The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

Discover our selection of plants to never prune in December, including spring-flowering shrubs that won't bloom and trees ...

Christmas trees are facing the 'perfect storm of mass mortality.' Enter an effort to breed 'elite' Christmas trees.

The new “The Home Orchard” covers more crops and site selection, variety choice, pruning, grafting, irrigation and integrated ...

“Trees are behaving differently across the world,” Geetha Ramaswami of the Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF) said. Ramaswami is the team lead of SeasonWatch, a citizen science project that monitors ...

Here’s what not to do if you want your tree to last the whole season ...

In the wake of Del Monte Foods’ facility closures in Washington and the company’s bankruptcy, the U.S. pear industry faces oversupply and may tap into a government program that can compensate growers ...

For many families across Canada, cutting down a Christmas tree is a cherished holiday tradition. But experts warn there may ...

Why are the leaves on my citrus tree turning yellow? 2. I get lots of flowers but almost NO tomatoes. What’s wrong? 3. How can I get my soil tested? 4. There are small insects all over my roses and ...

What's hot, what worked and who’s in it for the long haul? Our dining editor sums up the year’s best Sonoma County restaurant openings, from fine dining to ...