In this issue: Alex Groves, trainee, describes the Master Gardener’s successes at the Riverside Home and Garden Show; Ann Platzer paints the Loquin’s Admiral in the Butterfly Corner; Debbie O’Brien, trainee, updates us on the 2023-2024 Master Gardener Training Class; Dee Kongslie updates what’s happening at the Desert Compost Project; Thurman Howard invites us to volunteer at the upcoming Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival; Jane Payne and Julie Weatherford share an email and response to “Ask a Master Gardener” on how to propagate a bean tree (Inga edulis) seed; Master Gardener Recognition Hours; Susan von Zabern shares news of Master Gardeners’ partnership with CA Citrus Heritage Park; Janet Hartin explains new science trends for plants.
