plant in the family Boraginaceaes, it's named for the 19th century Swiss botanist…
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Names in the News

May 29, 2026
By Caroline D Champlin
New hires include Shawna Dark, the UC ANR-Online strategy advisor, and Ajay Dhukuchhu, a limited term assistant specialist for vegetable crops production and management, serving Stanislaus, Merced and San Joaquin counties.
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