Gardening is no longer just about rows of tomatoes and boring lettuce. This season, it’s time to shake things up and let your ...

Anthony Sillman is a big zucchini fan, but peas don't do much for the budding gardener. Anthony, 12, has been helping his parents garden since he was about 5 years old. That background was likely a ...

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

Question: We have recently started planting daylilies, and as the name suggests, the blooms only last a day. How long do the plants keep producing new buds and when can they be divided? Answer: ...

Every year there is a new issue in the garden … this year is no exception! Bud blast on daylilies. If I have had this disorder before, it was too insignificant to notice. This year it was obvious, as ...

Trees like this Norway spruce and other woody plants grow taller because of apical dominance, where buds at tip of each limb release hormones to suppress the growth of those lower down the stem. Trees ...

Soon, trees and shrubs in every neighborhood will be opening their buds to unfurl their new leaves. As plants emerge from winter dormancy, they are coming into their superpower, like the first time an ...