Did you know you can grow great avocados in our cool foggy summers?Join our online workshop to learn all about avocados!Find out which varieties do best in our Monterey Bay area, how to choose a good tree and how to plant it properly, how to care for and fertilize your tree as well as protect it from pests…
Come out to the beautiful and educational Sherwood Demonstration Garden to learn the benefits of summer fruit tree pruning: what to prune in the summer vs winter, the reasoning, creating fruitful trees, and more.
Monthly Care | Plant Care | Fertilizing | Pruning | Propagating | Planting | Tools | Garden Sanitation | Health & Safety in the Garden When & How to Prune Common Fruit Trees Special considerations for pruning fruit treesFruit trees merit their own special section on…
Hydrangea. Photo: Annie Spratt, Unsplash This section covers flowering trees and shrubs that have been introduced to Marin and other California counties as a result of European contact. These tend to enter dormancy when days shorten and temperatures cool.
The application process for the UC Master Gardeners of Merced County's 2026 Training Class will open in fall 2025. Any Merced County adult resident with an interest in horticulture (plants, lawns, trees, vegetables and more) and public service are encouraged to apply for the Master Gardener Program.
Are you looking for a Speaker for your next community group meeting? The Master Gardeners of Merced County Speakers Bureau is a collection of expert speakers who offer workshops and talks about a variety of topics to Merced County service organizations, garden clubs or government entities.
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Oaks of El Dorado County Presentation Oaks of El Dorado County Tree Mortality Replanting for El Dorado County (2017) Books or Articles - Oaks of California (Bruce M. Pavlik, Pamela C.
