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Berries & Grapes

• Growing Blueberries (February 25, 2023)

• There's Still Time to Plant Berries (January 27, 2011)

Bulbs

• Bulb Planting Time Between the Pumpkin and the Turkey, September 14, 2024

• Plant Bulbs Now for Spring Blooms (October 29, 2022)

CA Native & Drought Tolerant Plants - Gardening Central Valley Style - Sustainable Landscaping

• A New Kind of Beauty: Colorful, Water-Wise and Low Maintenance (October 24, 2015)

• A Secret Garden (April 29, 2017)

• Bladderpod: A Plant for the New California Landscape (August 8, 2015)

• Buckwheat (January 29, 2015)

• Cacti and Succulents for the Indoors (July 3, 2021)

• California Buckwheat (August 24, 2019)

• Carpenteria Californica (March 11, 2017)

• Colorful Drought Tolerant Perennials (April 2, 2015)

• Create a Water-Wise Yard, Part 1 (August 15, 2015)

• Creating a Water-Wise Yard, Part 2 (August 22, 2015)

• Groundcovers for Lawn Replacement (April 26, 2019)

• Growing California Native Plants (December 9, 2008)

• Have You Zoned Out on Plant Zones? (January 1, 2015)

• Keeping Plants Alive under Drought or Water Restrictions (January 23, 2014)

• Maintenance of Mature Salvias in the Water-wise Garden (November 26, 2022)

• Monkeyflower is a Drought Tolerant Addition to Your Landscape (April 23, 2015)

• Native Plants in the Home Garden (February 9, 2019)

• Ornamental Grasses (September 18, 2014)

• Our Field of Dreams – “If you Plant Them, They Will Grow (September 21, 2019)

• Salvias for my New Garden (August 21, 2014)

• Succulent Sedums are Suitable for Sustainable Gardens (Valley Voice 2018)

• Summer Drought "Warriors" (August 14, 2014)

• Yes, Dorothy, There is a Hydrangea for Your Water Wise Garden (May 14, 2015)

• Yuccas (February 6, 2014)

• Lavenders for Drought Tolerant Gardens (September 9, 2023)

• What Plants Do (June 18, 2022)

• Drought Tolerant Start for any Landscape (June 22, 2024)

General Landscape

• Lavenders for Drought Tolerant Gardens (September 9, 2023)

• Winter Care to Reduce Rose Pests and Diseases (January 7, 2023)

• What Grows in Grandma's (or Grandpa's) Garden? (January 28, 2023)

• "Red Yucca" Hesperaloe parviflora (That grassy thing that isn't grass and blooms nice) November 12, 2022

• 2019 December Tips (November 30, 2019)

• A Garden Plan will Cure CHAD (January 8, 2015)

• April 2020 Tips (April 4, 2010)

• Aspire to Inspire: Become a Master Gardener (September 11, 2021)

• August Tips 2020 (July 25, 2020)

• Beginner's Guide to Starting a Garden, April 22, 2023

• Can You Dig It? Save Your Back by Using Your Head (March 13, 2014)

• Caring for Potted Plants in the Summer Heat (June 29, 2024)

• Celebrate Gardening! (April 28, 2018)

• Controlling Snails and Slugs in the Garden, (June 8, 2024)

• Dear Santa (December 25, 2014)

• December 2021 Tips (December 4, 2021)

• December Tips 2018 (December 1, 2018)

• Don't Plant That: Plant This (April 16, 2016)

• Don't Plant This, Plant That, Part 2 (April 23, 2016)

• Fall Planting for Spring and Summer (October 15, 2022)

• February Tips 2021 (January 30, 2021)

• For the Gardener Who Has Everything (December 21, 2006)

• Four Steps for Fall Cleanup in the Garden (November 6, 2014)

• Fragrant Plants Add Enjoyment to Your Yard, October 7, 2023

• Garden Tips – September 2021(September 4, 2021)

• Garden Tips April 2022 (April 2, 2022)

• Garden Tips for August 2023 (July 29, 2023)

• Garden Tips for February 2022 (February 5, 2022)

• Garden Tips for July 2023 (July 1, 2023)

• Garden Tips for June 2023 (June 3, 2023)

• Garden Tips for March 2016 (February 27, 2016)

• Garden Tips for May 2022 (April 30, 2022)

• Garden Tips for September 2023 (September 2, 2023)

• Garden Tips November 2022 (November 5, 2022)

• Garden Tips October 2022 (October 1, 2022)

• Gardening Challenges (May 21, 2022)

• Gardening for the Handicapped & Elderly (March 27, 2014)

• Gardening in the Summer Heat (August 29, 2020)

• Gardening Naturally Invite the Good Guys into your yard (July 20, 2024)

• Helpful Garden Tips for April 2024, March 30, 2024

• Helpful Garden Tips for August 2024 (August 10, 2024)

• Helpful Garden Tips for December 2022 (December 3, 2022)

• Helpful Garden Tips for December 2023, December 2, 2023

• Helpful Garden Tips for February 2023 (February 4, 2023)

• Helpful Garden Tips for January 2023 (December 31, 2022)

• Helpful Garden Tips for July 2024 (July 6, 2024)

• Helpful Garden Tips for June 2024 (June 1, 2024)

• Helpful Garden Tips for March 2023 (March 4, 2023)

• Helpful Garden Tips for May 2024 (May 4, 2024)

• Helpful Garden Tips for November 2020 (October 31, 2020)

• Helpful Garden Tips for November 2023, November 4, 2023

• Helpful Garden Tips for November 2024 (November 2, 2024)

• Helpful Garden Tips for October 2024, (October 5, 2024)

• Helpful Garden Tips for September 2024, (September 7, 2024)

• Holiday Decorations from the Garden (December 20, 2012)

• Holiday Gifts for the Gardener (December 16, 2017)

• Home Grown Wreath (November 20, 2021)

• January 2022 Tips (January 1, 2022)

• July Garden Tips 2022 (July 2, 2022)

• June Tips (June 4, 2022)

• Landscaping to Prevent Wildfire Damage (May 15, 2014)

• Maintenance of Your Garden Hand Tools, December 9, 2023

• March Garden Tips 2022 (March 5, 2022)

• Master Gardeners Share Their Gardening Resolutions (January 2, 2014)

• Master Gardeners Show Some "Spring in their Steps" for 2016 (December 26, 2015)

• May Tips 2021 (May 1, 2021)

• Native Plants in the Home Garden, February 24, 2024

• November 2021 Tips (October 30, 2021)

• October Tips 2021 (October 2, 2021)

• Planning for Landscaping Changes (August 22, 2020)

• Please Leave the Leaves! (November 11, 2023)

• Poisonous Plants and our Pets (July 10, 2021)

• Preventing Sunburn and Heat Stress in the Garden (July 13, 2024)

• Salvia's for my new Garden (September 10, 2022)

• Solutions to Avoid Embarrassing Sprinkler Runoff (October 2, 2014)

• Spend Some Time in the Garden (September 17, 2022

• Succulent Sedums are Suitable for Sustainable Gardens (July 8, 2023)

• The Magic and Mischief of Mistletoe (December 17, 2022)

• To Fertilize or Not to Fertilize? That is the Question (May 14, 2016)

• Tools & Tips to Care for the Gardener in Summer (July 26, 2012)

• What Gardening Means to Me (March 6, 2014)

• What Grows in Grandma's Garden? (January 30, 2014)

• What leaves can tell you about a plant’s health (June 18, 2016)

• WUCOLS: An Online Landscaping Tool for Home Gardeners (April 03, 2024)

• Can Plants be Invasive?, February 17, 2024

• Helpful Garden Tips for March 2024, February 3, 2024

• Honeydew Producing Insects, April 15, 2023

• How to Attract Birds to Your Yard (April 18, 2020)

• Home Orchards: Choosing the Perfect Trees to Fit your Needs (February 11, 2023)

• Cacti and Succulents for the Indoors (August 26, 2023)

• Why Call a Master Gardener? (September 16, 2023)

• Helpful Garden Tips for the Month of May, (April 8, 2023)

• Spend some time in the Garden (September 17, 2022)

Landscape Designs & Styles

• What Plants Do (June 18, 2022)

• Consider Raised Garden Beds, (March 09, 2024)

• Attracting Birds to the Residential Back Yard (Lifestyle Magazine, March 2021)

• Change Is Good, Right? (September 11, 2014)

• Designing a Landscape? Seek Professional Assistance (June 26, 2014)

• Scatter Gardens (February 13, 2014)

Landscape/Ornamental Trees

• Drought Tolerant Start for any Landscape (June 22, 2024)

• Recognizing Herbicide damage in Ornamentals (October 21, 2023)

• Home Orchards: Choosing the Perfect Trees to Fit your Needs (February 11, 2023)

• The Mighty Sycamore and the Mini Spider Mite (August 14, 2021)

• Crape Myrtles (July 3, 2014)

• February is Japanese Maple Pruning Time (January 21, 2017)

• Five Steps for Training Young Trees (January 9, 2003)

• Keep Your Trees Healthy During Watering Restrictions (July 24, 2021)

• Landscape Trees: How to Save Water (February 20, 2014)

• Leaf Peeping Central Valley Style (October 17, 2015)

• Let's Grow Trees Well (September 18, 2021)

• Meet the Chinese Fringe Tree (April 9, 2016)

• Meet the Chinese Pistache Tree, (October 8, 2022)

• MEET THE CRAPE MYRTLE TREE (June 11, 2016)

• Meet the Goldenrain Tree (November 27, 2021)

• Meet the Incense Cedar Tree (December 12, 2015)

• Meet the Palo Verde Tree (September 12, 2015)

• Meet the Pinyon Pine Tree (February 13, 2016)

• Meet the Redbud Tree (January 23, 2016)

• Meet the Saratoga Bay Laurel Tree (May 7, 2016)

• MEET the Smoke Tree (November 15, 2015)

• Meet the Strawberry Tree (March 5, 2016)

• Plant a Tree for Arbor Day (March 26, 2022)

• Plant a Tree for Arbor Day,(April 6, 2024)

• Pruning Deciduous Landscape Trees - Let's Do it Right! (February 20, 2021)

• Save Drought Stressed Landscape Trees: Farewell Lawns, Fare Better Trees! (June 11, 2022)

• View from the Home Ranch: Falling Leaves (November 21, 2015)

Container Gardening

• Container Gardening: Getting Ready to Plant (March 19, 2015)

• Container Gardening: Part 2 (March 26, 2015)

• Container Gardening: Planting (January 21, 2023)

• Container Gardening: The Basics (January 14, 2023)

• Create Your Own Hanging Baskets and Window Boxes, (July 20, 2024)

• Gardening for the Handicapped & Elderly (May 2017)

• Gardening in Miniature/Creating Fairy Gardens (March 2, 2019)

• Outdoor Container Gardening, (August 17, 2024)

Diseases

• It's Time to Prevent Peach Leaf Curl (December 3, 2016)

• Phytophthora Root Rot (February 6, 2021)

• The Citrus Quarantine Applies to Homeowners, Too (December 18, 2014)

• Winter Care to Reduce Rose Pests and Diseases (January 7, 2023)

Flowerbeds

• Create Your Summer Flower Beds Now (April 20, 2024)

• Daffodils Rarely Disappoint (November 14, 2016)

• Milkweed for the California Garden, (August 24, 2024)

• Consider Raised Garden Beds, (March 09, 2024)

Flowers & Ornamentals

• Milkweed for the California Garden, (August 24, 2024)

• 'Tis the Season for Poinsettias, December 12, 2022

• A Flower that Sparks Memories (October 16, 2021)

• A Trio of Summer Favorites (June 15, 2019)

• Add Some Cheer with Cyclamens (December 25, 2021)

• Bearded Iris (September 8, 2018)

• Cacti & Succulents (July 10, 2017)

• Chrysanthemum: Autumn is Chrysanthemum Season (October 9, 2021)

• Colorful Drought Tolerant Perennials (April 10, 2021)

• Coreopsis: Tickseed or Pot of Gold? (April 21, 2018)

• Cosmos: Experience a Cosmic Event in Your Garden (June 23, 2011)

• Daylilies (May 20, 2023)

• Easy Care Summer Flowers, May 11, 2024

• Fall Care for Perennials (October 24, 2020)

• Geranium or Pelagornium, (May 18, 2024)

• Growing Hydrangeas (October 19, 2019)

• Hardy Hibsicus Create a Tropical Feeling in Your Garden (July 31, 2014)

• Lantanas (May 27, 2017)

• Maintenance of Mature Salvias in the Water-wise Garden (November 17, 2018)

• Monkey Flower: A drought-tolerant addition to your garden (May 21, 2016)

• October Flower of the Month: Chrysanthemums (October 12, 2024)

• Pentas – A Pretty Starburst Popper!! (April 17, 2021)

• Pincushion Flower: Love at First Sight! (June 13, 2020)

• Red Bird of Paradise, (May 13, 2023)

• Succulent Gift from your Garden (December 11, 2021)

• Summer Drought "Warriors" (August 15, 2020)

• Sunflowers are Easy to Grow for Cut Flowers (June 17, 2023)

• Sunflowers: The Happy Plant (April 24, 2021)

• The Legend of the Rose (October 30, 2014)

• What Grows in Grandma's (or Grandpa's) Garden? (January 28, 2023)

• Salvia & Sage: Nature's Elixir of Health (May 19, 2018)

• Cyclamen: No Winter Drabs Here (October 22, 2016)

• Rosemary Topiaries (November 19, 2022)

• The Christmas Cactus – an Eye-Catching Delight (November 18, 2023)

• Hummingbirds in Your Garden (September, Lifestyle Magazine)

• Recognizing Herbicide damage in Ornamentals (October 21, 2023)

Herbs

• Salvia & Sage: Nature's Elixir of Health (May 19, 2018)

• Grow Your Own Garlic (October 26, 2024)

• It's Cilantro Planting Time (September 28, 2024)

• It's Cilantro Planting Time! (October 16, 2014)

• Lavender A Classic Herb for your Central Valley Garden (July 20, 2024)

• Lavenders for Drought Tolerant Gardens (July 25, 2015)

• Rosemary (June 25, 2022)

Houseplants

• Cyclamen: No Winter Drabs Here (October 22, 2016)

• Rosemary Topiaries (November 19, 2022)

• The Christmas Cactus – an Eye-Catching Delight (November 18, 2023)

• African Violets Have Lots of Relatives (January 12, 2012)

• Holiday Cacti (December 20, 2007)

• Houseplants: African Violets (January 5, 2012)

• Keep Your Houseplants Happy (January 22, 2022)

Insect Pests & Beneficials

• Hummingbirds in Your Garden (September, Lifestyle Magazine)

• Can Plants be Invasive?, February 17, 2024

• Helpful Garden Tips for March 2024, February 3, 2024

• Honeydew Producing Insects, April 15, 2023

• How to Attract Birds to Your Yard (April 18, 2020)

• A Different Kind of Bee, (May 27, 2023)

• A Story of Two Longlegs Spiders (October 19, 2024)

• Ants in My Plants (October 9, 2014)

• Aphids Spring to Life in Spring (March 27, 2021)

• Attracting Butterflies to Your Garden (April 23, 2022)

• Attracting Pollinators to Your Garden (July 16, 2016)

• Bees in the Garden (July 22, 2023)

• Beneficial Insects: Our Garden Helpers (September 5, 2015)

• Caterpillars, Worms, and their Damage, OH MY! (July 15, 2023)

• Chewers in the Night (or What Ate My Seedlings?) (June 18, 2015)

• How Can You ID That Bug? (June 4, 2016)

• Invading Insects: Darkling Ground Beetles (July 9, 2015)

• Mosquito Trouble (November 16, 2019)

• Nematodes in the Garden (June 12, 2021)

• Nobody Wants Dead Bees (September 19, 2020)

• Save the Pollinators - Inspiration in the Age of the Pandemic (August 7, 2021)

• Spiders - Scary and Spooky, or Peaceful and Quiet? October 28, 2023

• Spraying with Horticultural Oils (February 22, 2017)

• The Many Problems with Aphids (June 16, 2018)

• The Mighty Little Spider Mite (July 24, 2014)

• What is Integrated Pest Management (IPM)? (July 9, 2016)

• What is Pollen? (August 6, 2016)

• Whiteflies, A Garden Pest (October 27, 2018)

• The Mighty Sycamore and the Mini Spider Mite (August 14, 2021)

Fruit & Nut Trees

• Bare Root Season is Here: Planting Fruit Trees in the Backyard (January 2, 2021)

• Caring for Citrus Trees (June 24, 2023)

• Curled Citrus Leaves (February 20, 2016)

• Figs: Fascinated Fruit of the Ancients (February 19, 2022)

• Growing Avocados in the San Joaquin Valley (May 21, 2015)

• Growing Plums or Pluots in your Garden (January 9, 2016)

• Home Orchard Pruning (January 25, 2020)

• Home Orchards: Choosing the Perfect Trees to Fit your Needs (February 5, 2015)

• It's Time to Prevent Peach Leave Curl (December 24, 2022)

• It's Time to Prune Your Apricot and Cherry Trees (July 17, 2014)

• Lemon Tree Very Pretty and the Lemon Flower is Sweet but, February 10, 2023

• Lemon Tree Very Pretty and the Lemon Flower is Sweet but, February 10, 2023

• Pluot: A Wonderful Backyard Fruit Tree (December 18, 2021)

• Pomegranates (February 12, 2022)

• Pomegranates Thrive in the Valley Heat (July 7, 2011)

• Save Our Citrus (March 21, 2020)

• Sweet Success with Apricot Trees, January 20, 2023

• TLC for backyard frost damaged citrus (April 1, 2014)

• What are Dormant Sprays? (February 13, 2021)

• Winter Pest Management in Backyard Decidious Fruit Trees (January 29, 2022)

Lawns & Groundcovers

• Cacti and Succulents for the Indoors (August 26, 2023)

• Crabgrass Got You Crabby, 01/27/2023

• Fescue Lawn Care Tips for Fall (October 10, 2020)

• Getting Rid of Bermudagrass (September 30, 2010)

• How Big is Your Lawn? (March 7, 2013)

• How Long Should I Run the Lawn Sprinklers? (March 21, 2013)

• Kick Starting Tall Fescue Lawns into Spring (February 7 2013)

• Lawn Disease: Pink Snow Mold in the Winter (December 26, 2013)

• Lawn Removal – I Can’t Afford to Save You…I Can’t Afford to See You Go (July 23, 2022)

• Managing Lawns in Shade (April 5, 2012)

• Managing Lawns on Clay or Compacted Soils (June 19, 2021)

• Mushrooms and Nuisance Fungi in Lawns & Landscapes (February 25, 2010)

• Winter Lawn Disease: Pink Snow Mold (January 12, 2006)

• Keep Plants Alive under Drought and Water Restrictions (July 9, 2022)

• Keeping Ahead of Weeds in the Lawn (November 6, 2021)

• Troublesome Summer Weeds in Lawns and Landscapes (August 28, 2021)

Q & A

• Why Call a Master Gardener? (September 16, 2023)

• Answers to Common Garden Questions (July 18, 2013)

• Bring Them On: Get Your Gardening Questions Answered at a Garden Festival! (March 12, 2015)

• Celebrating Arbor Day with Local Students (June 4, 2015)

• Cleaning Out Leftovers from the Garden Shed (June 25, 2015)

• How to Find Answers to Your Home Gardening Questions (August 28, 2014)

Vegetable Gardening

• Helpful Garden Tips for the Month of May, (April 8, 2023)

• Spend some time in the Garden (September 17, 2022)

• Alliums-From the Garden to the Kitchen (November 13, 2003)

• Artichokes (August 12, 2017)

• Asparagus for the Home Vegetable Garden (February 26, 2022)

• Brussels Sprouts (October 23, 2021)

• Bush Bean Bonanza (April 17, 2014)

• Consider a Raised Garden Bed (March 19, 2022)

• Cool Season Vegetable Gardening is Cool and Rewarding, November 25, 2023

• Food Safety Begins in Our Home Gardens (May 22, 2014)

• Garden Tips (September 2022)

• Grow your own Garlic (November 21, 2020)

• Grow Your Own Pizza Garden? (March 13, 2021)

• Growing Squash: Not Always Easy to Get Fruit (July 16, 2015)

• Growing VFN Resistant Tomatoes (April 27, 2024)

• It’s Time to Plant Your Thanksgiving or Christmas Vegetables (September 12, 2020)

• Okra: Growing a Veggie that Has an Acquired Taste (April 16, 2015)

• Plant Your Thanksgiving Sides and Salads Now (September 23, 2023)

• Plant Your Vegetable Garden (March 12, 2022)

• Potato Growing for the Green Home Gardener, (September 21, 2024)

• Potato Growing Tips (February 6, 2016)

• Square Foot Gardening: The Whys and Hows (March 20, 2021)

• Taking the Mystery Out of the Seed Packet (February 26, 2015)

• Thanksgiving Salads are Planted Now (September 6, 2007)

• The Horrors of Late Summer in the Vegetable Garden (August 21, 2021)

• What is an Artichoke (May 25, 2024)

• What to Do When Your Veggie Garden Overflows (August 18, 2005)

Water

• Keep Plants Alive under Drought and Water Restrictions (July 9, 2022)

• Create a Water Wise Yard (August 5, 2023)

• Create a Water Wise Yard, Part 2 (August 12, 2023)

• Drip Irrigation 101: Drip Irrigation for Landscapes (April 16, 2022)

• Gardening in the Summer Heat (September 12, 2013)

• Irrigation Problems in the Garden (May 7, 2022)

• Is it Drought Stress or Disease? (August 20, 2022)

• Saving Water in Landscape Irrigation (July 24, 2008)

• Water Conservation Tips for Home Gardens (August 27, 2022)

• Water Requirements of Landscape Plants in Summer (May 22, 2008)

• Water Wisely (July 20, 2000)

• What to do with the rain? (October 14, 2023)

Weeds

• Keeping Ahead of Weeds in the Lawn (November 6, 2021)

• Troublesome Summer Weeds in Lawns and Landscapes (August 28, 2021)

• Bermudagrass (Q & A August 7, 2003)

• Countryside Weeds (July 5, 2012)

• Crabgrass: Tips to Minimize (Q & A April 20, 2006)

• Four Good Reasons to Hate Weeds, and What You Can Do About It (February 12, 2015)

• Invasive Plants in our Gardens (January 9, 2021)

• Keeping Ahead of Weeds in your Flowerbeds (October 25, 2012)

• Lawn Weeds: "Get an Early Start" (February 21, 2008)

• Moss and Algae in Lawns, Walkways and Rooftops (February 3, 2011)

• Moss on Lawns, Roofs and Walkways (Q & A February 17, 2006)

• Oxalis (Q & A June 21, 2001)

• Oxalis in Flowerbeds (Q & A May 12, 2005)

• Recognizing Herbicide Phytotoxicity (September 6, 2012)

• Some Ornamental Plants Become Exotic Pests in the Wild (December 26, 2002)

• Some Ornamental Plants Become Invasive in the Wild (July 23, 2009)

• Troublesome Summer Weeds in Lawns & Landscapes (August 19, 2010)

• Understanding Creeping Woodsorrel (aka Oxalis)in the Garden (August 26, 2010)

• Weeds (Q & A June 21, 2001)

• Weeds Popping Up in Your Lawn? (February 26, 2004)

• When are flowers weeds? (May 13, 2010)

• Why I Love Annual Bluegrass (May 16 2020)

Plant Propagation

• Growing Carnations from Seed (December 30, 2010)

• Increase your flower gardens by dividing and swapping plants (September 16, 2010)

• Practice Your Propagation with Us on Saturday (October 17, 2013)

• Saving Seeds for Next Year's Garden (September 19, 2013)

• Succulent Gifts from Your Garden (December 6, 2012)

Roses

• Common Diseases of Roses (January 8, 2022)

• Late Fall in the Rose Garden (November 7, 2015)

• Low Water Roses (April 8, 2017)

• My Favorite Roses (January Lifestyle)

• The Incredible Miniature Rose (January 15, 2022)

• To Know a Rose (November 20, 2014)

• Types of Roses and their Summer Care (May 18, 2019)

• Visalia Heritage The Miniature Rose (June 15, 2024)

• Visalia's Heritage: The Miniature Rose (January 5, 2017)

• What can you do to help your roses through the drought? (May 1, 2014)

• Who's Eating the Petunias and Roses? (April 22, 2017)

• Why Do We Prune Roses, January 13, 2023

• Why Do We Prune Roses? (January 11, 2020)

• Winter Care to Reduce Rose Pests and Diseases (January 12, 2019)

Shrubs

• A Fresh Look at Nandina (Heavenly Bamboo) (May 28, 2015)

• For the Love of Oleanders (August 3, 2024)

• Mother Earth, Rosie and Spireas (October 6, 2018)

• Oleanders (October 7, 2020)

• Plumbago: One Common Name for Two Different Plants (February 18, 2023)

• Pruning Spring-Blooming Shrubs (April 9, 2022)

• Shrubs: The "Bones" of Your Garden (October 23, 2014)

Hedges & Vines

• A Fresh Look at Nandina (Heavenly Bamboo) (May 28, 2015)

• For the Love of Oleanders (August 3, 2024)

• Mother Earth, Rosie and Spireas (October 6, 2018)

• Oleanders (October 7, 2020)

• Plumbago: One Common Name for Two Different Plants (February 18, 2023)

• Pruning Spring-Blooming Shrubs (April 9, 2022)

• Shrubs: The "Bones" of Your Garden (October 23, 2014)

Soils - Compost - Fertilizers

• Composting: How to Beef up on Organic Matter (March 11, 2023)

• DEAD DIRT CSI: GARDEN SOIL COMPACTION (September 23, 2017)

• It's Time for a New Layer of Mulch (September 26, 2020)

• Lasagna Gardening - Aka No Till Gardening (March 23, 2019)

• Organic Mulch vs. Rock Mulch: The Choice is Yours (December 22, 2018)

• Tell Your Neighbors about the Powers of Mulch (May 7, 2015)

• We have the Official State Soil! (July 16, 2022)

• What is the difference between mulch and compost? (September 19, 2015)

• What's in Your Bag of Fertilizer? (April 30, 2015)

• What’s Wrong with My Soil? – Nothing Grows in My Garden! (July 13, 2019)

• Why I Love Cardboard (November 18, 2017)

Vertebrate Pests

• Discourage Rats when Encouraging Birdlife (July 2, 2015)

• Moles (June 19, 2014)

• Pocket Gophers (October 8, 2016)

• Raccoons (November 13, 2014)

• Rats (August 7, 2014)

• Vertebrate Pests of the Garden and Landscape (August 19, 2023)

Weather

• Diagnosing Sun & Heat Related Injuries in Plants (July 8, 2010)

• Frost Damaged Plants May Need Pruning, But Wait Until Spring (January 25, 2007)

• Frost Facts (November 27, 2003)

• Frost Facts and Landscape Plants (December 19, 2020)

• Frost Facts for Landscapes (December 25, 2008)

• Hot Spells and the Sun's Effect on Plants (July 12, 2012)

• If only we could put sunscreen on our landscape plants (July 28, 2005)

• It Is Not Too Hot To Plant! (August 25, 2011)

• Preventing Sunburn & Heat Stress in the Garden (May 20, 2017)

• Preventing Sunburn and Heat Stress in the Garden (June 5, 2021)

• Protect Your Tender Plants from Frost Damage (December 4, 2014)

Archived Newspaper Articles

• "Lemon Tree Very Pretty and the Lemon Flower is Sweet but..." (December 5, 2013)

• "These are a Few of My Favorite Things..." (November 28, 2013)

• A Simple Gardening Method (April 18, 2013)

• A Tropical Garden That Can Take the Frost (June 22, 2006)

• A Walk Through My Garden (February 5, 2009)

• Absence Makes the Garden Wander (September 29, 2005)

• Add Square Footage to Your Haven - Just Go Outside and Take It! (October 13, 2011)

• All I want for Christmas… (December 25, 2003)

• Allergy-Free Plants in the Landscape (April 19, 2007)

• Alliums: Onion Growing Takes Skill and Luck (November 16, 2006)

• Annual and Perennial Flowers for Year Round Color (September 27, 2001)

• Answers to Frequently Asked Gardening Questions (June 17, 2010)

• Anthracnose (Q & A March 16, 2000)

• Ants (Q & A May 18, 2000)

• Ants and Fleas (August 19, 2004)

• Ants: Unfortunately Ants are Social Insects (August 7, 2012)

• Aphids & Mildew on Roses (Q & A May 24, 2007)

• Aphids Spring to Life in Spring (March 24, 2011)

• Aphids: Asian Woolly Hackberry Aphid (September 1, 2011)

• Are your Veggie Beds on the Rise? (March 1, 2012)

• Asian Woolly Hackberry Aphid Takes Residence in CA: Creates Drippy Mess (July 8, 2004)

• Aspire to Inspire: Become a Master Gardener (September 26, 2015)

• Asters: September Flower of the Month for Fall Color (September 15, 2011)

• Backyard Bird Habitats (January 26, 2012)

• Backyard Birds: Ready, set fly! (From a Winged Mother's Perspective) [November 24, 2011]

• Be Careful When Moving Infested Wood (October 31, 2013)

• Bees are Buzzing Around (May 5, 2011)

• Bees Start Buzzing in Spring (May 9, 2002)

• Begonias: Keep Blooming and Blooming and Blooming (June 23, 2005)

• Bergenia or Pigsqueak (March 15, 2012)

• Berries Bursting with Flavor for you to Enjoy (June 9, 2011)

• Black Widow (December 29, 2005)

• Budding and Grafting (May 18, 2006)

• Build an Evergreen Backbone in Your Garden (May 3, 2001)

• Bulb Parfait Recipe(October 27, 2005)

• Bulb-Planting Time: Between the Pumpkin and the Turkey (November 20, 2008)

• Bulbs in Spring with a Twist (December 14, 2006)

• Bulbs, Weed Control (Q & A November 18, 1999)

• Bulbs: DAFFODILS Rarely Disappoint (November 23, 2006)

• Bulbs: Grow Your Own Holiday Bouquets! (November 3, 2011)

• Butterfly Bush & Honeysuckle Vine - How to Prune (Q & A July 19, 2007)

• Butterfly Gardening (April 4, 2002)

• CA Native Grasses, Rushes and Sedges (June 28, 2012)

• CA Native Plants: Why "Go Native"? (October 10, 2002)

• California Poppies (April 12, 2012)

• California Poppy (May 10, 2007)

• CALL for 2013 Master Gardener Training Class (October 4, 2012)

• Camellia Bushes (Q & A May 12, 2005)

• Camellias Come Alive in Winter (January 27, 2005)

• Camellias: How to Grow Carefree Camellias (January 22, 2009)

• Ceanothus (March 24, 2005)

• Cedar Tree Dripping Clear Sticky Substance (Q & A July 4, 2002)

• Chocolate Gardens: Indulge a Passion (September 25, 2008)

• Christmas Tree: Keep it Fresh (Q & A December 6, 2001)

• Christmas Tree: Nation's (Q & A December 6, 2001)

• Chrysanthemums: October Flower of the Month: (October 20, 2011)

• Citrus Peelminer on Oranges (Q & A March 7, 2002)

• Clean Answers for Dirt Questions (November 8, 2007 Q & A)

• Clover and Oxalis Management in Lawns (February 28, 2008)

• Coast Redwoods as Landscape Trees (April 8, 2010)

• Cockroach Invasions & Management (July 9, 2009)

• Collecting Conifer Greens for the Holidays (December 2, 2010)

• Columbines (October 18, 2007)

• Compost Tea (August 22, 2013)

• Compost: The Fast and Easy Way (September 15, 2005)

• Composting (May 25, 2006)

• Composting: Easy to Do and Beneficial for All (July 21, 2011)

• Composting: How to Beef up on Organic Matter (April 23, 2009)

• Conifers for California (December 13, 2007)

• Conifers for Christmas Trees (December 19, 2002)

• Consider Curb Appeal When Choosing Plants (October 16, 2008)

• Container Gardening (June 5, 2003)

• Container Gardening Outdoors (April 15, 2010)

• Cool Cucumbers (May 30, 2013)

• Cool Season Fescue Slumps In Hot Summer Months (July 27, 2006)

• Cool Season Vegetable Gardening is Cool and Rewarding (November 17, 2005)

• Cottony Cushion Scale (Q & A March 17, 2005)

• Crabgrass (Q & A February 7, 2002)

• Crape Myrtles (September 11, 2008)

• Create Outdoor Rooms (July 10, 2008)

• Create Your Own Hanging Baskets and Window Boxes (April 29, 2010)

• Creating a Beneficial Insectary Landscape (August 18, 2011)

• Cut Flowers (June 22, 2006)

• Cyclamens: Add Some Cheer (December 1, 2011)

• Design Gardens to Satisfy all the Senses (November 29, 2007)

• Design Your Yard for Living (February 10, 2011)

• Design: Creating Microclimates in the Garden (April 14, 2005)

• Design: Japanese Garden Sanctuary (April 22, 2010)

• Design: Landscaping to Prevent Wildfire Damage (August 16, 2007)

• Design: Seek Professional Help for Landscape Designs (July 10, 2003)

• Design: What is Your Garden Plan? (May 8, 2003)

• Design: What To Do With That Problem Area? Try, Try Again (September 7, 2006)

• Design: Year-Round Landscape Color (September 21, 2000)

• Do You Suffer from CHAD? (August 13, 2009)

• Dog-friendly Landscaping: A Backyard Designed by Maggie & Tillie (August 20, 2009)

• Don't Just Throw Them; Away! Pile Fallen Leaves for Leaf Mold (November 22, 2012)

• Dormant Sprays: Insects and Mites (Q & A February 15, 2001)

• Drought Tolerant & Native Plant Favorites Are Available Locally (October 10, 2013)

• Drought tolerant but bright, bold and beautiful! (August 2, 2012)

• Drought Tolerant Stars for any Landscape (September 10, 2009)

• Dry Creek Bed: A River Runs Through It (December 15, 2011)

• Drying Your Summer Flowers (August 24, 2006)

• Easter Lilies (Q & A March 17, 2005)

• Easy Care Plants for Summers in Tulare & Kings Counties (June 21, 2012)

• Edible Flowers (August 21, 2003)

• Edible Petals (June 24, 2010)

• Eliminating Messy Fruit (Q & A March 7, 2002)

• Eliminating Suckers on Crabapple and Plum Trees (Q & A March 7, 2002)

• English Cottage Gardening California Style (February 20, 2003)

• Eucalyptus Trees Infested With An Australian Bug (Q & A June 15, 2000)

• European Elm Scale (May 17, 2001 Q & A)

• Evergreens, Succulents, Perennials and Garden Art Brighten a Winter Landscape (December 22, 2011)

• Every Garden Can Be Special (November 18, 2010)

• Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Trees, But Were Afraid To Ask! (February 5, 2004)

• Fall Gardening Chores Pay Off in Winter & Spring (October 15, 2009)

• FALL is the BEST Time to Plant (October 7, 2004)

• Fall Is Time for Dividing, Multiplying, and Sharing (October 6, 2011)

• Fall Lawn Care (September 6, 2001)

• Fall Planting is Key to Gardening Success (October 19, 2006)

• FALL: It's Time to Plant! (September 26, 2013)

• False Chinch Bugs: Invading Insects (July 15, 2010)

• Fescue Lawns (Q & A August 12, 2004)

• Flower Shrub Bed with a Fence Backdrop for Beginners (March 29, 2006)

• From Horse Pasture to Wildflower Garden (July 17, 2008)

• Fungus Gnats (May 6, 2005)

• Fuschia: November Flower of the Month (November 17, 2011)

• Gadzooks! The Great Zucchini! (May 9, 2013)

• Gaillardias (August 11, 2011)

• Galls: Oh, the Gall (January 31, 2008)

• Garden Decor: A Valentine Gift to a Gardener (February 19 2009)

• Garden Decor: Collecting Conifer Greens for the Holidays (December 18, 2003)

• Garden Photography (July 22, 1999)

• Garden Tasks for January (January 3, 2013)

• Garden Tips for August (July 31, 2008)

• Gardening for the Senses (June 25 2009)

• Gardening in California's Central Valley (November 28, 2002)

• Gardening Information Is All Around Us (March 12, 2009)

• Gardening Therapy (December 16, 2004)

• Gardening Tidbits & Techniques (February 17, 2011)

• Gardening Tips for April 2008 (April 3, 2008)

• Gardening Tips for June 2008 (June 5, 2008)

• Gardening Tips for November 2008 (November 6, 2008)

• Gardening Tips for October - The Best Month of the Year to Plant (October 2, 2008)

• Gardening with Succulents (February 11, 2010)

• Get Caught up in the Garden this Memorial Day Weekend (May 27, 2010)

• Get Ready to Garden! There's a Festival Coming Your Way (March 14, 2013)

• Getting Rid of Bermudagrass & Nutsedge in Lawns & Flowers (July 16, 2009)

• Getting to the Root of the Problem (Q & A June 24, 2004)

• Gift Ideas for Your Favorite Gardener (December 16, 2010)

• Gifts for and From the Gardener (December 15, 2005)

• Gifts from the Garden (July 11, 2002)

• Give Your Garden a Makeover (January 22, 2004)

• Giving Thanks (November 25, 2010)

• Giving Thanks for Garden Memories (November 22, 2007)

• Gophers (Q & A July 5, 2001)

• Gophers Outta' Control? (June 28, 2007)

• Gourds (Q & A September 14, 2000)

• Gourds: Growing Ornamental Gourds (June 12, 2008)

• Grape Leaf Damage (June 14, 2012)

• Grape Pruning 101 (January 24, 2013)

• Greening Fescue Lawns (Q & A January 20, 2000)

• Grow a Pizza Garden (June 10, 1999)

• Grow an "Allium Alley" this Winter! (November 14, 2013)

• Growing Fruit Trees the 'Backyard Orchard Culture' Way (December 20, 2001)

• Hauling Garden Tools with Wheeled Wonders and Trusty Trugs (April 11, 2013)

• Heavenly Bamboo (Q & A March 17, 2005)

• Hellebores: Hardly Boring and Likely from Heaven (September 14, 2006)

• Hellebores: The Lenten Rose is One of My Favorites (October 17, 2002)

• Herbs (July 6, 2000)

• Herbs Belong in Every Garden (September 22, 2011)

• Herbs: Annual Herbs for Summer Gardens and Kitchens (March 20, 2008)

• Herbs: Surprise...Horseradish is an Herb! (December 8, 2011)

• Holiday Decorations from the Garden (December 23, 2010)

• Holiday Gardening Chores are Very Few (December 19, 2013)

• Home Available, Owls Welcome (May 23, 2013)

• Home Orchard Pruning (January 22, 2015)

• Home Orchard Pruning (January 26, 2019)

• Hostas: How to Grow (September 21, 2006)

• How to Select Plants (September 20, 2007)

• Hummingbirds: How to keep them in your garden (October 11, 2007)

• Husbands & Wives Compromise in the Garden (March 8, 2007)

• Hydrangea - Pink or Blue: What's Right for You (March 27, 2003)

• Hydrangeas (July 22, 2003)

• If Using Lawn Herbicides-Then Be Sensible About It. (March 11, 2004)

• IPM for Backyard Insects (April 24, 2008)

• IPM: Bugs...Squash Them or Watch Them? (October 20, 2005)

• IPM: Computer Resource for Plant and Pest Information in the Central Valley (June 15, 2000)

• IPM: Gardening Naturally: Invite the "Good Guys" Into Your Yard (July 15, 2002)

• IPM: Good Bugs, Bad Bugs (April 28, 2005)

• Irises: A Varied Plant Family (May 15, 2003)

• Irises: Bearded Iris-The Rainbow of the Garden (April 26, 2007)

• Is Pressure Treated Wood Safe to Use in My Yard? (February 22, 2007)

• Is there a problem in your garden? (May 10, 2012)

• Items to Consider When Planting Fruit Trees in the Backyard Orchard (January 18, 2007)

• Japanese Maple (April 15, 2004)

• Joy In My Garden (December 29, 2011)

• Last Call for Pruning Deciduous Fruit Trees (January 31, 2013)

• Lavenders for California Gardens (October 21, 2010)

• Lawn Care Do's and Don'ts (May 27, 2004)

• Lawn Care Questions (Q & A April 7, 2005)

• Lawn Fungus (Q & A July 15, 1999)

• Lawn Insects (July 26, 2007)

• Lawn Weeds (Q & A August 7, 2003)

• Leaf Curl (Q & A December 6, 2001)

• Leaf Litter (December 12, 2013)

• Leaning Trees (Q & A April 20, 2006)

• Let's Talk Dirt ( March 4, 2010)

• Lilacs (February 23, 2006)

• Lilies: Experimenting with Lilies (September 23, 2010)

• Lower the pH of Soil (Q & A October 11, 2001)

• Magnolias: Not Always Big Evergreen Trees from the South (February 19, 2004)

• Maintenance Tips for Fescue Lawns - Part 1 (March 13, 2003)

• Maintenance Tips for Fescue Lawns - Part 2, How long should I run my sprinklers (March 20, 2003)

• March's Garden Checklist 2008 (March 6, 2008)

• Master Gardeners Give Thanks for Garden Memories (November 27, 2008)

• Mill Creek Trailway - A Winter Walk (December 28, 2006)

• Mill Creek Trailway - Make a Difference Day (October 25, 2007)

• Miniature Roses: Selection and Care (March 28, 2013)

• Moles (May 26, 2011)

• Moonlight Gardens - A Place to Beat the Heat (July 11, 2013)

• More Garden Tips (June 11, 2009)

• Most Gardening Can Wait Until After the Holidays (December 22, 2005)

• Much about Mulch (May 24, 2012)

• My Favorite Roses (January 10, 2013)

• Native Plants: How to Get Inspired (October 23, 2008)

• Nematodes May Be Nibbling at Your Roots? (May 21, 2009)

• New Bait Available for Slugs & Snails (June 20, 2013)

• New Year's Resolutions for the Garden (December 31, 2009)

• Not a Veggie Grower? Just Try Two: Tomatoes & Sweet Corn (April 6, 2006)

• November 2009 Q & A (November 19, 2009)

• Nutsedge (Q & A June 24, 1999)

• Oak Leaf Abnormalities are Very Normal (December 27, 2012)

• Oak Tree Compatible Plants (June 8, 2006)

• Oak Tree Galls & Hackberry Aphids (September 27, 2007)

• Oak Trees (Q & A July 13, 2000)

• Odds and Ends (May 16, 2002)

• Oh, How Do I Pronounce that Strange Sounding Name? (February 5, 2007)

• Oils are Important Landscape Pesticides (August 15, 2013)

• Okra in the Vegetable Garden (May 17, 2012)

• Oleanders (July 30, 2009)

• Olive Tree Leaves (Q & A May 12, 2005)

• Orchid Growing and Culture (October 21, 2004)

• Orchids: Growing at Home (February 7, 2008)

• Ornamental Grasses: Overlooked Beauties(September 8, 2005)

• Ornamental Oreganos (July 29, 2010)

• Ornamental Pampas and Jubata Grasses (May 31, 2012)

• Our Best Planting Month of the Year is October (October 14, 2010)

• Outdoor Living in the Garden (May 20, 2010)

• P.R.E.P.A.R.E. for Spring in Your Garden (February 7, 2012)

• Palms, Their Selection, Planting, and Care (April 9, 2009)

• Passion Flower Vine (April 17, 2003)

• Peelminers, Suckers and Messy Fruit: Some Questions & Answers (May 12, 2011)

• Peonies: Success with Peonies (April 16, 2009)

• Perennial Border: Re-landscaping a Parkway(November 11, 2004)

• Perennial Favorites (October 6, 2005)

• Perennials (April 25, 2002)

• Perennials (March 13, 2008)

• Perennials: Herbaceous Perennials (October 28, 2010)

• Perennials: Fall Care (October 30, 2008)

• Peter and his Peppers (May 2, 2013)

• Petunias Perk Up Any Garden (April 30, 2009)

• Planning & Preparation, Cooperation & Consideration Help New Gardeners Succeed (November 13, 2008)

• Planning Ahead for the Color You Want Next Spring or Summer (November 11, 2010)

• Planning Your Veggie Garden (January 20, 2005)

• Planning Your Winter Vegetable Garden for Food Preservation (September 16, 2004))

• Plant Propagation (September 18, 2008)

• Plant Propagation - You can do it! (September 20, 2012)

• Plant Pumpkins Now for Halloween (June 2, 2011)

• Plant Trees with Care Near Utility Lines (November 10, 2011)

• Plant Your Summer Vegetable Garden (March 8, 2012)

• Plant Your Summer Veggie Garden (March 26, 2009)

• Poinsettia (December 24, 2009)

• Poinsettia: Choosing Your Holiday Poinsettias (December 6, 2012)

• Poolside Container Plantings (June 13, 2013)

• Poor Elberta, Armillaria’s Done Her In (August 16, 2012)

• Powdery Mildew (Q & A April 13, 2000)

• Propagation: Growing Plants from Seeds (January 24, 2002)

• Propagation: Making New Plants by Layering (August 5, 2004)

• Propagation: The Magic of Seeds (July 24, 2003)

• Pruning Apricot Trees (Q & A January 18, 2001)

• Pruning Big Mature Trees (Q & A November 16, 2000)

• Pruning Japanese Maples (February 21, 2013)

• Pruning Japanese Maples (January 21, 2010)

• Pruning Mature Shade Trees (Q & A October 11, 2001)

• Pruning Properly Vital to Mature Tree Health, Aesthetics, and Value (February 16, 2006)

• Pruning Summer Fruit Trees in the Backyard Orchard (August 22, 2002)

• Pruning That Big Tree (February 27, 2003)

• Pruning Trees (Q & A January 20, 2000)

• Pruning Trees and Shrubs Made Easy (November 9, 2006)

• Pumpkins to Grow (June 6, 2013)

• Ranunculus ( November 18, 2004)

• Raspberry Horntail (Q & A March 15, 2001)

• Raywood Ash Trees (Q & A March 15, 2001)

• Recognizing Herbicide Phytotoxicity (August 30, 2012)

• Rhubarb & Asparagus: A bounty of botany in these perennial vegetables (January 28, 2010)

• Rose Care for Summer and Fall (September 9, 2010)

• Rose Pruning Time is Here (January 13, 2011)

• ROSEMARY: A Versatile Perennial in the Garden (October 18, 2012)

• Roses: It's Time to Prune Your Roses (January 15, 2009)

• Roses: January is the Month for Roses (January 15, 2004)

• Roses: Selecting & Planting Bare Root Roses (January 19, 2006)

• Roses: Start-up Guide to Roses (January 11, 2007)

• Roses: The Incredible Miniature Rose (January 10, 2008)

• Sage Advice (May 3, 2012)

• Sago Palms in the Landscape (July 28, 2011)

• Sapsuckers Lifestyle Causes Tree Damage (April 4, 2013)

• Scales are Insects, Too (January 29, 2009)

• Sedums (July 21, 2005)

• Seeds (January 17, 2008)

• Selecting Shade Trees (May 20, 2004)

• September Gardening Tips 2008 (September 4, 2008)

• Shade Gardens: Bright Ideas for Dark Corners of the Garden (March 27, 2008)

• Share Your Harvested Bounty (August 8, 2013)

• Shrubs: Don't overlook the value of evergreen shrubs (May 26, 2005)

• Shrubs: The landscape workhorse - often neglected and abused (December 12, 2008)

• Shrubs: These 3 are Adapted to our Valley (September 27, 2012)

• Snails and Slugs (April 21, 2011)

• Snails and Slugs are THUGS in the Garden (February 28, 2013)

• Snails and Slugs: How to Control in the Garden (January 23, 2003)

• Snapdragons (February 16, 2012)

• Soils and pH (July 25, 2002)

• Spider Mite Populations Explode! (August 10, 2006)

• Spider Mite: The Tiny Menace (July 26, 2001)

• Spider Mites: In the Home Garden (June 7, 2007)

• Spiders are a Gardener's Friend (July 14, 2011)

• Spinach for Late Fall Plantings (November 8, 2012)

• Spots in the Lawn? Get to the Root of the Problem (July 28, 2005)

• Spring: It's Time for Curb Appeal - Central Valley Style (March 22, 2012)

• Spurge (Q & A July 15, 1999)

• Staking Trees (Q & A May 12, 2005)

• Staking: Nursery Stakes (Q & A May 17, 2001)

• Successful Gardening in 5 Easy Steps (June 8, 2012)

• Sudden Oak Death (Q & A December 21, 2000)

• Summer Annuals (March 10, 2005)

• Summer Annuals for Summer Color (May 17, 2007)

• Summer blooming drought tolerant plants available locally (June 10, 2010)

• Summer Plants (March 23, 2006)

• Summer Pruning Fruit Trees in the Backyard Orchard (August 12, 2010)

• Summer Rose Care (June 16, 2011)

• Summer Squash: Don't Just Settle for Zucchini (April 26, 2012)

• Summer: Create Your Summer Flowerbeds Now (March 15, 2007)

• Summer: Easy Care Plants for Summers in Tulare & Kings Counties (June 10, 2004)

• Summer: Essential Plants for Summer (March 22, 2007)

• Summer: Planting Color in the Summer (June 26, 2008)

• Summer: Time to Plant Your Flower Beds (March 9, 2006)

• Sustainable Gardening So What IS IT? Part II (September 24, 2009)

• Sustainable Gardening: So what IS IT? (February 24, 2011)

• Sustainable Landscaping for California's Mediterranean Climate (October 26, 2006)

• Swallows (April 12, 2007)

• Sweet Corn Smut (Q & A July 19, 2007)

• Tall Fescue Lawn (Q & A February 7, 2002)

• Tapioca Plants? Saffron Bushes? Where Does our Food Come From? (April 27, 2006)

• Thanksgiving Conversation (November 26, 2009)

• The Best Time to Plant a Tree (October 24, 2013)

• The Evolution of the Backyard Orchard (January 8, 2004)

• The Future of Our Gardens: An Early Look at the UC Davis Arboretum All-Stars (February 26, 2009)

• The Real Story about Tree Roots (June 19, 2008)

• The World of Trees (November 20, 2003)

• There's More to Sweet Basil than Pesto (April 7, 2011)

• This Fall: Partner your Spring Bulbs with Perennials (October 11, 2012)

• This Time It's About Thyme (March 31, 2011)

• Tips for a Lush, Healthy Landscape Under Local Conditions (August 28, 2008)

• Tips May 2008 (May 1, 2008)

• Tips to Deter Mosquitoes from Ponds, Fountains and Water Gardens (July 4, 2013)

• Tomato and Sweet Corn Blemishes (June 6, 2006)

• Tomato First-Aid (May 28, 2009)

• Tomatoes (March 14, 2002)

• Tomatoes for the Veggie Garden (April 25, 2013)

• Tomatoes: Starting Tomato Seeds (February 23, 2012)

• Tomatoes: This Year Our Tomato Crop Will Be Better! (March 19, 2009)

• Tomatoes: Tips for Tasty Tomatoes (May 13, 2004)

• Tomatoes: What's Wrong with My Tomatoes? (July 22, 2010)

• Toxic Plants: Identify to Keep Your Family and Pets Safe (May 22, 2003)

• Tree Hazards: How to Recognize (October 1, 2009)

• Tree Pruning - Commercial (Q & A February 7, 2002)

• Trees and Shrubs with Low Water Needs (September 20, 2001)

• Trees: Fertilizing Landscape Shade Trees (Q & A July 4, 2002)

• Trees: Planting and Staking Young Trees (October 9, 2003)

• Trees: Training Young Trees (September 26, 2002)

• Try Seeding a Special Flowerbed! (March 29, 2012)

• Try Some Perennials In Your Garden This Fall! (September 8, 2011)

• Tufa Pots are a Fun and Inexpensive Winter Project (December 9, 2010)

• Vanquish Invasive Intruder Trees (August 13, 2008)

• Vines (May 16, 2013)

• Vocabulary 101 for Gardeners (August 1, 2013)

• Vocabulary 101 for Gardeners (August 15, 2002)

• Walnut Fly Husk (Q & A September 14, 2000)

• Wasp, Oak Gall (Q & A August 12, 2004)

• Wasps (Q & A April 13, 2000)

• Water Gardening (April 10, 2003)

• Water Wisely (July 20, 2000)

• We All Make Mistakes (July 25, 2013)

• We All Make Mistakes (May 19, 2005)

• Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizers (August 17, 2006)

• Wet Spring Weather Brings Plant Diseases (March 18, 2010)

• What Can Home Gardeners do to Help Honey Bees? (June 27, 2013)

• What's Bugging Your Lawn? (July 29, 1999)

• When Should I Prune My Hydrangea? (August 29, 2013)

• White Flowers Brighten Shady Spots (March 25, 2010)

• Whiteflies, Aphids and Worms in the Garden (September 29, 2011)

• Winter Annual Color: Sweet Peas & Pansies (October 22, 2009)

• Winter Color (September 23, 2004)

• Winter Color Planting Time is Here (September 22, 2005)

• Winter Flowers: Pansies (January 19, 2012)

• Winter Pest Management in Backyard Deciduous Fruit Trees (December 10, 2009)

• Winter Tips (Q & A December 16, 1999)

• Winter Vegetable Gardens are EASY to Grow (August 26, 2004)

• Winter Weather (Q & A December 16, 1999)

• Winter: Preventing the Bedding Plant Blues (October 28, 2004)

• Winter: Time to Plant Cool Season Annuals (October 7, 1999)

• With All The Rain...What Can Trees Expect? (February 24, 2005)

• Wood Ashes As Plant Food (Q & A January 18, 2001)

• Woodland Garden (February 24, 2000)

• Woodland Garden (September 9, 2004)

• Woolly Insects on Trees: One's Harmless, the Other's a Nuisance (November 14, 2002)

• Worms in Summer (August 27, 2009)

• Worms: Are They on the Rampage in Your Tomatoes? (August 4, 2011)

• Year-Round Color to Your Landscape (September 18, 2003)

• Yesterday's Victory Gardens Still Inspire Us Today (November 24, 2005)

• Zinnias (June30, 2011)

• Zucchini: Not always easy to get fruit (June 18, 2009)