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  • Creeping thyme is a fragrant, drought-resistant groundcover. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
    Upgrade your garden with aromatic plants

    Stepping into the garden and seeing beautiful flowers, hearing birds sing and feeling the pride of accomplishment are even better when combined with the earthy, spicy, sweet and astringent scents of carefully selected fragrant plants. UC Master Gardener...


  • Perusing seed catalogs has long been considered an enjoyable winter activity. (Photo:  Alneer Brothers, 1897 Seed & Plant Catalog, Smithsonian Image Library)
    This week in the garden: Jan. 17 - 23

    Spring planting season begins next month. Work on your garden plans and be ready to start next month. Tasks Peruse seed catalogs looking for disease resistant strains. Shop now for bare root grape and berry vines. Deeply water trees and native...


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  • Distorted leaves are a symptom of the fungal disease peach leaf curl. (Photo: UC IPM)
    Take steps to prevent peach leaf curl before it’s too late

    Now that the holidays are behind us, many gardeners are turning their attention to the New Year and their high hopes for a bountiful backyard harvest. Fresno's short winters mean now is the last chance for stone fruit-growing gardeners to prevent...


  • Cyclamen offer a pop of color in Fresno winter gardens. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
    This week in the garden: Jan. 10 - 16

    Roses grow to different heights depending on the variety - from the lower landscape/shrub roses and floribundas to the taller hybrid tea and grandifloras. Keep this in mind when placing roses in your garden. Tasks Rainfall may not reach areas under...


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  • Many varieties of bare root roses are available at nurseries and home centers. (Photo: Jeannette Warnert)
    This week in the garden: Jan. 3 to 9

    Just roses Roses are planted bare root in January or February, and other rose tasks may be done this month. Tasks New roses of many varieties are featured in magazines and articles - or view them online. Look for those you like, select ones that...


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