Fire safety in the garden
One or two minutes may be all the warning you get when it comes to fire. Fire-safe gardening around your home can give you the time you need to get out safely. [...]
Home & Garden
Rounding the bend
Kimberly Ewertz
Kimberly Ewertz is a freelance writer for South Valley magazine and Gilroy Dispatch.
Latest posts by Kimberly Ewertz (see all)
- Library, DA’s office team up in aftermath of tragedy - August 28, 2019
- Wheeled warriors - August 7, 2019
- Gilroy Mini Maker Faire arriving at library - July 1, 2019
Running through the sleepy town of Mount Madonna, the Shay engine powers the locomotive as local residents [...]
How does your garlic grow?
Kate Russell
Kate Russell is a UCCE Master Gardener in Santa Clara county.
Latest posts by Kate Russell (see all)
- Reptiles can be useful - September 5, 2019
- Luring pests away - August 28, 2019
- A different type of migration - June 19, 2019
Being the Garlic Capital of the World means there are plenty of garlic goodies to be found in Gilroy, but [...]
Tours in two towns
Debra Eskinazi
Debra Eskinazi is the editor of South Valley magazine.
Latest posts by Debra Eskinazi (see all)
- Lasting legacy - February 22, 2019
- Social fabric - February 8, 2019
- Visiting South Valley vineyards - August 30, 2018
Spacious parcels, stunning views, fertile gardens and interiors adorned with items from around the world [...]
Fuzzy, but not friends
Kate Russell
Kate Russell is a UCCE Master Gardener in Santa Clara county.
Latest posts by Kate Russell (see all)
- Reptiles can be useful - September 5, 2019
- Luring pests away - August 28, 2019
- A different type of migration - June 19, 2019
If you have citrus trees, you probably have citrus mealybugs. Cousin to scale insects, these tiny Morgan Hill [...]
Sap-sucking pests
Kate Russell
Kate Russell is a UCCE Master Gardener in Santa Clara county.
Latest posts by Kate Russell (see all)
- Reptiles can be useful - September 5, 2019
- Luring pests away - August 28, 2019
- A different type of migration - June 19, 2019
Aphids, or plant lice, are nearly always a problem in the garden. This is particularly true in winter, when [...]
Garden myths
Kate Russell
Kate Russell is a UCCE Master Gardener in Santa Clara county.
Latest posts by Kate Russell (see all)
- Reptiles can be useful - September 5, 2019
- Luring pests away - August 28, 2019
- A different type of migration - June 19, 2019
Oxalic acid—you’ve heard the warnings, telling how rhubarb leaves and other plant parts that contain [...]
The bitter root
Kate Russell
Kate Russell is a UCCE Master Gardener in Santa Clara county.
Latest posts by Kate Russell (see all)
- Reptiles can be useful - September 5, 2019
- Luring pests away - August 28, 2019
- A different type of migration - June 19, 2019
Chicory root coffee may inspire thoughts of pastry and jazz, but this rugged roadside weed has a place in [...]
A Passion for Plants: The tallest grass in the world
Nancy Schramm
Nancy Schramm is the third generation owner of Carman's Nursery. She and her husband have lived in Gilroy for more than 30 years. Contact her at 408.847.22313 or visit www.carmansnursery.com
Latest posts by Nancy Schramm (see all)
- A Passion for Plants: The tallest grass in the world - September 8, 2017
- Glorious miniature cactus - August 5, 2017
Bamboo. Do you love it or hate it? If you don’t think you like bamboo, let me try to change your mind. To [...]
Got vegetables?
After all the work home gardeners have done preparing garden beds, pulling weeds and irrigating, summer is [...]
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