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Ask a Master Gardener: Livermore Demonstration Garden

Oct 11, 2025

Our wonderful Master Gardeners will be on-site ready to answer your gardening, plant, or pest questions! Bring photos or samples to help us identify what's happening and so we can provide more accurate information.

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Garden Talk: Firescaping—creating a defensible space around homes (Livermore)

Jun 14, 2025

With wildfires becoming more frequent and encroaching on urban areas, it's more important than ever to create a fire-resilient landscape. In this talk, we'll discuss practical steps to establish a defensible space around your homereducing fire risks while maintaining a healthy, thriving ecosystem.

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Ask a Master Gardener: Livermore Demonstration Garden

Sep 13, 2025

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Garden Talk: Birds in the Garden (Livermore)

Jul 12, 2025

This month, we're talking all about birds! We'll cover how to attract more birds by creating inviting habitats and food offerings. We'll also help you identify birds and the best practices and plants to encourage them to visit and stay.

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Ask a Master Gardener: Livermore Demonstration Garden

Aug 9, 2025

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Garden Talk: Summer must haves for the garden (Livermore)

Aug 9, 2025

It's summertime! We'll discuss which plants thrive in this summer heat and what garden tasks we need to do or are best done during this hot, dry season. All events are outdoors and are subject to weather and Master Gardener's discretion.

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Ask a Master Gardener: Livermore Demonstration Garden

Jul 12, 2025

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Garden Talk: Monarch Butterflies (Livermore)

Sep 13, 2025

Monarch Butterflies are a queenly addition to any garden, but you need to build a habitat that attract the butterflies at all stages. We will discuss best plants and practices. All events are outdoors and are subject to weather and Master Gardener's discretion.

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Ask a Master Gardener: Livermore Demonstration Garden

Jun 14, 2025

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Margaret Lloyd, wearing a white, wide-brimmed hat and holding a clipboard, grabs a handful of soi from a tilled field.

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UC ANR hires experts in small farms, groundwater, forestry, soil health, youth development

July 14, 2025

By Michael Hsu, Pamela S Kan-Rice

To help farmers and other Californians address emerging issues, the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources has hired more UC Cooperative Extension experts with a wide range of skills and experience. New UC Cooperative Extension specialists, advisors, coordinators and educators around the…

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