Advice to Grow By ... Ask Us!

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 ANR experts, resources guide response to shothole borers in Bay Area

Added October 29, 2024

UC Cooperative Extension scientists, partners managed invasive beetle in Southern California Late in 2023, a potentially devastating beetle was detected in the San Francisco Bay Area for the first time. But land managers, arborists and agency staff...
White House Summit explores impact of extreme heat, ways to adapt

Added September 26, 2024

UC ANR Small Farms Network supports small-scale and underserved farmers impacted by extreme heat Ruth Dahlquist-Willard, interim director for the UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, joined more than 100 participants from across...

The Intricate Craft of Making a Spider Web

Added November 4, 2024

If you've ever closely examined a spider web, you know how incredible they are. But if you attended the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house last Saturday, you could make a spider web--using...