Gardening: Lavenders For Drought Tolerant Gardens
Text by Pam Geisel and Michelle Strange, Master Gardener Advisors Emeritus
Lavender is a delightful and useful garden plant. It can be used as a drought-tolerant low hedge, specimen plant, cut flower and an herb...
Gardening: Pomegranates – Pleasing the Palate and the Eyes
Text by Thea Fiskin, UCCE Master Gardener
Pomegranates are an exotic fruit that date back to ancient times. In Persia, they were used as a carpet dye and in India, they were regarded as a...
Container Gardening • August 2020
During hot August days, working in the garden can be more of a chore than a pleasure. But container gardening can allow you to enjoy growing plants in places that you thought impossible or...
Three Drought-Tolerant Native California Plants
At the UCCE Master Gardener Program of Tulare/Kings Counties’ demo garden at Hurley School, small-scale waterwise front and back yards display “Gardening Central Valley” style, three of which are California native plants: Cleveland sage...