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The Real Dirt blog covers regional gardening issues from soil health to planting for pollinators; from fire resistant landscaping to attracting wildlife. Read all about it!

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Moth Orchid by E. Warne
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Houseplants for the Winter Months

February 15, 2018
By Emilee Fowkes Warne, UC Master Gardener of Butte County, February 16, 2018. For the avid gardener, houseplants can be an excellent source of greenery and even flowers when the outside garden has gone gray and dormant in the doldrums of mid-winter.
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Heartleaf Philodendron by E. Warne
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Caring for an Indoor Garden

February 2, 2018
By Emilee Fowkes Warne, UC Master Gardener of Butte County, February 2, 2018. Nearly everyone, from well-meaning beginners to experienced outdoor gardeners, has struggled at one time or another with a houseplant that seemed determined to die.
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