Ed Laivo began promoting the idea of the "fruit bush method" in the 1990's as a way to make tree fruit more available to home gardeners. Most fruit trees grow too tall and become unmanageable. Fruit is difficult to pick, and most of it falls to the ground.
Like many people this time of year, I take advantage of arachnophobia, the fear of spiders, by having spiders alongside witches and skeletons among the Halloween dcor in my front yard.
UCCE Stanislaus County Master Gardeners Rhonda Allen and Denise Godbout-Avant are looking forward to sharing their enthusiasm and knowledge about monarch butterflies with you! You'll learn about butterflies in general, about monarchs, their life cycle, their incredible migration, the importance of n...