Fresno Gardening Green

As spring unfolds, take time to enjoy the fruits of your labor. My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece ~ Claude Monet Tasks Compost weed-free grass clippings and other thorn and disease-free garden waste. Better yet, start a grasscycling program for an existing lawn. Pruning Shape hedges.

When Master Gardener Barbara Vartan learned a historical two-story home on Carmen Street in Fresno was part of the 2024 Spring Garden Tour, she knew where she wanted to volunteer. The 102-year-old home in the heart of the Wilson Historical Tract was the backdrop for her idyllic post-war childhood.

UC Master Gardeners across the state are on a scouting mission for the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), combing their communities and the local countryside to find the undesirable but common tree-of-heaven.

Check out the nursery, online websites and garden books for new plant varieties that use less water. In a drought year, consider native plants suitable for our area. Tasks Remove thatch and aerate warm-season lawns (Bermuda, zoysia, St. Augustine) to allow better water penetration.

Wait until after the danger of frost has passed to set out frost-tender plants. Historic frost dates: In Zone 8 the last frost date is March 15, in Zone 9 it is Feb. 15, but watch the weather forecast for your area. Tasks Clean up drying grasses within 30 feet of structures for fire prevention.