Gardening

Are you interested in learning how to make your own compost at home?Explore the art and science behind various composting methods from local Certified Master Composter and Master Gardener, Bridget Matz. Participants will learn how to transform their kitchen scraps and yard waste into a rich and…

Looking forward to the summer vegetable growing season? You should be! This week on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners, MG Teena Spindler talks with fellow Master Gardener Kay Havens about what’s “Hot” this year for hot season summer vegetables! Grow what no one else is growing or stuff you’ll never…

 The Sonoma County Master Gardeners will host a pop-up succulent sale filled with a wide variety of drought tolerant specimens. Located at 402 Tucker St., Healdsburg, the sale will run from 9:00am to 1:00pm.Shoppers will be able to scoop up loads of great drought tolerant succulents propagated by the…

This week, we have more about some goings on here at UCI! The In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners Radio Show has been airing shows about the UCI Sustainability Program since 2023. This week, we bring you information about an event happening on campus Saturday April 26, 2025. That means nine days to…

This week on In the Garden with UCCE Master Gardeners, the topic is How to Create a Showcase Garden! We are coming up on the high season for weddings, graduations, and all of those outdoor summer events we all love. Three UCCE Master Gardeners Teena Spindler and Kay Havens will discuss how to get your…

It’s the start of April so time for This Month In The Garden, the monthly tips and tricks show hosted by our own Master Gardeners Teena Spindler and Katrina Kirkeby. Color pops in the garden this month with perennials such as lavender, camellias, azaleas, dahlias, and flowers like bearded iris, gladiolas,…

This week on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners, another in the periodic series called Gardens Of The World will focus on another worldly yet LOCAL masterpiece. KUCI Host and Master Gardener Bill Brooks meets up again with fellow MG and world traveler Kris Bonner to discuss The Huntington – a 130…

Transform your garden into a productive vertical paradise! Learn professional techniques for trellises, cages, and support systems that maximize your growing space. Discover the best staking methods, strings, clamps, and ties to keep your plants thriving upward. Plus, get hands-on experience taming those…

Open Garden Day is June 21st, from 10am to noon at 1324 Jackson Road in Jackson, CA. Tour the blooming roses and California native plantsLearn about what Master Gardeners volunteers did to earn the National Wildlife Federation's Wildlife Garden Certification.Explore ways you too can create wildlife…

You’ve got tomato & pepper seedlings ready to go into your garden, but what about some salad and main-course vegetables? With warming garden soil and lengthening days, now’s the time to start cucumbers, squash, beans, and more from seed. You can plant seeds of many warm season vegetables directly into…