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Covid-19 Impact To reduce the rate and risk of community spread of COVID-19, the UC Master Gardener Program, UC ANR, and UC Cooperative Extension locations are closed.
In most counties, UC Master Gardener volunteers are still available to support your home gardening questions by e-mail, telephone, or ZOOM. Please note that many UC Master Gardener Program public education events statewide are being rescheduled, postponed or moved to an online through June 30, 2021.

Click here to 'Find a Program' and be directed to your local county based program. You will be redirected to your local county website and contact information. The health and safety of UC Master Gardener volunteers, staff and our extended community is our number one priority. Thank you for your understanding.

The UC Master Gardener Program designed the California Garden Web to serve as a portal to organize and extend the University of California's vast collection of research-based information about gardening to the public. The California Garden Web focuses on sustainable gardening practices and uses a question and answer format to present solutions. The blog below highlights gardening issues pertaining to the season.

UC Climate Stewards take action to protect communities

Added February 25, 2021

UC ANR partners with state and local organizations to improve urban communities. This story is one in a series about the impact of these partnerships. Water availability, food production and biodiversity are being affected by climate change....
To reach vets, kids, older adults, UC Master Gardeners partner with community organizations

Added February 19, 2021

UC ANR partners with state and local organizations to improve urban communities. This story is the first in a series about the impact of these partnerships. Successfully supporting farming, homemaking and youth development with science-based...

UC Davis-Based Projects: To Bee or Not to Bee?

Added February 26, 2021

To bee or not to bee? That's a crucial question as the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day/Month, Honey Bee Haven and the California Master Beekeeper Program scramble for funds...