Birds eat insect pests, pollinate your plants and can help control weeds by eating the seeds. As more habitat is lost to urbanization, your yard can become a critical oasis for local and migratory ...

Growing up in rural Alabama, Kimberly Sinclair Holmes – the new statewide director of California 4-H – experienced firsthand ...

When you get your plant, don't disturb the roots. Cut out the bottom of the pot, put the pot in the planting hole—with sandy, ...

Chandra Richards, University of California Cooperative Extension land equity academic coordinator for the Southern California ...

Join us at noon on the third Thursday of every month to learn about pest identification, prevention, and management around the home, garden, and landscape. This series is free and open to the public ...

What's a group of butterflies called? A kaleidoscope, swarm, or rabble. If you've ever had a kaleidoscope in your childhood and admired the swirling colors and patterns, you know that's an appropriate ...

Apricot (Prunus armeniaca) is a member of the genus Prunus, which also includes cherry, peach, nectarine, plum, prune, and almond. Apricot originated in China and was cultivated extensively in the ...

The past two columns in this space have focused on the formal gardens of Kyoto, and some ideas that can be borrowed from them for use in our own home gardens. But what about the average urban dweller ...

Allen, B., Berch, S., Oviatt, P., Bonito, G., O'Toole, S., Long, P., and Oneto, S. 2023. North American Truffle Growers Association. 2022 Survey Results. Data by ...

One of the many things that make University of California Cooperative Extension in Imperial County unique is its close proximity to the U.S.-Mexico border. Its geographic location, with a border town ...

Get excited for UC ANR Forest Stewardship's first Tree School event! Join our Forest Stewardship team, the UC ANR Fire Network, and collaborators from across the state for this special educational ...

Dr. Florent Trouillas is a fruit and nut crop pathology specialist. His research program aims to understand current as well as emerging diseases of major fruit and nut crops, and deliver efficient and ...