Gardening: My Favorite Roses
Text by Priscilla Girard, UCCE Master Gardener
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ot all flowers are created equal and for me, nothing surpasses the beauty of the hybrid tea rose. Available in nearly every color or color combination imaginable, hybrid...
Gardening: Shrubs: The ‘Bones’ of your Garden I January 2021
Text by Susan Moore Sevier, UCCE Master Gardener
On a trip to England and Wales, I eagerly anticipated touring several gardens. Expecting to view long stretches of stylized formal grounds, I was delighted to find...
Gardening: Choosing your holiday poinsettias • December 2020
Text by Anne Skinner, UCCE Master Gardener
Poinsettias, the classic holiday flower, are popping up in stores and nurseries. Here's what you need to know to get the healthiest plant to last the holiday season.
Poinsettias...
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...