Gardening

California Woodland Plant List     JOHN DOURLEY MANZANITA Arctostaphylos 'John Dourley' DR HURD MANZANITA Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Dr. Hurd' CALIFORNIA MUGWORT Artemisia douglasiana BLUE GRAMA GRASS Bouteloua gracilis SEDGE Carex praegracilis BUCKBRUSH Ceanothus cuneatus WESTERN REDBUD Cercis…

HOA Plant List     COMMON YARROW Achillea millefolium EMERALD CARPET MANZANITA Arctostaphylos 'Emerald Carpet' SUNSET MANZANITA Arctostaphylos 'Sunset' DWARF COYOTE BUSH Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point' SEDGE Carex praegracilis CONCHA CEANOTHUS Ceanothus 'Concha' DARK STAR CEANOTHUS Ceanothus …

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…

by Ann Wright, UC Master Gardeners of Nevada County From The Curious Gardener, Fall 2021 Halloween is coming, and it’s more than just a day to go about in funny, sometimes frightening costumes, eating snack-sized candy bars, and, of course, carving pumpkins! Halloween is also a good day to appreciate…

By Kevin Marini, UC Master Gardener of Placer County and UC Defensible Space Educator From The Curious Gardener, Spring 2024  There was a point last year when I started to appreciate the length of time that had gone by since a big fire had occurred. Most of the time, paranoia takes over daily…

There are several advantages to planting bare-root trees: they are usually less expensive, easier for gardeners to transport, and they will grow their roots entirely into native soil (rather than having to transition from potting mix into dissimilar native soil). Also, the ideal time to plant bare-root…

By Kevin Marini, UC Community Education Specialist: Natural Resources From The Curious Gardener, Spring 2023 In this day and age, it can be challenging to find common ground on a myriad of social and environmental issues that confront us in our modern societies. It has become a societal norm to hold a…

 By Laurie Meyerpeter, UC Master Gardeners of Placer CountyQ: I have a black bamboo that is too large for the pot. How and when should I divide it? A: Black bamboo is a running bamboo so it is wise to grow it in a container or use a bamboo barrier product if grown in the garden. Mature running…