Growing native wildflowers is an excellent way to provide the right food for pollinating insects, making life better for your local wildlife. If you haven't got a lot of space, you can grow ...

Planting wildflower seeds is a great way to add a beautiful, low-maintenance, and relatively affordable flower bed to your outdoor space. In fact, more and more gardeners are replacing lawns with ...

Don't let your lack of green thumb prevent you from having a gorgeous garden. It's common for many flowering perennials to be ...

Peak gardening season is fast approaching, and there are plenty of seeds you can sow now for a summer garden that’s full of ...

Native plants are the new darlings of the landscaping world, which is shifting its focus from ornamentals to building habitat to help hummingbirds, butterflies, bees and other beneficial pollinators ...

Wildflower seed mixes are an alluring concept. Pictures often depict flowers in a variety of colors and shapes blooming all at once. Before you plant a wildflower mix, here are things to consider. Not ...

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

Love it or hate it, SoCal’s ongoing deluge likely will fuel one silver lining come spring: a massive wildflower bloom in our hills and deserts. And more good news: It’s not too late to create a ...

The unrelenting sun often forces us indoors at summer’s end, seeking refuge from oppressive heat. Thankfully, the recent rain and break in temperatures has us thinking about the garden again. In ...

One of the delights of gardening is that it allows you to time travel. As the days grow shorter and colder, gardeners aren’t thinking much about the impending pandemic winter. Instead, they’re ...