OBJECTIVE: Create the most fire-resistant zone in the area immediately surrounding your home to avoid home ignition from blowing embers. Greatest hazard: plants against combustible siding and under or ...

Serving Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz counties, we share research-based gardening knowledge with our local communities. Explore upcoming classes, practical resources, and seasonal tips to help ...

Our four-acre parcel is located within Santa Clara County’s 287-acre Martial Cottle Park, which showcases the agricultural heritage of Santa Clara Valley. Our gardens demonstrate many aspects of home ...

UC Cooperative Extension Marin County sustains a vital agriculture, environment, and community by providing University of California research-based information across key areas including natural ...

Join UC Master Gardener volunteers from across California for the 2026 UC Master Gardener Conference, a virtual statewide gathering designed to help volunteers learn, connect and grow. Over three days ...

This hands-on learning opportunity (March 30 to April 3) features UC experts. It is for a broad audience, including growers, crop consultants and irrigation practitioners. It means different things to ...

Join the Master Gardeners of Ventura County to learn about beneficial insects and how to attract them to your garden. Did you know that California has 1,600 types of native bees? Learn this and more.

UC Cooperative Extension County Master Gardeners (Solano & Yolo) are currently renovating the 900 square foot Willis Linn Jepson Native Plant Garden at the Peña Adobe in Vacaville. We have been ...

Graphic showing a green lawn beside a modern building with text reading “Non-Functional Turf Irrigation Regulations – Assembly Bill 1572” and Golden State Water Company branding. California continues ...

Serving slices of watermelon on the Fourth of July is a long-standing tradition at some facilities within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. But this July, there was ...

California’s water systems are at a pivotal moment. The pressures of climate change, population growth, aging infrastructure, and persistent inequities in water access are converging to create ...

UC Cooperative Extension advisors are on the front line and get the most interesting questions from our community. Someone brought some wasps into our office, and was worried they were invading her ...