Gardening News

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An important part of gardening is staying on top of the latest trends, designs, and practices, and on this page you'll find all you need to do just that. Below are various online news articles that have to do with gardening, mostly in California, although there are also many articles that have information that apply to gardens across the country.

October 2024

7 of the Best Fragrant Trees - To Add Gorgeous, Uplifting Scent to Your Garden
Gardening in Vermont: An Exercise for Eternal Optimists
Garden Guy: Bee Balm Leaves Make a Great Tea, and the Blooms are Like Fireworks in the Garden
The 23 Best Gifts for Gardeners
Consider Nature when Designing Your Garden
Fall is Just Another Season of Gardening
Gardening After the First Fall Frost
Gardening: Take the Opportunity to Observe and Enjoy the Garden Creatures
​Year-Round Gardening: Autumn is an Ideal Time to Examine Deciduous Trees in Your Yard
Learning as They Grow: Urban Gardens as a Teaching Tool in Early Childhood Education
Landscaping and Gardening Services Market to Grow by USD 9.7 Billion From 2024-2028, driven by Innovations in Practices, With AI Driving Market Transformation
8 of the Best New Gardening Books this Autumn
Think It's Too Late in the Year to Garden? Think Again, Says Garden Expert

September 2024

The Radical Act of Gardening in Silicon Valley
Celebration of Gardening on the Hill
Top 9 Must-Have Flowering Kale & Cabbage for Fall Gardens
How and When to Cut Back Hostas in the Fall
Resident Shares Spectacular Photos of Neighbor's Unconventional Yard: 'Love It'
Gardening: Get Busy with Those Fall Chores to Prepare for Colorado Winter
Why This Cedar Rapids Neighborhood is Spotted with Native Plant Gardens
Gardener Urges Planting These Seeds in the Next 10 Days for Bountiful Harvest
Choctaw Historian to Speak on Indigenous Gardens at The Arboretum at Penn State
Gardening with the Masters: Are You Accidentally Harming our Native Critters?
How to Avoid Back Pain After Gardening
Fall Cleanup in the Garden Doesn't Mean What it Used To

february 2024

Sonoma Botanical Garden Launches Fire, Water Wise California Native Plant Project
Hundreds of Pounds of Marijuana Seized During Search at California Gardening Store
The Way to Save this Overgrown California Park Might be to Eat It
'Mirage' The Rare Corpseflower to Make Debut at San Francisco Academy of Sciences
Bonsai Tree Heists in California Are On the Rise: Are They Driven by Profit or Obsession?
Some New Ways to Think About Groundcover in the Garden
Poppies, Potatoes, and Vegetable Plots: What to Do in the Garden This Week
Everything You Need to Start an Indoor Garden
Master Gardener: What's A Good Tree to Plant in a Tiny Southern California Yard?

January 2024

A Reason to Get Out of Bed: How One Concord Garden Made a World of Difference
What You Need to Know About Starting a Vegetable Garden
Plant a Native Garden to see Real Wildlife at Home
Responsible California Landscaping Requires More Than Drought Tolerance
This Stunning Garden Overlooks the Pacific Ocean - And It Was Just Named One of the Most Peaceful Places in the U.S.

december 2023

How to Protect Your Garden's Fruit Trees From Hungry Squirrels
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Offers New Course on Landscaping for Califonia Native Plants
A Glimpse at the Winter Garden: Photo of the Day
What is Killing Thousands of Southern California Palm Trees?
December is Not a Break From Gardening Chores
Napa County Master Gardeners: Where Does the Water Go?
In the Garden: Time to Tend to Tools
Stan's Gardening A-Z: Holiday Gifts
Ask a Master Gardener: Take Care of Gardening Supplies Before Winter
What Gardening Can Teach Us About Living
This Genius Festive Hack Will Protect Your Plants from Frost
Master Gardener: When and Why You Should Prune Your Plants
Pick of the Crop: This Year's Best Gardening Books
6 Ways to Make Your Garden Dog Friendly
My Garden Was My Refuge. Then Climate Change Came for It.
Herb Gardening for the Winter Chef
How to Protect Plants from Frost: Expert Tips for the Winter

November 2023

How Plant Hardiness is Changing California Landscaping
Ready to Plant? 5 Must-Answer Questions for Your November Garden - And 5 Common Mistakes
Why There Are So Many Mosquitoes This Year and What You Can Do About Them
Newark Gardening: What to Do in your Yard in November

October 2023

Fall Season Brings Changes to Your Home Garden
With Wildfires Growing, California Writes New Rules on Where to Plant Shrubs
Efforts to Boost Native Plants in California Take Root
Tom Karwin, On Gardening: Adding California Native Plants to the Garden
'They've Never Seen Anything Like This': Their DIY Garden is Inspiring the Block
National Garden Bureau Names Five Therapeutic Garden Grant Program Recipients
The Mountain Gardener: Controlling Erosion The Right Way
Some Thoughts on the Fire Resistance of California Native Plants In Your Garden
Meet the Gentle Giants That Have Taken Over This Southern Botanic Garden
The Fall Season Brings Changes to Your Home Garden
Garden Mastery: California Native Plants A Waterwise Option Right Under Our Noses
Edible Garden to Showcase Innovative Product Lines and Zero-Waste Inspired Mission at the 2023 Global Produce & Flower Show In Anaheim, CA October 19th - 21st
Gardening in Southern California
Local Event: 'Things that Go Bump In the Night' Spooky Fun 2023: California Botanic Garden, Claremont
High Summer in the Native Plant Garden
Tom Karwin, On Gardening: Native Plants in the Garden​

September 2023

Garden Mastery: California Native Plants A Waterwise Option Right Under Our Noses
18 Native Plants That'll Turn Your Yard Into A Grass-Free Wonderland
South Laguna Green Thumbs Celebrate to Buy Garden Park
Why You Should Grow Native Plants in Your Garden
We've Got Your California Winter Gardening Guide

August 2023

California Lawmakers Move to Ban Irrigation of Some Decorative Lawns
How to Join a Community Garden in LA County
Tom Karwin, On Gardening: Laws Pertaining to the Garden
August in the Garden In Union City
August in the Garden in Fremont
Prescribed Burns Could Help Prevent Wildfires in the West

July 2023

He Tore Out His Lawns and Planted Low-Water Native Plants
On Rooftops and Under Bridges, Community Gardens will Bloom in South L.A.
Landscaping Industry Affected by California's New Law Banning ICE Powered Tools in 2024
What We Can Learn From the Botanical Gardens of Southern California

MAy 2023

He Visits His Secret Garden Not to Forget a Traumatic Past but to Celebrate the Present
Plant Your Own Sustainable Superbloom with a Parmesan Cheese Shaker
California Native Plant Spotted for First Time in Nearly Three Decades
5 Mind-Blowing Japanese Gardens in California Worth Visiting
Inside a Shady Southern California Garden that Thrives in a Small Space