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The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our community in a variety of ways, including 4-H, farm advisers, and nutrition and physical activity programs.

Non-native plants and patches of grass can have a place at your home, no matter what the internet trolls say.

A wide variety of citrus fruit brightens winter gardens and winter menus this month.

A. Lilacs produce buds for next year shortly after flowering. So if you wait too long, say until August or September, you will be removing buds for next spring, thereby reducing next year’s display. So timing is important. My advice is to prune as soon as your lilac has finished flowering. That will give it plenty of time to develop new flower buds. Q. When should I prune my spireas? A. That depends on the spirea. If it’s a spring flowering type (e.g. bridal wreath, Spirea prunifolia, S....

Chaenomeles Speciosa, aka Japanese Quince. Credit: Universal Images Group via Getty Steven Desmond pours praise on the flowers of genus chaenomeles —  also known as japonica, flowering quince or Japanese quince — and explains how to make sure they thrive in your garden. This time of year is so full of floral action and promise in the garden that it is easy to overlook some of its minor pleasures. One of these Cinderella figures is worth a place in every garden, as it flowers earl...