UC Master Gardeners of Napa County

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The Master Gardener program is a volunteer organization associated with the University of California Cooperative Extension. Our mission is to extend research based knowledge on home horticulture, pest management, and sustainable landscape practices to the residents of California and to be guided by
our core values and strategic initiatives.

Master Gardener volunteers:

are trained, non-paid teaching staff certified to extend practical horticultural information to Napa County residents.
receive an intensive 88-hour training program over a 3-month period to become certified. Instruction provides a practical course in plant science and horticulture.
stay up-to-date on current UC research gardening information through continuing education provided by the UC Cooperative Extension.

What we provide:

Help Desk, free of charge, to answer home gardening questions.
Integrated Grape Team of Napa County to assist hobby vineyardists with gardening questions.
Information at public workshops, farmers markets.
Home gardening information using gardening resources on this Web site.
Need a speaker? Master Gardeners are available to speak to your group on a gardening topic.

Master Gardener Calendar

Event Name	Date
Guided Tree Walk - Napa	7/1/2019
FREE - Growing for the Birds - St. Helena	7/9/2019
FREE - Growing for the Birds - Napa	7/11/2019
Guided Tree Walk - Yountville- Tentative - check back	7/12/2019

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Weekly Newspaper Article

Nasturtiums.

Added June 14, 2019

By Denise Seghesio Levine, UC Master Gardener of Napa...
Colorful Plants from Mediterannean Climes.

Added June 12, 2019

By T. Eric Nightingale, UC Master Gardener of Napa County It may surprise you but California has a good deal in common, environmentally speaking, with South Africa. Both have a variety of...
The Colors of Spring.

Added June 10, 2019

By Corinne Yoshihara, UC Master Gardener of Napa County As I traveled through Napa Valley this spring, I made a special effort to note the progression of colors on trees lining my route....
Plants with Silver Gray Foliage.

Added May 22, 2019

By Denise Seghesio Levine, UC Master Gardener of Napa...
Volunteer Flowers.

Added May 18, 2019

By Denise Seghesio Levine, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Gardens can be a lot of work. So I appreciate the many volunteers that make my dream of having beautiful garden flowers without 24/7...
Vertical Gardening.

Added May 8, 2019

By T. Eric Nightingale, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Being a plant lover can have its ups and downs. The joy of having a garden, whether in containers or in the ground, indoors or out,...
Unusual Culinary Herbs.

Added April 30, 2019

By T. Eric Nightingale, UC Master Gardener of Napa County One of my favorite parts of home gardening is growing my own herbs. Fresh herbs add depth of flavor to food that dried herbs simply...