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Editor's Pick: Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Gardening tips: May tips and Spring overview
May Events
Durham Parade & Picnic
Saturday, May 7, 10am–4pm
Durham Community Park, Durham
Chico Farmers Market
Saturday, May 14, 7:30am–1pm
Chico Farmers Market
Saturday, May 28, 7:30am–1pm
May & June Workshops
Rodent Control NEW
Wednesday, May 11, 10-11:30am
House Plants NEW
Wednesday, May 18, 9–10am
Composting
Thursday, June 2, 10–11:30am
Give a Gift
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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“We Love to Teach People New Birds:” The Altacal Audubon Society
If we want to instill in our children a love of nature and raise a generation that will want to protect and preserve natural places, we need to get ‘em hooked on birds. This is the wisdom behind many of the programs at Altacal Audubon, our local...
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
Just $25 and available here.
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