Please select from the various resources below offered to assist the Orange County gardener. If you do not see what you are looking for, use the search feature on our website or contact us.
Edible Crops
- A Year of Growing Vegetables
- Backyard Orchard Fruit Cultivation Guide
- Use and Culture of Culinary Herbs
- Vegetable Research & Information Center
General Gardening
- UC ANR Catalog
- Southern California Invasive Plants
- Bee Rescues
- Find an arborist
- Sustainable gardening practices
- General Gardening: Agricultural and Natural Resources (ANR)
- Edible Gardening: the Vegetable Research and Information Center
- Sustainable gardening practices: The California Garden
- Gardening Questions? - Ask Us!
- How To Become A Master Gardener
Pests in the Garden
- Pests in the Urban Landscape
- IPM & Beneficial Insects
- UC IPM Resources for Everyone
- How to Have a Pest or Plant Disease Identified
- Pests: Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program
School Gardening
Soils, Compost and Water Management
- Compost Brochure
- Composting – the Basics
Healthy Soils for a Healthy California – Home & Garden - Healthy Soils for a Healthy California – Basics
Soil and Water Management for the Vegetable Garden - Soil Web: an Online Soil Survey Browser
- The Vital Role of Water in Southern California
- When and How to Amend Landscape Soil
- Soil Amendments
- Worm Suppliers for Vermicomposting
Water-wise Gardening
- Arboretum All-Star Perennials
- Arboretum All-Star Shrubs and Trees
- Plant Safely in Drought Tolerant Landscapes
- The California Garden Web – Drought Gardening Tips
- Water-Efficient Landscaping
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