Gardening

Pollinator Plant List #4  BLUE BOA HUMMINGBIRD MINTAgastache 'Blue Boa'WOOLLYPOD MILKWEEDAsclepias eriocarpaROCK PURSLANECalandrinia spectabilisBUSH MONKEY FLOWERDiplacus aurantiacusWHITE GAURAGaura lindheimeriWILD BERGAMOTMonarda fistulosaDESERT GLOBEMALLOWSphaeralcea ambiguaTALL VERBENAVerbena…

Pollinator Plant List #3  NARROWLEAF MILKWEEDAsclepias fascicularisSHOWY MILKWEEDAsclepias speciosaBLUE STOCKING BEE BALMMonarda didyma 'Blue Stocking'COYOTE MINTMonardella villosa 'Russian River'DESERT PENSTEMONPenstemon superbus (pink form)BROWN EYED SUSANRudbeckia trilobaCALIFORNIA BEE…

Pollinator Plant List #2  PEARLY EVERLASTINGAnaphalis margaritaceaELEGANT CLARKIAClarkia unguiculataLANCELEAF TICKSEEDCoreopsis lanceolataPHENOMENAL LAVENDERLavandula x intermedia 'Phenomenal'PURPLE TOADFLAXLinaria purpureaCHICK LUPINELupinus microcarpusPURPLE NEEDLEGRASSStipa pulchraTOWER OF…

Pollinator Plant List #1  COMMON YARROWAchillea millefoliumCORONADO HUMMINGBIRD MINTAgastache aurantiaca 'Coronado'TUTTI FRUTTI HUMMINGBIRD MINTAgastache barberi 'Tutti Frutti'PURPLE CONEFLOWEREchinacea purpureaRED-FLOWERED BUCKWHEATEriogonum grande var. rubescensGREAT VALLEY GUMWEEDGrindelia…

Hedgerow Plant List  CA BUCKEYEAesculus californicaPEARLY EVERLASTINGAnaphalis margaritaceaSENTINEL MANZANITAArctostaphylos densiflora 'Sentinel'WOOLLYPOD MILKWEEDAsclepias eriocarpaNARROWLEAF MILKWEEDAsclepias fascicularisCONCHA CEANOTHUSCeanothus 'Concha'WESTERN REDBUDCercis…

California Woodland Plant List  JOHN DOURLEY MANZANITAArctostaphylos 'John Dourley'DR HURD MANZANITAArctostaphylos manzanita 'Dr. Hurd'CALIFORNIA MUGWORTArtemisia douglasianaBLUE GRAMA GRASSBouteloua gracilisSEDGECarex praegracilisBUCKBRUSHCeanothus cuneatusWESTERN REDBUDCercis OccidentalisMOUNTAIN…

HOA Plant List  COMMON YARROWAchillea millefoliumEMERALD CARPET MANZANITAArctostaphylos 'Emerald Carpet'SUNSET MANZANITAArctostaphylos 'Sunset'DWARF COYOTE BUSHBaccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point'SEDGECarex praegracilisCONCHA CEANOTHUSCeanothus 'Concha'DARK STAR CEANOTHUSCeanothus 'Dark Star'VALLEY…

The flyer and agenda for the 2026 Salinity and Crop Nutrient Use Workshop being held by UCCE Kern on 2/27/2026.

Freezing temperatures damage plants by causing ice crystals to form in their cells. Frost-damaged vegetation withers and turns a dark brown or black. Ice crystals can also form in citrus fruit, causing juice vesicles inside the fruit to rupture and the fruit to dry out. Although frost-damaged fruit is…

The topic this week on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners is Bird-Friendly Gardens.  In studio live, we’ll have Melissa Rapp, a current UC Master Gardener AND Executive Committee President at the Sea and Sage Audubon Society. We have a past recording of a show from 2018 featuring the wonderful…