While there isn’t a formal presentation, you’re welcome to come when it’s convenient and ask questions of any of the Master Gardeners at the garden.

A new study examining the impact of federal and state Universal Free School Meal policies highlights how expanding access to school meals can help address food insecurity, reduce barriers to meal ...

This last year of unpredictable weather of up and down temps, hot and cold, some rain and dry weather, did not bode well for this gardener and maybe not for others. In my neck of the woods of the San ...

With severe storms increasingly likely from the “super El Niño” building in the Pacific Ocean, communities across California are scrambling to prepare – clearing ditches and culverts, fortifying burn ...

If you see someone scrutinizing the trash at your local park, it could be urban ecologist Monica Palta. Fear not, you're just witnessing science in action. “It's basically trash archeology in a way,” ...

One of the amusements a garden can provide is watching the birds, bees, butterflies and other critters drawn to it. Most of us have seen honeybees flying from flower to flower, sipping nectar or ...

Catalonia, a famed region in northeast Spain, has a lot in common with California – beautiful coastline and mountains, a sunny Mediterranean climate and a robust agricultural sector that produces wine ...

If you’ve been gardening in Alameda County for a while, you’ve probably noticed “new normals”: more warm nights, more heat spikes, and winter weather that can feel less reliably cold. Those shifts ...

Growing up in rural Alabama, Kimberly Sinclair Holmes – the new statewide director of California 4-H – experienced firsthand the enduring value of youth development programs in a limited-resource ...

Some citrus fruits are grown not to be consumed fresh like an orange, but for use in cooking. One such citrus is the sudachi (Citrus ichangensis X.C. reticulata var. austere), a very tart sour citrus.

Professor Jason Bond If you like learning about trapdoor spiders, be sure to read the newly published research from the arachnology laboratory of Professor Jason Bond, University of California, Davis.

An example of some gorgeous water-wise plants for a pollinator or sensory garden. (Ellen Zagory) Today is the final push to promote our campaign to raise funds for the Learning Landscape! Last year we ...