The dormant season is a great time to sow flower seeds, establish trees and shrubs, and get started on the vegetable garden.
Why not start propagating in winter and get more plants for free? It can be done with hardwood cuttings from these popular ...
They provide striking architecture in the landscape and gorgeous color throughout the year, from yellow winter blooms to ...
The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our community in a variety of ways, including 4-H, farm advisers, and ...
Winter sowing gives seeds the chilling period (stratification) they need to break dormancy and germinate. Seeds sown into ...
If needed, extensive pruning should be done to spring-flowering trees and shrubs soon after they finish flowering. Prune ...
For instance, depending on the circumstances, winter pruning can do more harm than good. And it’s best to avoid walking on ...
Recent cold weather may have some wondering about the effects on landscape plants. In general, uniformly low temperatures ...
February is an ideal time to prune because the garden is waking up, and as the new growth comes through, it can be hard to ...
Prune summer-flowering trees and shrubs in mid- to late-winter. Remove dead growth anytime. Dan Gill is a retired consumer horticulture specialist with the LSU AgCenter. He hosts the “Garden ...