The more I travel and conduct research, the more I observe a striking difference between urban settlements and ...

Fruits bring year-round interest to your garden as well as a sense of achievement gained by growing and harvesting your own ...

Winter is the prime season for planting and pruning fruit trees, and a little thoughtful work now pays off in healthier trees and better fruit later. When pruning mature trees, […] ...

It has been an unusually cold winter so far. My sympathies go out to those who came here looking for a bit of respite from the frozen north.

How far back does the rich history of Italian olives and oil stretch? My new research, published in the American Journal of Archaeology, synthesizing and reevaluating existing archaeological evidence, ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

I wanted to show you in this video how I am growing an edible hedge for food but also as a way to stop my dog from chasing ...

Instead of ivy, opt for native groundcover plants like wild strawberry (fragaria virginiana), Virginia creeper ...

Martha Stewart has to wait until this fruit in her garden is extremely ripe if she wants to enjoy its apple butter-like taste ...

Smaller gardens and yards need smaller trees. These evergreen trees, both conifers and broadleaf, won't grow too tall. Learn more about medium-sized evergreen trees.

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After one California farmers’ market morning, you’ll get the hype: peak fruit, tiny seasons, surprise produce, and bags that ...