UC Master Gardeners - Sutter Yuba
Master Gardener Spotlight
The UCCE Master Gardeners of Sutter-Yuba Counties welcome you!
Who are we?
UCCE Master Gardeners are trained representatives of the University of California Cooperative Extension, assisting the gardening community of Sutter and Yuba Counties by providing research-based home gardening information.*
*To learn more, visit the statewide UC Master Gardener Program and the California Garden Web.
Ask us! We are here to help if you have gardening questions, want to have us identify a plant or animal for you, or just want to know more about us. Complete our intake form here to get your questions answered.
UC ANR Blogs
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What You Can Learn About Figs at the Bohart Museum's Open House on Wasps
If you've eaten a fig, you've probably also eaten a fig wasp. These little insects pollinate figs, but some figs are self-pollinated. "There's no real way to tell from the outside, but if the fig contains seeds it will have been pollinated [by a fig wasp],” UC Extension specialist Louise...
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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 2011 study sponsored by the California...
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A Unique Project: A Video Guidebook to Showcase a Scientific Textbook
There's never been anything like this before. A landmark textbook on the newly emerging field of biodemography, lead-authored by UC Davis distinguished professor James R. Carey, has evolved into another landmark: Carey has created, recorded and published a...
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New advisors share crucial wildfire expertise
UC ANR hires more fire advisors to address growing threat to California communities Bringing more expertise to more places across the state, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources continues to hire fire advisors to help communities prepare for one of the most devastating...
Learn More....
- Master Gardeners train every other year. To sign up for the next training click here.
- Click here to get on the Mailing List for updates & Events
- Fill out the intake form to get help with a gardening question!
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Master Gardener Office is NOW OPEN
We, per University of California guidelines, are now open to the public as of Monday, May 10, 2021. All of our in-person meetings, including 4-H and Master Gardener, will follow social distancing protocols, per the state, county, and University public health regulations.
