Gardening

Learn how to control filaree weeds in the garden. Discover effective management techniques to protect your pets, manage the weed and keep your garden beautiful.

The Butte County Garden Guide and Three-Year Journal is compiled and edited by the UC-trained Master Gardeners of Butte County. This county-specific book contains tips for every home gardener.

Information on Gardens and Landscaping, Plants and Seeds, Orchards and Trees and Research; plus planting guides for the north valley and foothills.

Saturday, March 7, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Falkirk Cultural Center Demonstration Garden 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael (Rear parking lot behind the greenhouse) Discover a world of vibrant colors, sweet scents, and buzzing excitement at our upcoming Pollinator Plant Sale.

Photo: Lukas, Pexals Soil is a naturally occurring mixture of inorganic and organic ingredients with a definite form, structure, and composition, that varies from one location to another.

Miscanthus sinensis, Wikimedia Commons Whether you want to create a naturalistic meadow, showcase a dramatic backlit border, or line a path, ornamental grasses are up for the job. Ornamental grasses and other grass-like plants like rushes and sedges are easily grown and work with many garden styles.

Fourteen varieties of cucumbers were compared for flavor and production. Stallion White and Japanese Climbing ranked top in flavor. Marketmore 76 was top in production.

Water is a precious resource: use it wisely. Photo: Amritanshu Sirdar, Unsplash A well-designed landscape can not only add beauty to your home, but also can reduce your heating and cooling costs.

Emma Prusch Farm Park includes heritage, high density, and rare fruit orchards, a Plant Science Center, two community gardens, pollinator and butterfly gardens, as well as acres of lush green lawns for picnics and playing.

Richard Bell, Unsplash Most landscape plants will survive a few days of flooding. Photo credit: Iowa State University Plant roots need air too. Good garden soil contains a network of pore spaces filled with water and air. Both are necessary for healthy roots and beneficial soil-dwelling organisms.