Saturday, October 1, 2022 from 9am–noon
Workshops at 9:30am and 10:30am.
Learn more about the plant sale.
What's Hot Now
Editor's Pick: Night Blooming Cereus and good luck on the Latin binomial!
Gardening tips: September tips and Fall overview
This Month's Events
Chico Farmers Market
Saturday, September 3, 7:30am–1pm
Oroville Farmers Market
Saturday, September 3, 8am–1pm
Chico Farmers Market
Saturday, September 17, 7:30am–1pm
Salmon Festival
Saturday, September 24, 10am–3pm
About the Salmon Festival
This Month's Workshops
Self-Watering Pots and Planters NEW
Friday, September 9, 10–11:30am
Companion Planting with Ornamentals NEW
Saturday, September 10, 10–11am
Vermiculture: Why Do I Keep Throwing This Stuff Away When the Worms Would Love to Eat It? NEW
Monday, September 19, 10–11:30am
The 3 Most Important Things You Can Do in Your Garden NEW
Thursday, September 22, 11am–12:30pm
Propagation
Tuesday, September 27, 9–10:30am
Landscape Design for a Hotter Drier Climate NEW
Wednesday, September 28, 6–7:30pm
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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Improve your Home’s Curb Appeal by Removing the Lawn
A short drive around Chico will reveal that lawn is a prominent landscape feature for the majority of homes. Yet we seldom see people outside using their front lawns. Maintaining a lawn just to view wastes time, energy, water and money. According to a...
Ask Us!
The Hotline is now open for help with your yard and garden problems.
Hours: Tuesday 9am-12pm and Thursday 1-4pm
Call us at 530-538-7201
Drop by the Butte County Cooperative Extension Office
5 County Center Drive, Oroville, CA 95965
Email questions to us at mgbutte@ucanr.edu.
Find out the questions we may ask when you contact us.
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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