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Issue	Articles
test newletter		10/31/24	Download (657KB DOCX)
Fall 2024	“New Collaboration in Clarksburg” – Jalena Rusaw “Controlling Vertebrate Pests in Your Fruit Trees and Garden” – Lane Parker “Tips for the Vegetable Garden in the Scorching Summer Heat” – Tanya Kucak “Fuzzy and Colorful: The Joy of African Violets” – Michelle Haunold Lorenz “Blueberries – A Blueblood Among the Berries” – Mike Kluk “Time and Diligence Eradicate Bermuda Grass” – Tanya Kucak ‘Fall 2024 Master Gardener Plant Sale” – Wilda Knoesen “Notes >From Mu Garden: Heat Stress” – Joy Sakai “Exploring Our Local Watershed: The Cache Creek Preserve (CCNP)” – Lorie Hammond “Fall Garden Tips 2024” – Peg Smith	9/22/24	Download (1,289KB PDF)
Summer 2024	Trees Benefit Us All - Ann Trump Daniel Creation of the Japanese Memorial in Winters - Denise Cottrell Made for Shade – Michelle Haunold Lorenz Beauty and Education Meet in the Garden – Carolyn Nordstrom Notes from My Garden: Filoli – Joy Sakai Exploring the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument – Lorie Hammond Summer Garden Tips 2024 – Peg Smith	6/23/24	Download (1,206KB PDF)
Spring 2024	Landscape Survey - Joanna Solins & Karey Windbiel-Rojas “Modern Heirlooms” Bred for Flavor – Tanya Kucak Woodland Community College Spring Plant Sale – Wilda Knoesen & Tanya Kucak Tried and True Vegetable Varieties for Yolo County – Michael Kluk Why School Gardens Can Benefit from Public Participation - Lorie Hammond Summer Annuals – Sue Fitz Christmas Cactus: Generations of Cheer – Michelle Haunold Lorenz Notes from My Garden: Dirt – Joy Sakai Licorice – Jan Bower Spring Garden Tips 2024 – Peg Smith	3/19/24	Download (1,285KB PDF)
Winter 2023	Enjoy Gardening? Take Care of Your Tools -Lane Parker Looking for Something Different – Sue Fitz The Joy of California Fuchsias – Michelle Haunold Lorenz Pruning Asters to Prevent Flopping -Tanya Kucak Winter in the Native Garden – Joy Sakai Woodland Tree Foundation – Jan Bower Winter Garden Tips 2023 – Peg Smith	12/26/23	Download (1,123KB PDF)
Fall 2023	"This Year at the Yolo County Fair" – Diana Gomez-Neves "Woodland Community College Fall Plant Sale" – Wild Knoesen "California’s State Flower: The Poppy" – Ann Daniel "Keep the Tulips Coming" – Sue Fitz "An iconic Botanical Garden" – Jan Bower "Notes from My Garden: The Truth About Pruning and Thinning" – Joy Akai "Invasive Pest Alert: Mediterranean Oak Borer" - Karey Windbiel-Rojas, MacKenzie Patton, and Joanna Solins "Fall Garden Tips 2023" – Peg Smith	9/23/23	Download (1,320KB PDF)
Summer 2023	Help Make Our Yolo County Fair Even Better – Diana Gomez-Neves Planting Natives in Summer – Tanya Kucak Central Parks Gardens – Lane Parker Consider This – Ceiba speciosa – Sue Fitz Salad Year Round – Mary Foe UC Santa Cruz Arboretum and Public Garden – Michelle Haunold Lorenz Summer Garden Tips 2023 – Peg Smith	6/21/23	Download (1,252KB PDF)
Spring 2023	Large Variety of Tomatoes Available at WCC Spring Sale – Tanya Kucak The Other Plants – Wilda Knoesen The Other Sale – Sue Fitz A New Beginning for the Old “Garden Doctor - Kathy Ruiz, Judith Riegel, and Michael Kluk Praying for Mantid – Michelle Haunold Lorenz Renewing Your Weed Basket – Peg Smith Spring Garden Tips 2023 – Peg Smith Woodland Community College Plant Sale Flyer Winters Library Plant Sale Flyer	3/23/23	Download (2,744KB PDF)
Winter 2022	“Sunset Western Garden Book – Climate Zone Mapping” – Ann Daniel “Goji Berry: Weed or Super Food” – Tanya Kucak “Avian Flu and Your Garden” – Peg Smith “Inside Out – Houseplants that Thrive Outside” – Michelle Haunold Lorenz “Regional Parks Botanic Garden (Tilden Botanic Garden” – Petra Unger “Winter Garden Tips 2022” – Peg Smith “Errata Fall 2022 Issue of the Yolo Gardener”	12/23/22	Download (2,466KB PDF)
Fall 2022	“Sphagnum and Peat Moss Will Be Banned to Gardeners” – Deborah Sorrill “Growing Vegetables with Less Water” – Tanya Kucak “Trees are for the Birds” – Michelle Haunold Lorenz “Trees to Plant for a Hotter - Drier Yolo County" - Mike Kluk “The Wood Wide Web” - Jack Kenealy “Zucchini – Fall in Love Again with the Love-Hate Crop of Summer” – Sherry Blunk “Fall Garden Tips 2022” – Peg Smith	9/23/22	Download (6,629KB PDF)
Summer 2022	“UC ANR A Source for a Wealth of Gardening Information” – Michael Kluk “Firescaping with California Native Plants” – Tanya Kucak “The History of House Plants” – Michelle Haunold Lorenz “Refresh and Renew – Re-imagining the Central Parks Garden Meadow” – Ann Daniel “California Poppies: Pollinators and Seed Saving” – Noel Millar “Exploring Little Point Richmond – A Fairy Village” – Sherry Blunk “Summer News at Grace Garden” - Ann Liu and Karen Slinkard “Summer Garden Tips 2022” – Peg Smith “Garden Tour and Talk at WintersTeaching Garden	6/21/22	Download (1,366KB PDF)
Spring 2022	UCCE Master Gardeners – Reaching Out to the Community - Michael Kluk Growing Better Tomatoes, Part Two: Tomato Tips - Tanya Kucak Plant Now to Provide for Hummingbirds in Winter - Sue Fitz Darwinian Gardening and the Magic of Mulch - Jim Fowler WCC Spring Plant Sale – 2022 - Maryellen McKenzie and Gail Jankowski Help Desk - Joy Sakai Spring Garden Tips 2022 - Peg Smith	3/20/22	Download (2,611KB PDF)
Winter 2021	"Welcoming the Rain" - Mary Stokes "Disease Resistant Varieties May Be a Useful Garden Tool" - Michael Kluk "Grow Our Own" - Jack Kenealy "Fun Facts About Trees – and How to Grow Them" - David Studer "Ground Cover Trials: Part Three" - Sue Fitz and Paula Haley "Growing Better Tomatoes, Part One: Selecting Successful Varieties" - Tanya Kucak "It’s Holiday Time...Holiday Cactus Time, That Is" - Sharon Schwarz "The Crown Jewel of the Mendocino Coast" - Jim Fowler "My Persimmon Tree" - Jan Bower "Help Desk" - Joy Sakai "Winter Garden Tips 2021" - Peg Smith	12/23/21	Download (3,177KB PDF)
Fall 2021	“SLIDE Into a More Water Efficient Garden” – Michael Kluk “Attracting Hummingbirds - Without a Feeder” – Sue Fitz “The Amazing Manzanitas”- Tanya Kucak “Patio Invader! Identifying and Controlling Ants” – Ann Trump Daniel “Ground Cover Trials: Part Two” – Sue Fitz and Paula Haley “Falling Leaves” – Jan Bower “Last Call for Grace Garden” – Cid Barcellos “Help Desk” Joy Sakai “Fall Garden Tips 2021” – Peg Smith	9/20/21	Download (2,990KB PDF)
Summer 2021	“UCTV – Great Minds Gather There” – Ann Daniel “Hedgerow Project on Bullseye Farms Hits the Mark” – Bonnie Berman “Tree Peonies” – Sue Fitz “If You Grow It, They Will Come” – Tanya Kucak “Friend or Foe? Meet the Variety of Lady Beetles” - Michelle Haunold Lorenz “Deadhead to Renew Life” – Jan Bower “Ground Cover Trial – Part One” – Sue Fitz and Paula Haley “Garter Snakes in the Garden” – Jack Kenealy “Summer Garden Tips 2021” – Peg Smith	6/20/21	Download (2,884KB PDF)
Spring 2021	“The Gardening-Nurturing Connection” – Sharon Schwarz “Building a Community Treasure: How UCCE Master Gardeners Helped Create an All-Volunteer Public Garden” – Ann Daniel and Peg Smith “Doggone It! Common Landscape Plants Toxic to Dogs” – Michelle Haunold Lorenz “It’s Easy to Grow Citrus in Containers” – Michael Kluk “Invite Songbirds to Your Yard with Native Plants” – Tanya Kucak “Change in Leadership at Grace Garden” – Cid Barcellos “Adapt Your Garden to Climate Change” – Deborah Sorrill “Passalong Plants” – Sue Fitz “Spring Garden Tips 2021’ – Peg Smith “UCCE Master Gardener, Yolo County, Plant Sale”	3/20/21	Download (2,444KB PDF)
Winter 2020	“Gardening and Tetanus Risk” – Sharon Schwarz “Snow and Vegetables: Why Not Enjoy Both” – Jack Kenealy “How to Have a Plant Sale During a Pandemic” – Gail Jankowski “The Care and Fertilizing of Citrus Trees” – Michael Kluk “Giving New Plants the Best Possible Start” Sue Fitz “Grace Garden – Time for a Change” - Cid Barcellos “The Right Way to Wash Fruits and Vegetables” – Jan Bower “Why I Grew 15 Eggplant Varieties This Summer” – Tanya Kucak “A Rose Garden Reborn” – Maryellen McKenzie “Winter Garden Tips 2020” - Peg Smith	12/21/20	Download (2,580KB PDF)
Fall 2020	"Garden Tours Go Virtual" – Tanya Kucak "Garden as if Native Pollinators Depend On It – They Do” – Michael Kluk “Horticultural Outreach at the California Native Plant Society’s Sacramento Valley Chapter” – Jennifer Neumann “Developing the UC Davis Arboretum All-Stars List”- Ellen Zagory “Pruning Aesthetically” – Jan Bower “Tips for Dismantling Your PVC Tomato Cages” – Erin McDermand “Two Excellent Books on Gardening with Succelents - Sue Fitz “Fall Gardening Tip” – Peg Smith	9/22/20	Download (2,817KB PDF)
Summer2020	“Master Gardener Program Resilience” – Jim Fowler “Irrigating Smart in Your Vegetable Garden” – Michael Kluk “Are ‘Murder Hornets’ the New ‘Killer Bees’?” – Jack Kenealy “Grace Garden Update – June, 2020” – Cid Barcellos “A Pelargonium by any Other Name is Still a Pelargonium” – Michelle Haunold Lorenz “Sustainable Land Practices for Climate Change: Part 2” – Deborah Sorrill “Everything is Connected” – Tanya Kucak “Summer Gardening Tips” – Peg Smith	6/22/20	Download (4,046KB PDF)
Spring 2020	"Woodland Community College Plant Sale" - Sue Fitz "Selecting Your Tomatoes at this Spring’s WCC Plant Sale" - David Studer Raise Your Gardening Game with Raised Beds - Michael Kluk Sustainable Land Practices for Climate Change -Deborah Sorrill Monarch Waystation - Tanya Kucak These Are A Few of My Favorite Things - Michelle Haunold Lorenz Spring Gardening Tips - Peg Smith	3/23/20	Download (2,651KB PDF)
Winter 2019	“A Different Twist: Fairy Gardens” - Sue Fitz “Winter Blooming Pants That Will Feed our Pollinators” – Michael Kluk “Resilient Bee Landscapes” – Tanya Kucak “A Catalog of Catalogs” – Jack Kenealy “California Bees and Blooms: A Guide for Gardeners and Naturalists” – Sue Fitz “A Public Appeal” “Winter Gardening Tips” - Peg Smith “Upcoming Free UCCE Master Gardener Workshops”	12/21/19	Download (1,879KB PDF)
Fall 2019	“A New Master Gardener Demonstration Garden” – Stephanie Myers “Sage Advice” – David Studer “The Merits of Using Salvaged and Upcycled Materials in Your Landscape 'Projects'” - Michael Kluk “Dragonflies and Damselflies" – Jack Kenealy “Overwintering Peppers” – Tanya Kucak “Fall Gardening Tips” – Peg Smith Upcoming Free UCCE Master Gardener Workshops	9/25/19	Download (2,666KB PDF)
Summer 2019	“Biological Pest Control” – Michael Kluk “Creating A Bee Friendly Garden” – Michelle Haunold Lorenz “The Ripple Effect” – Tanya Kucak “Mendocino Botanical Garden” – Mary Yaussy “My First Wildlife Pond” – Megan Smith “The Italian Cypress” – Jan Bower “Hummingbirds and How to Invite Them In” – Jack Kenealy “Summer Gardening Tips” – Peg Smith “Upcoming Free UCCE Master Gardener Workshops” – Peg Smith	6/21/19	Download (2,620KB PDF)
Spring 2019	“Encouraging Garden Allies” – Tanya Kucak “Spring Cleaning” – Laura Cameron “Irrigation Tune-up” - Michael Kluk “A Little Water Wisdom” – Mary Stokes “Using Drones in the Garden” – Jan Bower “Does Spreading Bamboo Spread? You Betcha!” – Peg Smith “The Hills are Alive in California: The Flower Fields in Carlsbad and Harper’s Topiary Garden in San Diego” – Sherry Blunk “Spring Gardening Tips” – Peg Smith Upcoming Free UCCE Master Gardener Workshops	3/31/19	Download (2,377KB PDF)
Winter 2018	“A Friendly Knock on the Door” – Peg Smith “Sharing Citrus? Sacramento Still Under Oriental Citrus Fly Quarantine” – Karey Windbiel-Rojas “Have Leaves?...Make Compost” – Michael Kluk “How to Make Slug/Snail Trap” – Erin McDermand “Bare-root Adventures and Persimmon Love” – David Studer “Garden Myths” – Jack Kenealy “Winter Garden Clean Up Tips” – Michelle Haunold Lorenz “Hybridizing Plants” - Laura Cameron “A Garden for All Seasons” – Jan Bower “Winter Gardening Tips” – Peg Smith “Upcoming Free UCCE Master Gardener Workshops”	12/21/18	Download (2,677KB PDF)
Fall 2018	“Fire Resistant Plants” – Jan Bower ‘“Competitive Gardening’ at the Yolo County Fair” – Laura Cameron “Epsom Salt of the Earth” – Jack Kenealy “An Ode to Trees” – David Studer” “Are Cement Blocks Safe to Use in Vegetable Gardens?” – Cathy Sutton “It’s Not You, It’s Them” – Michelle Haunold Lorenz “How to Build a Garden to Catch the Rain” – Michael Kluk “Winter Gardening Tips” – Peg Smith Upcoming Free UCCE Master Gardener Workshops	9/22/18	Download (2,030KB PDF)
Summer 2018	A Gardener’s Guide to Davis Soils - Stuart Pettygrove and Willa B. Pettygrove Hummingbirds of Yolo County – Treva Valentine The Secret Life of Soil – Michael Kluk Grafting Tomatoes – Jack Kenealy A Rescue Mission – Peg Smith The Positive Impact of Hedgerows and Pollinators – Liberty Vegan Hey! What’s That? – Ann Daniel A Visit to Filoli Gardens – Jan Bower Reimagining the California Lawn: A Book Review – Mary Stokes Summer Gardening Tips – Peg Smith	6/23/18	Download (2,608KB PDF)
Spring 2018	“A Typical UCCE Master Gardener Workshop” – Noreen Carroll “Tried and True Vegetable Varieties for Yolo County” – Michael Kluk “Secret of the Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)” – Jan Bower “!@#$%! Bermudagrass (Part Two)” - Carolle Juliano “What’s A WUCOL and Why Should I Care?” – Peg Smith “I Just Bought A Fruit Tree: Now What?” – Michelle Haunold “Useful Garden Structures” – Laura Cameron “Winter Garden Tips” – Peg Smith “UCCE Master Gardeners, Yolo County – Free Public Workshops”	3/20/18	Download (2,206KB PDF)
Winter 2017	“The Joy of a Gardening Journal” – Jack Kenealy “Meet Me in St. Louis: The Missouri Botanical Gardens” – Cathy Sutton “Keep it Simple Sweetie--One Gardener’s Guide to Choosing Plants For The Garden” – Michelle Haunold “Ready Set Start: The Benefits of Starting Your Own Plants” – Michael Kluk “In Search of the Wild in our Nation’s Capital” – Willa Pettygrove “Managing Whiteflies” – Liberty Galvin “Winter Gardening Tips” – Peg Smith UCCE Master Gardeners, Yolo County, Free Public Workshops	12/21/17	Download (2,784KB PDF)
Fall 2017	!@#$%! Bermuda grass! (part one) – Carolle Juliano What are Galls - Jan Bower Planting a Bare-Root Fruit Tree: It’s all in the Hole – Michael Kluk Jared Farmer’s Trees in Paradise: The Botanical Conquest of California – Willa Pettygrove Orb-Weaver Spider Spinning Silk – Mary Yaussy Mulching with Autumn Leaves – Laura Cameron Chiggers in California – Cathy Sutton Become a Master Gardener – Jennifer Baumbach Fall Gardening Tips – Peg Smith	9/23/17	Download (2,794KB PDF)
Summer 2017	Mediterranean Yolo: Making the Most of our Climate – Ann Daniel How to Make PVC Tomato Cages – Erin McDermand Reflecting on a Vernal Pool – Willa Pettygrove Restoring Pruners – Peg Smith Out of the Ordinary: Unusual Fruit-Bearing Trees and Shrubs Worth a Try – Michael Kluk Controlling Whiteflies – Jack Kenealy Summer Garden Tips – Peg Smith	6/22/17	Download (2,935KB PDF)
Spring 2017	Mosquito Abatement – Laura Cameron Out of the Ordinary Vegetables – Michael Kluk The Crape Myrtle Murder Mystery – Mary Yaussy To Mulch or Not to Mulch-That is the Question! – Michelle Haunold Identifying Weeds – Jack Kenealy Spring Garden Tips – Peg Smith	3/22/17	Download (2,259KB PDF)
Winter 2016	GMOs: Precision Agriculture or Franken Food? – Jack Kenealy The New UC Master Gardeners of Yolo County Demonstration Garden – Linda Magrum Grow a Second Season Vegetable Garden, Part I – Michael Kluk Going Home Again to Appalachia – Willa Pettygrove Gardening for Wildlife – David Studer Organic Labeling – Laura Cameron That Beautiful Organic Produce: Does it Have to be Grown in the Ground? - Jeri Ohmart Winter Garden Tips – Peg Smith Free Master Gardener Classes	12/21/16	Download (11,206KB PDF)
Fall 2016	Grave Danger Ahead for California’s Citrus Trees – Kathy Polkinghorn Planting the Past: How to Save – Jack Kenealy Botanical Art – Priscilla Ross Our Love Hate Relationship with Clay – Kayla Burns Looking for Good News-in the Catalogs – Willa Bowman Pettygrove Gifts for Gardeners – Linda Parsons The Putah Creek Reserve – A Green and Somewhat Wild Oasis on the UC Davis Campus – Michael Kluk and Bonnie Bradt Fall Garden Tips – Peg Smith UCCE Master Gardener Events in Yolo County – Peg Smith	9/26/16	Download (2,913KB PDF)
Summer 2016	Leaffooted Bugs – Cathy Sutton Acts of Mimicry – Jack Kenealy Grow a Second Season Vegetable Garden – Michael Kluk On the Trail to Solve Mysteries of the Plant World – Willa Bowman Pettygrove Summertime at Grace Garden – Pam Thomas What Plant Is That ? There’s an App for That! – Michelle Haunold Summer Garden Tips – Peg Smith UCCE Master Gardener Events in Yolo County – Jim Fowler Gardener’s Companion Flyer – Erin McDermand	6/20/16	Download (4,803KB PDF)
Spring 2016	We Made A Garden! UC Davis Arboretum GATEways Native Plant Garden & Putah Creek Parkway” – Ann Daniel “Dwarf Heirloom Tomatoes” – Treva Valentine “Huanglongbing Disease” – Laura Cameron “Give a Bee a Drink” – David Studer “Why Aren’t There More Community Gardens?” – Willa Bowman Pettygrove “What’s Happening At Grace Garden 2016” – Cid Barcellos “Late Winter and Early Spring Bloomers” – Michelle Haunold “Spring Gardening Tips” – Mary Yaussy “UCCE Master Gardener Events in Yolo County” – Mary Yaussy	3/21/16	Download (9,202KB PDF)
Winter 2015	“Reaching out in Yolo County” – Bonnie Berman “Looking for Past and Future at El Dorado County’s Wakamatsu Farm” – Willa Bowman Pettygrove “Propagation by Cuttings” – Laura Cameron “How El Macero Country Club is Managing the Drought” – Bill Alger “Jujube: A Tough Tree With A Sweet Fruit “ - Mary Yaussy “My First Raised Beds” – Sue Treadwell “Fall Gardening Tips” – Mary Yaussy “Free Master Gardener Classes” – Peg Smith	12/24/15	Download (2,206KB PDF)
Fall 2015	“Save Our Trees!” – Jan Bower “Tool Review” – Willa Bowman Pettygrove “Surviving Bloom Camp: One New Recruit’s Insights into Master Gardener Training” – Jack Kenealy “Fall Bulbs - Spring Beauty” – Laura Cameron “Fall Gardening Tips” – Mary Yaussy “Free Master Gardener Classes” – Peg Smith	9/24/15	Download (1,378KB PDF)
Summer 2015	"IPM Identifies Mystery Caterpillar" - Linda Parsons "Loving the Blues" - Willa Bowman Pettygrove "Tree Squirrels" -- Laura Cameron "Silly for Sages: Beautiful Additions to Your Drought Tolerant Garden" – Michelle Haunold "Watering Options" - Laura Cameron "Summer Gardening Tips" - Mary Yaussy	6/28/15	Download (1,962KB PDF)
Spring 2015	“Road Block Ahead: Help Stop those Invasive Pests & Diseases” – Ann Daniel “Gardening with Limited Water” “Davis Community Garden “Update” – Merle Clark, Willa Bowman Pettygrove, and Jane Schafer-Kramer “Springtime Photography” – Jan Bower “Tomato Genes: Heirloom and Hybrid” – Linda Parsons “Upcoming Master Gardener Classes” “Spring Gardening Tips” - Mary Yaussy New Master Gardener Handbook Available”	3/24/15	Download (1,826KB PDF)
Winter 2014	“Harvesting Winter Rains” – Laura Cameron “Grace Garden: The Beginnings to Today” – Cid Barcellos “How to Find Funding for Gardening Projects” – Jan Bower “Where’s the Red?” – Willa Bowman Pettygrove “Amaranth: The Jewel of the Fall Garden” – Michelle Haunold “Winter Gardening Tips” – Mary Yaussy	12/3/14	Download (3,240KB PDF)
Fall 2014	“Blogs to Garden By” – Jim Fowler “Do Plants Communicate in Times of Stress?” – Jan Bower “Preserving Vegetable Seeds” – Laura Cameron “Crazy for Cannas!” – Michelle Haunold “Fall Gardening Tips” – Mary Yaussy	9/2/14	Download (2,633KB PDF)
Summer 2014	“Gardening with Limited Water” – Reprint from http://ucanr.edu/sites/YCMG “Shudder:Cockroaches!” – Jan Bower “True Bugs to Watch For” – Chuck Ingels “Promoting Gardening for ‘Common Folk’” – Willa Bowman Pettygrove “Plant Labeling” – Sherri Sagan “What did I Plant There?” – Laura Cameron “Summer Gardening Tips” – Linda Parson	8/29/14	Download (2,062KB PDF)
Spring 2014	The Improved Yolo County Master Gardener Website - Jim Fowler Grow your Own Vegetables From Seed - Michelle Haunold Woodland Community College Spring Garden Fair and Plant Sale - Bonnie Berman Keep the Neighbors Happy When You Take Out Your Lawn - Willa Bowman Pettygrove Thinning Fruit and Seedlings - Laura Cameron Hedgerows as Habitat - Jan Bower Spring Gardening Tips - Linda Parsons Free Master Gardener Classes	12/29/16	Download (2,291KB PDF)
Winter 2013	Living Christmas Tree - Laura Cameron The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug - Chuck Ingels Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden - Melissa Kelly Collecting Memories - Willa Bowman Pettygrove Wiggle Worm Composting - Jan Bower Decorating for the Holidays from the Garden - Laura Cameron Garden Walk Buffalo - David Studer Kill Your Lawn, Not Your Trees - Bonnie Berman UC IPM Updates Winter Gardening Tips - Linda Parsons Free Master Gardener Classes	12/29/16	Download (3,090KB PDF)
Fall 2013	Care and Maintenance of Citrus The Horse-Owning Gardener's Dilemma Reading the Fine Print of Seed Packets and Catalogs Coffee Grounds: Good for your Plant The Lazy Gardener Fall Gardening Tips Advice to Grow By: What Do You Want to Learn Today? Free Yolo County Master Gardener Workshops	12/29/16	Download (2,069KB PDF)
Summer 2013	Citrus and Avocado – David Studer Plant Fads and Old-Time Favorites – Willa Bowman Pettygrove Creating a Dry Stream Bed – Jan Bower Grape-Pruning Workshop – Michelle Haunold Are They Ripe Yet? – Laura Cameron The Singapore Botanical Gardens – Ann Daniel Summer Gardening Tips – Linda Parsons	12/29/16	Download (3,619KB PDF)
Spring 2013	Master Gardening in Yolo County by Jim Fowler Snails and Aphids. . . Must be Spring! by David Studer Eucalyptus Globulus (Blue Gum) in California: Back to the Future by Willa Pettygrove Charles Robert Darwin, the Botanist by Jan Bower "Praying" Mantis: Friend? Enemy? Frenemy? by Peg Smith Everything's Better with Bacon (Avocados, that is) by Jan Bower Show Girls of Davis Central Park by Linda Parsons Spring Gardening Tips by Linda Parsons	12/29/16	Download (3,310KB PDF)
Winter 2012	“Bats with Benefits“ – Jim Fowler “Edible Landscaping” – David Studer “Horticultural Whodunits and other Bookish Escapes” – Ann Daniel “Mystery Crop” – Betsy Lurie “Adaptive Gardening” – Cid Barcellos “Phenology: What is it and Why Should we Care?” – Diana Morris “Life is Sweet (Potatoes” – Willa Bowman Pettygrove “Installing a Rain Garden: A Win-Win Situation” – Jan Bower “Winter Gardening Tips“ – Linda Parsons	12/29/16	Download (3,526KB PDF)
Fall 2012	“Good Bugs, Bad Bugs” - Willa Bowman Pettygrove “Garden Discovery” – Peggy Smith “Gardening for Seniors: A Lifelong Pleasure” – Jan Bower “As Gardens Grow” – Laura Cameron “Why Agricultural Inspection?” – David Studer “Your Neighbors are Asking” – Betsy Lurie “Fall Gardening Tips” – Linda Parsons	12/29/16	Download (1,583KB PDF)
Summer 2012	“Garden Weeds: Fighting the Good Fight” – Karen Wiesner “It’s a Lawn Story” – Betsy Lurie “Marvels of Adaptation in the Desert” – Jan Bower “What Grows in Cuba Stays in Cuba” - David Studer “Pests of the Home Garden” - Laura Cameron “Arizona Gardens: Not Just Hot Sand” – Willa Bowman Pettygrove “Summer Gardening Tips” – Linda Parsons	12/29/16	Download (2,492KB PDF)
Spring 2012	“Breeding Your Own Peppers” – Tamar Rein “Your Neighbors are Asking!” – Betsy Lurie “Rain Gardens” – David Studer “Spring Nursery Trips” – Laura Cameron “Citrus Versus Temperate Fruit Trees” – Willa Bowman Pettygrove “Spring Gardening Tips” – Linda Parsons “Pollards” - Jan Bower Free Master Gardener Workshops	12/29/16	Download (2,381KB PDF)
Winter 2011	“Water-Wise Gardening” – Ann Daniel “Bulbs”- Laura Stuber Cameron “The Winner Is” – Linda Parsons “Grace Garden” – Cind Barcellos “Cut Flowers Banish Winter Blues” – Jan Bower “The Food Bank Garden” – Steve Radosevich “Holiday Magic at the New York Botanical Garden” – David Studer “Chinese Gardens” Willa Bowman Pettygrove “Winter Gardening Tips” – Linda Parsons	12/29/16	Download (2,805KB PDF)
Fall 2011	"A Weed or a Beneficial Plant?" - Laura Stuber Cameron "Lupines - A Native and a Wild Flower" - Jan Bower "Saving Seeds for Next" - Laura Stuber Cameron "Postman’s Park" - David Studer "What Do Beekeepers Read?"- Willa Bowman Pettygrove "Pumpkins to Grow, Harvest, Carve, and Cook" Linda Parsons "Autumn Gardening Tips" - Linda Parsons	12/29/16	Download (2,841KB PDF)
Summer 2011	“Common Tomato Problems” – Karen Wiesner “Pocket Gophers” – Barbara Ohlendorf “First Aid for Gardeners” – Jan Bower “Changing One Garden Practice at a Time” – Gwen Oliver “Searching for Yolo County’s Favorite Tomatoes” – Steve Radosevich “Moon Gardens” – David Studer “A Study in Contrasts and Similarities” – Peg Smith “Success in Community Gardening” – Margaret Pettygrove and Willa Bowman Pettygrove “Summer Gardening Tips “ – Linda Parsons	12/29/16	Download (3,209KB PDF)
Spring 2011	“Don’t Dawdle with Giant Dodder” – Diana Morse “Aphids, and Earwigs, and Snails! Oh My” – Barbara Ohlendorf “Why Have a Vegetable Garden in a Park?”- Peg Smith “Fun With Genetics” – Willa Pettygrove “2011 Picks of the Year” – Jan Bower “Plants That Stink!” – David Studer “Spring Gardening Tips“ – Linda Parsons “Free Public Education Classes” – Steve Radosevich and Peg Smith	12/29/16	Download (3,300KB PDF)
Winter 2010	"Pest Notes: The Bible for Controlling Pests in the Home Garden" - Jim Fowler "'Down Under Plants': Lessons Learned"- Willa Pettygrove "Invasion of the Exotics" - Laura Cameron "Brace for Jack Frost"- David Studer "Great Looking Seasonal Wreaths" - Jan Bower "Low Water Turf Choices" - Laura Cameron "Winter Gardening Tips" - Linda Parsons	12/29/16	Download (3,819KB PDF)
Fall 2010	“Tree Squirrels” - Willa Petygrove “READY, SET, GROW” – Peg Smith “Winters Farmers Market” – Diana Morris “Read the Label” – Jim Fowler “Exploring the UCSC Life Lab” – Patt Tauzer Pavao “Fall Garden Jewels” – Linda Parsons “How I Became—and Remain—A Gardener” – Fred Deneke “Nature’s Medicine Chest:” – Jan Bower “Autumn Gardening Tips” – Linda Parsons	12/29/16	Download (2,253KB PDF)
Summer 2010	“Cherry Harvest: Good, or Rotten?” – Steve Radosevich “Bamboo 101”- Jan Resler “Managing Turf While Preserving the Environment” – Jim Fowler “Plant Collecting Part II: African Violets” – Willa Pettygrove “Companion Planting: Good Buddies in the Garden” – Jan Bower “Bristlecone Pines” – Fred Denke “Sustainable Gardening and Winter Vegetables” – Laura Cameron “Summer Gardening Tips” – Linda Parsons	12/29/16	Download (2,647KB PDF)
Spring 2010	Quarantine! The Light Brown Apple Moth by David Studer Spring Vegetables by Laura Cameron The Versatile Agave by Diane Rake Ohanami by David Studer Taming Overgrown Fruit Trees by Nyla Wiebe and Steve Radosevich Perennial and Herb Picks for 2010 by Jan Bower Spring Gardening Tips by Linda Parsons Spring Gardening Workshops and Plant Sale	12/29/16	Download (1,562KB PDF)
Winter 2009	What the Platyhelminthes is This! – Peg Smith Extraterrestrial Gardening – Jan Bower Renew, Rejuvenate, and Rejoice – Linda Parsons Community Gardening – Merle Clarke The Appeal of Rock Gardens – Jan Bower Simple Tools That Work in the Garden – Willa Pettygrove Stormy Weather – David Studer Winter Gardening Tips – Linda Parsons Choosing Mulches – Albert Crepeau Discarding Plastic Pots – Diana Morris	12/29/16	Download (1,814KB PDF)
Fall 2009	“Foiling the Fungus Fairy” – Linda Parsons “Tea Time in the Garden” Patt Pavao “The Lunatic Gardener’s Guide to Water Gardens” – David Studer “Training Trees with Espalier” – Laura Cameron “More Reasons To Respect Plants: Poisons!” - Fred Denke “The Past is Prologue at Wolfskill" – Willa Pettygrove “From Parking Lot to Produce” – Peggy Smith “Fall Planting Guide for Roses” – Albert Crepeau “The Sleuths of Yolo County” – Martha Platt & Nyla Wiebe “Fall Gardening Tips” – Linda Parsons	12/29/16	Download (2,600KB PDF)
Summer 2009	Snails and Slugs Time for Cactus Juice Summer Pruning Central Park Gardens Update Creating a Bee Friendly Garden Westfield Village Elementary School Community Garden More Gardening for the Common Good Vining Your Way	12/29/16	Download (2,584KB PDF)
Spring 2009	Gardening for a Change And The Winner Is Seeds of Imagination To Raise or Not to Raise - That is the Question Best Band for Your Buck Oxalis: Flower, Snack, or Weed? Rototilling: Friend or Foe Spring Gardening Tips *ASK URSULA	12/29/16	Download (4,779KB PDF)
Winter 2008	What is eating my Privet? Farm Fun: Winter Gardening Activities Home Grown Grapes Experimenting with Winter Cover Crops How to select Landscape Lighting Reading About Soil: Part II Fall Gardening Tips Hedgerows	12/29/16	Download (2,209KB PDF)
Fall 2008	Choosing and Maintaining Healthy Roses: Tips for Fall Peter J. Shields Oak Grove Naturalized Gardening Central Park Garden Garden Soil: The Problem of Drainage Your Backyard CAn help Reduce Global Climate Change Fall Gardening Tips ASK URSULA *Free Master Gardener Classes	12/29/16	Download (2,392KB PDF)
Summer 2008	Earthworms in the Garden, Redworms in the Leftovers Attracting the Good Guys - Beneficial Insects Dig Into Some Summer Reading - On Soil Micro Crop Raising: Grow More in Less Space Environmentally Sound Lawn Management Argentine Ants To Mulch or Not to Mulch Summer Gardening Tips *Ask Ursula	12/29/16	Download (2,620KB PDF)
Spring 2008	Look It Up on the IPM Website Art in Gardening Aphids Westfield Village Elementary School Community Garden Plan a Garden - Then Plant It Spring Tomato Fever Hits Yolo County Spring Gardening Tips ASK URSULA * HOW TO Spring Gardening Classes	12/29/16	Download (2,636KB PDF)
Winter 2007	Christmas Cactus in Bloom Ring Around Your Holidays Have a Green Christmas! Winter Gardening Tips Pest Invasions Winter in the Backyard Orchard Ladybugs or Lady Beetles ASK URSULA	12/29/16	Download (960KB PDF)
Fall 2007	Think Spring Reccommended Trees for Yolo County Can Palms be Grown Successfully in Northern California? Fall Gardening Tips Composting: Pile It Up and Let It Rot! Drying Herbs Gardening for the Common Good Ask Ursula	12/29/16	Download (339KB PDF)
Summer 2007	Nutsedge: Can You Dig It? What Makes a Mediterranean Garden Summer Gardening Tips Controlling Rats in the Garden and Home How and Why I Became a Master Gardener Honey Bees and Colony Collapse Disorder The Backyard Orchard: Fertilizing & Pruning Citrus Ask Ursula	12/29/16	Download (353KB PDF)

Yolo Gardener

A Gardener’s Guide to Davis Soils - Stuart Pettygrove and Willa B. Pettygrove

Hummingbirds of Yolo County – Treva Valentine

The Secret Life of Soil – Michael Kluk

Grafting Tomatoes – Jack Kenealy

A Rescue Mission – Peg Smith

The Positive Impact of Hedgerows and Pollinators – Liberty Vegan

Hey! What’s That? – Ann Daniel

A Visit to Filoli Gardens – Jan Bower

Reimagining the California Lawn: A Book Review – Mary Stokes

Summer Gardening Tips – Peg Smith