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The UC Master Gardener Program designed the California Garden Web to serve as a portal to organize and extend the University of California's vast collection of research-based information about gardening to the public. The California Garden Web focuses on sustainable gardening practices and uses a question and answer format to present solutions. The blog below highlights gardening issues pertaining to the season.
California Gardening Blog
The Language of Flowers
Did you ever wonder why we always give and receive red and white flowers for Valentine’s Day? The language of flowers became popular in the 17th and 18th centuries. Virtually every flower,...
MGs and the Statewide MG Program-a letter from Janet Hartin
As a long-term UCCE environmental horticulture advisor, I would like to express my appreciation to Master Gardener Program Director Pam Geisel and Program Representative James Sigala for providing...
Not Everybody Loves Honey Bees
Not everybody loves honey bees. Indeed, about one percent of the population will go into anaphylactic shock if they're stung by a bee. That's a very small percentage--one percent--but it's huge if...
A Golden Moment
It was a golden moment.The honey bees that collected pollen from our nectarine trees today looked as if they were lugging gold nuggets left over from the California Gold Rush. Struggling with the...
And Life Goes On...
The tender shoots of fava bean blossoms are attracting scores of aphids, which suits the ladybugs just fine. Nothing like an all-you-can-eat aphid buffet. The site: the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee...
