Get more buzz in your garden
A honeybee is attracted to these Betty Boop roses. (Photo: Debbie Arrington) Want more buzz in your garden? Learn how to attract bees and other beneficial insects during a free virtual workshop, hosted by...
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Last-minute gift idea: A year of expert advice
Get master gardener calendars to sharpen your skills As one garden year ends, another begins. That means it’s time to pick up one of the most useful tools for garden success: A local master...
Victorian Christmas turns back time
The Victorian Christmas event lights up the streets of Nevada City Dec. 12 and 19. (Photo courtesy Nevada City Chamber of Commerce) Nevada City celebrates with huge street fair Wednesday nights, Sunday afternoons Escape...
Get gardening advice for foothills at Auburn show
Fall is a good time to snap up a 2019 gardening calendar and guide. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) Placer County master gardeners offer local expertise, calendar/gardening guide Foothill gardeners face added challenges besides the usual...
Zoom in on ‘Totally Tomatoes’
Dreaming of summer and a crop like this? Learn about growing tomatoes during a Zoom session Saturday with the Placer County master gardeners. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) It may be only February, but Sacramento gardeners...
How to outsmart deer in your garden
Hungry deer are a constant issue for foothill gardeners. (Photo courtesy UC IPM) Nevada County master gardeners offer free virtual workshop It’s a constant question from foothill gardeners: What will deer NOT eat? Find out...
Get started on cool-season veggies
Still summer outside, but on the vegetable-planting calendar, it’s time for lettuce and other greens. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) It’s time to think cool (and we don’t mean air conditioning). During the heat of August...
Hear master gardeners at Nevada County Fair
Growing irises (like the bearded variety above) in the foothills is one of the topics of Nevada County master gardeners’ workshops this week at the Nevada County fair. (Photo courtesy Sacramento Iris Society) Are...
Zoom into seed saving with free class
Found a new favorite heirloom tomato? Learn how to save seeds from it and other summer vegetables in a free class Saturday. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) An easy way to save money while vegetable gardening:...
This garden advice is ‘More Important than Ever’
Here’s a great example of a garden that uses less water — it’s the Water Efficient Landscape (WEL) at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center in Fair Oaks. A workshop Saturday by the Nevada County...