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Making Brown Your New Green

Unless you've been living under a rock (or in a very tropical, rainy place) you recognize my nod to the Santa Clara Valley Water District's clever...

Summer Color for Your Garden

Check out any of your local nurseries, and you'll find lots of choices right now for colorful perennials that bloom in summer. There are some great options...

Prioritize your trees

by UC Master Gardener Rebecca Jepsen Knowing soil types and water requirements may help us grow healthy vegetable gardens and flowers, but it is also...

Healthy bees make a bountiful garden

by UC Master Gardener Rebecca Jepsen Reports of Africanized bees in Contra Costa County, which turned out to be ordinary European honeybees, has people...

Adding Edibles to a Landscape

  By UC Master Gardener Kate Russell Ornamental shrubs, trees, lawns, and countless unknown plants fill most landscapes. These plants provide...

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