October is the perfect month to take the family to Apple Hill for an old-fashioned outdoor family playday. Apple Hill is located in Camino California,...
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October 4-10 is National 4-H Week, and Alameda County would like to invite you to come see what America's # 1 youth group is all about. The...
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Bay Area gardeners don't have to give up the beautiful blooms just because it's fall. One of the best reasons for living and growing plants in the San...
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Planting annual sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus) in August will have you knee-deep in perfumed flowers in the often gloomy month of December. It may...
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When people mention ponds or water gardens, one of the first things they picture are water lilies and for good reason. Water lilies bear gorgeous...
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Marginal plants are those that grow in varying amounts of water at the edge of a pond or slow stream. They bridge the gap between those plants that...
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For gardeners with water gardens or ponds, floating plants offer both visual interest as well as algae control. Algae only needs two things in the...
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Calling all wimpy rose gardeners! Check out this new rose variety bred by Harvey Davidson of Smooth Touch. Now you can cut roses from the garden and...
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This rose group earns its keep in the landscape or garden perhaps like no other. Unlike their cousin the hybrid tea, floribundas were bred as handsome...
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I asked my friend one day what happened to her beautiful hydrangea shrubs that used to be under her front window. She told me that although she adored...
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