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Gardener’s Corner: Rust and Black Spot

Our spring rain may cause Rust and/or Black Spot in our roses. Rust, caused by the fungus Phragmidium disciflorum, is favored by cool, moist weather,...

January in the Garden

In the garden plant rhubarb, strawberries, and cane berries. Plant seeds for broccoli, cabbage, parsley, turnips, peas, radishes, lettuce, and spinach. This is the time...

Weeds in Your Landscape

It’s that time of the year. Weeds are beginning to sprout across gardens and landscapes, creating a familiar seasonal challenge for homeowners. While few...

Holiday Cactus

These succulents are called holiday cactus because their habit is to bloom around the time of Thanksgiving, Christmas or Easter. You can tell which...

Poinsettia Care

Poinsettias are the traditional Christmas plant, and with the introduction of long-lasting cultivars during the past several years, its popularity has increased.  It was...

December in the Garden

Plants and seeds make awesome holiday, hostess and mystery gifts! Plant bare-root roses, bulbs, camellias, cyclamen, hellebore, living Christmas trees and bare-root fruit and...

The Mighty Oak Tree

By UC Master Gardener Cynthia White As Thanksgiving moves us toward the wonderful holiday season I’d like to pay a bit of tribute to the...

Peach Leaf Curl

Now is the time to prevent peach leaf curl. In the spring did your peach or nectarine trees look like someone threw hot oil...

Ornamental Pruning in the Garden

Contrary to popular belief, pruning does not involve turning an overgrown shrub into a rounded green mound.   The worst thing you can do...

November in the Garden

You can still sow seeds of wildflowers this month. Plant California poppy, calendula, clarkia, and sweet peas. In the veggie garden plant seeds for lettuce,...

Picking Pomegranates

Harvesting pomegranates in the fall is something to look forward to. The red, leathery fruit dangling from the trees is filled with sweet edible...

Plant a Persimmon

If you’re looking for an amazing tree that not only has delicious fruit, beautiful fall color, tolerates different types of soil, and is nearly...

Lawn Be Gone

Have you decided to reduce your front lawn? Maybe you don’t want to reduce your entire lawn but a corner here or there. Here...

October in the Garden

What to plant: Cool-weather annuals like pansies, violas, snapdragons can be transplanted now. Also, you can direct seed cornflower, nasturtium, poppy, nigella, portulaca and...

Tree Selection

Careful and well-planned tree selection helps ensure the future health of a tree. It is very important to select tree species that are suitable for...

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