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Article Index

  • Weed and Feed Calendar
  • Vegetable Planting Calendar
  • Fruit Tree Care Calendar
  • Nevada County Master Gardener Calendar
  • Attracting Pollinators
  • Good Bugs for the Garden
  • The Buzz About Neonicotinoids
  • Living With Spiders
  • Watering101
  • Irrigation Tune-up
  • Saving Water In Your Landscape
  • Drought Tolerant Plants
  • Japanese Maples
  • Olives
  • Cut Flower Garden
  • UC Davis All-Star Planting Plan
  • About UC Davis Arboretum All-Stars
  • Cool Season Color Bowls
  • CA Native Perennials and Grasses
  • Before You Plant
  • Clever Container Gardening
  • Planting Pulp Pots
  • Why Fall is Ideal for Planting
  • Planting Burlapped Plants
  • Buffalo Grass
  • Kurapia Groundcover
  • How to Build a Terrarium
  • Did you know…Hot Peppers
  • Houseplants

**many of these articles are courtesy of Green Acres Nursery

Dates for the Garden

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Weed and Feed Calendar
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Vegetable Planting Calendar
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Fruit Tree Care Calendar
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Nevada County Master Gardener Calendar

Garden Critters

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Attracting Pollinators
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Good Bugs for the Garden
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The Buzz About Neonicotinoids
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Living With Spiders

Irrigation Tips

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Watering101
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Irrigation Tune-up
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Saving Water In Your Landscape

Plant and Trees

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Drought Tolerant Plants
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Japanese Maples
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Olives
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Cut Flower Garden
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UC Davis All-Star Planting Plan
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About UC Davis Arboretum All-Stars
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Cool Season Color Bowls
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CA Native Perennials and Grasses

Planting Techniques

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Before You Plant
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Clever Container Gardening
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Planting Pulp Pots
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Why Fall is Ideal for Planting
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Planting Burlapped Plants

Lawn Alternatives

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Buffalo Grass
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Kurapia Groundcover

Projects and Other Information

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How to Build a Terrarium
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Did you know…Hot Peppers
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Houseplants