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By Nancy Hawkins, UCCE Master Gardener Three years ago, a garage remodeling project led to a landscaping opportunity; the establishment of a water-wise “cottage-style” garden in our front yard. [...]

By Carolyn Carpino UCCE Master Gardener  I have to confess I became a gardener for the flowers. I appreciate foliage and structure and all that, but it’s the magic of the flowers that pull me [...]

By Anne Skinner UCCE Master Gardener  I’m getting tired of the summer heat. Imagine how it feels if you are a shrub or tree and are literally rooted in place. Our recent winter with low rainfall [...]

By Thea Fiskin UCCE Master Gardener  The beginning of June is your last chance to plant heat-tolerant plants before the heat really sets in for the summer. Maintain container plants, and harvest [...]

By Susan Schieferle UCCE Master Gardener  On May 5, the UC Master Gardeners of Tulare-Kings counties are having a celebration in the Master Gardeners’ Demonstration Garden in Visalia. We are [...]

By Penye Cushing U.C.C.E. Master Gardener With a nickname like Pot of Gold, don’t you want some? Their bright shiny faces bloom from spring through summer–long after most perennials have [...]

By Anne Skinner UCCE Master Gardener The basics of rose pruning are science based.  Once learned, these basics require a fair amount of time and labor.  Additionally, a certain degree of artistry [...]

By Peyton Ellas UCCE Master Gardener An important use for the garden in December is as a place to escape the hustle and bustle, crowds, over-heated houses, and a revved-up pace. During and after [...]