Northern California Coastal & Inland Valleys
February, 2008
Regional Report
National News - From NGA Editors
Snow Pea With a Touch of Gold
Springtime is pea time in the vegetable garden. Theres nothing like the taste of freshly picked English, snap, or snow peas. Although peas are grown mostly for their flavor, now these edible...
New Look in Foxgloves
Foxgloves ( Digitalis ) are popular biennials and perennials with 1- to 4-foot-tall bloom spikes in colors ranging from white to purple. They have colorful mottling in the center of individual...
Fabric Pots Offer Advantages
Every year there are more types of containers on the market. While the trend is toward more decorative and fashionable pots, these may not be the best ones for your plants. Dark-colored plastic...
New Book Plumbs the Truth About Organic Gardening
As organic gardening becomes more common, there are many assumptions about its safety that get promoted by the media. Its hard to know which organic gardening techniques and products are...
In the Garden
Double Trunks Mean Double Trouble
I always knew that two trunks were trouble, but now I know why. Some trees, for whatever reason, create a second leader when they are saplings. A leader is the main vertical trunk that the scaffolding (horizontal) branches grow from. Liquidambars are...
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Resources
Shows & Events
Bouquets to Art The de Young Museum comes alive with flowers during Bouquets To Art, March 11 to 15. Floral...
Books
California Gardening The California Gardener's Guide, Volume II , by Nan Sterman (Cool Springs Press, 2007; $24.99)...
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Regional Reminders
- Prune Wisteria
- Prune Deciduous Trees
- Improve Planting Beds
- Plant Spring-Blooming Annuals
- Prune Fuchsias
