Real Dirt Blog

Neonicotinoids and Pollinators: Why You Should Read the Label

Jul 12, 2019

Local Trees: The Redbud is No Plain Jane

Jun 28, 2019

Local Trees: The Enchanting Dogwood

Jun 14, 2019

Using Pesticides in the Garden

May 31, 2019

Local Trees: The Pacific Madrone – Rare in Lower Bidwell Park

May 17, 2019

Be on the Lookout for the Asian Citrus Psyllid

May 3, 2019

Just Don’t Call It Senior Gardening!

Apr 19, 2019

Monarchs and Milkweed

Apr 5, 2019

The Buckeye

Mar 22, 2019

The Gray Pine

Mar 8, 2019

The Blue Oak

Feb 22, 2019

There’s Green in the Burn

Feb 8, 2019

Firewise – Fire Resistant Landscaping

Jan 11, 2019

Hold Your Ground: Mitigating the Effects of Fire on Your Soil

Dec 14, 2018

Plant Suggestions for your Rain Garden

Nov 30, 2018

No Fail Natives

Nov 16, 2018

“Slow it, Spread it, Sink it”—Creating a Rain Garden in Your Home Landscape

Nov 2, 2018

Echinacea, Tagetes, Grindelia, and Helianthus…Oh my!: Garden flowers in the Asteraceae family

Oct 19, 2018

Composites, Part One: Add Sun(flowers) to Your Garden

Oct 5, 2018

Sage Advice: Welcome Salvias into Your Garden

Sep 21, 2018