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'Tis a New Season

  • Dot Zanotti Ingels

A Green Autumn

  • Jennifer Kinion

Accessorizing the garden with annuals

  • Juliana Jensen

Autumn’s treasure of leaves

  • Karen Gideon

Bright spots of color help lift the drabness of the winter garden

  • Martha Proctor

Caring for gift plants at holidays

  • Jane Scurich

Caring for spring bulbs

  • Jane Scurich

Deal with garden’s pests and diseases now

  • Dot Zanotti Ingels

Dormant season pruning

  • James Campbell

Dormant season spraying

  • Martha Proctor

Dormant spray

  • Martha Proctor

Drought may bring wildlife closer to home

  • Karen Gideon

Drought-stressed plants

  • Martha Proctor

Fall – it’s garden cleanup time

  • Jane Scurich

Fall in your Garden

  • Dot Zanotti Ingels

Fall is here; time to appreciate the season

  • Marie Narlock

Feeding our friends

  • Dot Zanotti Ingels

Fire season is still here; maintenance is key

  • Diane Lynch

Frost

  • Martha Proctor

Fungi: it’s important to know which are nuisances and which require action

  • Nanette Londeree

Gardener’s checklist for summer

  • Marie Narlock

Gardening while sheltering

  • Barbara Robertson

Get your garden ready for winter vegetables

  • Dot Zanotti Ingels

Get your soil ready for next years edible garden

  • Juliana Jensen

Grow a fall edible garden

  • Sara O’Keefe

Heat Stressed Plants

  • Martha Proctor

Help your garden soil get ready for winter

  • Fay Mark

Holiday gift ideas for people who love plants and flowers

  • Jane Scurich

How to care for your garden in the winter

  • Wendy Irving

How to save your fire blight-infected tree

  • Faye Mark

It’s all about timing

  • Nanette Londeree

It’s fall, time to clean up your garden

  • Jane Scurich

Knowing how to create a defensible space is key

  • James Campbell

Late Summer Color

  • Jennifer Kinion

Living gifts are the best

  • Dot Zanotti Ingels

Make herbal gifts from the garden

  • Diane Lynch

Make your landscape fire-safe

  • Dot Zanotti Ingels

Marin County Fair exhibit showcases what works in area gardens

  • Diane Lynch

Midsummer Gardening Tips

  • Jennifer Kinion

Minimizing drought, frost damage to trees and shrubs

  • Martha Proctor

New Year’ s resolutions for your garden

  • Karen Gideon

Oh Christmas Tree!

  • Martha Proctor

Plants and people, connected for life

  • Marie Narlock

Pollinators are good for the garden

  • Wendy Irving

Protect your plants from winter’s freeze

  • Wendy Irving

Pruning & leaf stripping of roses

  • Martha Proctor

Raking your leaves? Here’s why you may not want to

  • Karen Gideon

Roses need TLC, too, in the winter

  • Nanette Londeree

Secrets and solutions to rejuvenate your pollinator garden this fall

  • Anne-Marie Walker

Share the love — and the plants

  • Jane Scurich

SMALL FALL GARDENS

  • Joan Irwin

So Much to Share

  • Dot Zanotti Ingels

Spring is coming; time for a garden makeover

  • Karen Gideon

The Brilliant Colors of Fall

  • Nanette Londeree

Trees and plants that bring the colors of the holidays indoors

  • Wendy Irving

United by a love of gardens

  • Karen Gideon

Warming up to frost

  • Marie Narlock

Why Do Leaves Fall

  • Martha Proctor

Wild west gardening

  • Nanette Londeree

Winter fun in Marin gardens

  • Anne-Marie Walker

With a little care your flowering bulbs can rebloom each year

  • Marty Nelson

With El Nino and continued drought, inspect and prepare your garden

  • Karen Gideon

With planning, gardens can be colorful every season

  • Dot Zanotti Ingels

Year-round gardening means you may have to pull some producing plants

  • Jennifer Kinion