What's Hot Now
Question of the Month: How can I protect my citrus trees from frost damage?
Editor's Pick: Red or coral yucca (Hersperaloe parviflora)
Gardening tips: January tips and Winter overview
Workshops
Our workshops will resume in the spring. Check back early next year for the schedule.
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Gifts help support the Demonstration Garden at Patrick Ranch and Master Gardener community outreach projects in Butte County.
The Real Dirt
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Bee-friendly Winter Gardening
Just because it is wintertime doesn't mean that bees, which are important pollinators for our flowers, fruits and vegetables, don't need food. Plants and shrubs can provide pollen, nectar, or both to bees in our late winter and early...
Ask Us!
Contact our Hotline for personalized help with your yard and garden problems.
Volunteers are working via email to respond to your gardening questions. Email mgbutte@ucanr.edu (preferred) or leave a message at the UC Cooperative Extension Office (530-538-7201). Responses will be conducted via email. Learn how to get gardening help.
Advice to Grow By
Butte County All-Star Plants
Climate Apropriate Plants for N. California (pdf)
Vegetable Planting Guides for the Chico Valley Area (pdf) and the Foothills (pdf)
Save Water in Your Home and Yard
Visit our Drought and Water-Wise Gardening section for up-to-date information.
Fire Recovery
Visit our Fire-Safe Landscape section for information on soil recovery, and how to plan your landscape to hinder fire.
Garden Guide and Three-Year Journal
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Just $25 and available here.
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