By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners As Master Gardeners, we all spend long hours outside, often working alone, and...

By Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardener I grew up surrounded by forests and our gardens reflected and blended seamlessly with them. My...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Both of us grow plants for food and for aesthetics in our yards. But our...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Last year when the monarchs were migrating, I wondered where the rest of the...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners We first wrote about Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii), in August, 2021. It is a...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Most of us are familiar with the European honeybee which was brought by...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners One of my childhood memories is that of watching bats catching their evening...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider My desk (Debbie) faces the backyard and has a view of the garden pond which has a large tree over...

By Jessie Clark, Master Gardener While some plants may express their resentment of the desert heat in the summer, well-established...

By Jessie Clark, Master Gardener Cool season crops are trending again in the world of gardening! As commercial flower grower and...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider When you are a gardener, winter can be frustrating! It gets dark earlier, and you miss the...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) is a herb-like grass that is native to Malaysia and India. It is...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider People garden for different reasons and there is a garden book to cover each one. We each have...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider December gardening. It’s nice to have a shorter to-do list and a chance to plan for your 2022...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider If you ever sat down to a vibrantly colored Spanish paella, a Persian dessert, or a French...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider If you feel like you don’t know much about gardening, finding a gift for a friend or family member...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider Edible ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a staple in the kitchen. The rhizome of this plant is...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider Did you know that Native Americans grew and ate pumpkins their seeds and blooms for thousands of...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider The basic principle of regenerative gardening is restoring and maintaining soil health. Gardeners...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider Many gardeners are using no dig beds. I follow several gardeners on YouTube, one of which is in...