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    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_12TipsLowWater.html

    12 tips for Low Water Gardening

    November 18 2012

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_acidloving.html

    Growing acid-loving plants

    December 24, 2008

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_afterthefrost.html

    After the frost: what to do?

    December 29, 2011

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_AgeAppropriate.html

    Gardening with Kids: Age-Appropriate Garden Activities for Kids

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_allstars.html

    About the Arboretum All-Stars

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_aphidstrategies.html

    Dealing with Aphids

    April 24, 2003

    Needs revision

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_applespears.html

    Growing Apples and Pears in the Sacramento Valley

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_AprilFAQs.html

    April FAQ's! Quick questions in spring

    April 22, 2004

    Needs revision

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_arboretumwinter.html

    Dealing with mud. The UC Davis Arboretum in winter

    February 28, 2008

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_augustdifficult.html

    August is a difficult month in the garden!

    July 26, 2001

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_augustdoldrums.html

    The August Doldrums.

    July 28, 2005

    Needs revision

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_Augustquestions.html

    Some like it hot(ter); gardening in August

    August 26, 2010

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_autumnnotes.htm

    Autumn Notes

    September 22, 2005

    Needs revision

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_bamboo.html

    Demystifying Bamboo

     

    Needs revision

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_bamboofaqs2010.html

    Bamboo FAQ's

    July 22, 2010

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_bamboofather.html

    Bamboo My Father Planted

    August 28 2008

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_bananasandbeyond.html

    Bananas and Beyond: Subtropicals for the Sacramento Valley

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_bareroot.html

    The Bareroot Season: the gardening year begins

    August 27, 2009

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_barerootterms.html

    Bareroot Season is Here! Winter planting of fruit trees, and more

    January 16 2014

    Needs revision

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_beneficials.html

    Feb 18, 2001

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_beneficialsgarden.html

    Benziger Family Winery: A Garden For Beneficial Insects

    September 23, 2010

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_berries.html

    Growing Berries

    May 27, 2004

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_biennials.html

    Real Gardeners Plant Biennials

    April 22, 2010

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_boxingday.html

    Happy Boxing Day

    December 26, 2002

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_bulbseasy.html

    Bulbs!

    October 28, 2004

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_bulbsnew.htm

    Bulbs: A Fondness for Geophytes

    October 25, 2007

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_butterflygardens.htm

    Planting a Butterfly Garden

    January 24, 2008

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_chillinghours.html

    Trouble ahead for fruit trees? Chilling hours, chilling units in  2015

    January 22 2015

    Needs updating

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_choosingfruit.html

    Choosing a fruit tree

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_citrusdisease.html

    Citrus in your garden and in the news

    February 26 2015

    Needs updating

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_citrusfreeze.html

    Citrus problems: 2009 freeze, HLB, and more

    December 31, 2009

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_citruslesser.htm

    Citrus: the little known varieties

    April 27, 2006

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_clematis.html

    Clambering clematis: and other memories

    Apr. 24, 2008

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_collegeFAQs.html

    Welcome to Davis! FAQ's for new students

    October 23 2014

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_containergarden.htm

    Puttering with Pots!

    August 24, 2006

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_deciduousshrubs.html

    Deciduous Flowering Shrubs: Sentimental Favorites!

    Feb. 22, 2001

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_Dirtnever.html

    Garden Soil in the Valley: But never call it dirt….

    March 25, 2004

     

    Needs updating

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_DormPrunefruit.html

    Dormant Pruning of Fruit Trees

    January 25, 2001

    Needs updating

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_dormprunesimple.htm

    Dormant Pruning: Keep It Simple.

    Jan. 26, 2006

    Needs updating

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_Drosophila.html

    Spotted Wing Drosophila

    February 25, 2010

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_droughtfavorites.html

    Easy Steps to Reduced Water Use

    October 27, 2011

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_droughtshrubs.html

    Choosing shrubs to use less water

    November 25, 2011

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_droughttrees.html

    Choosing trees to use less water

    January 26, 2012

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_earlyautumnflowers.htm

    Early autumn flowers!

    September 27, 2007

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_easyedibles.html

    Easy Edibles!

    March 24, 2011

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_easyfragrant.html

    20 Easy Fragrant Plants

    October 28, 2010

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_evergreens2001.html

    Evergreens: framing your landscape!

    November 2001

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_evergreentrees.html

    Trees--Some of our Favorite Evergreens!

    November 27, 2002

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_extremeheat.html

    Hot Enough For You? July 2002

    July 25, 2002

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_fallquestions.htm

    Ask the Nursery guy! We get questions…. fall color and more

    October 27, 2005

    Needs updating

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_favoritetrees.html

    Some of our favorite trees: 2002 version

    September 26, 2002

    Needs updating

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_favoritetreesnew.html

    Some of our favorite trees: 2009 version

    June 25, 2009

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_flowerborder.html

    December is seed catalog weather!

    Easy plants for a cut flower garden

    December 18 2014

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_foodgardening.html

    Food gardening is back!

    June 26th, 2008

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_foodplantfall.html

    Food we plant in Fall

    (2008)

    Needs updating

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_fragrance.htm

    Garden fragrance!

    (2008)

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_fragrantfoliage.html

    Fragrant foliage: A garden for all the senses

    October 23, 2008

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_freeze2007.htm

    After the Freeze: January 2007 version

    January 25,2007

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_frost_protect.html

    Frost Protection in the Garden

    Thanksgiving Day, 2000

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_frostvsfreeze.html

    Frost vs. Freeze

    December 1999

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_frostwarning.html

    Frost Warning?

    November 24, 2010

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_fruitcrib.html

    Fruit trees: quick answers to common questions

    December 27, 2012

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_fruitinlandscape.html

    Make Your Garden Fruitful....

    January 24,2002

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_gardeningeasy.html

    Gardening can be easy--really!

    April 18, 2002

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_gardeningincontainers.html

    Gardening in containers

    September 27 2012

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_gardenmyths.html

    Garden myths and opportunities.

    September 25, 2003

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_giantvegetables.htm

    Vegetables on steroids? Giant pumpkins and more!

    August 23, 2007

     

    Needs updating

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_grabbag.html

    A grab bag of topics! Some February garden questions

    February 23 2012

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_growhere.html

    Does it grow here? We get questions

    June 23, 2005

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_hedges.htm

    Hedges and screens! 2006 version

    March 23, 2006

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_heirloomshybrids.html

    Heirlooms or hybrids?

    February 26, 2009

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_herbsforkitchen.htm

    Herbs for food and pleasure

    May 24, 2007

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_holiday_plants.html

    What to do with those holiday plants?

    28 December 2000

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_houseplants.html

    House plants!

    September 23, 2004

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_invasive.html

    Cardoons and other alien invaders.

    May 22, 2008

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_Julyquestions.html

    … some common summer garden inquiries

    July 28, 2011

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_Junequestions.html

    We get questions: gardening in early summer!

    June 28, 2012

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_landscapeerrors.html

    Common Landscape Errors, or ... It Isn't the Plant's Fault!

    June 23, 2011

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_latesummerquestions.html

    We get questions! some late summer garden topics

    (2008)

    Needs updating

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_lavenders.html

    Lavenders!

    April 28, 2011

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_lawnslowwater.html

    Lower Water Lawn Options

    July 26 2012

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_lesswater.htm

    Going Native…. And other plant choices to reduce water use.

    Nov. 22, 2007

    Needs updating

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_lilacsredbuds.html

    Lilacs and Redbuds for Spring!

    (2008)

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_mallows.htm

    Cotton, gumbo, and marshmallows.

    July 26, 2007

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_Mayquestions.html

    If April showers bring May flowers, what do May showers bring?

    May 26, 2011

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_medianotes.htm

    Media frenzies and vanishing bees?

    March 22, 2007

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_microclimates.html

    Microclimates!

    February 27, 2003

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_mythbuster.html

    Mythbusting in the garden

    September 25, 2008

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_natives.html

    What does native mean?

    March 26, 2009

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_nativesfavorites.html

    Low Water Plants continued:
    Great Natives for Valley Gardens

    November 01 2012

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_newin03.html

    What's New in '03?

    January 23, 2003

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_nightgardens.html

    Gardening by Moonlight!

    August 22, 2002

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_novembernoshing.html

    Noshing in November!

    November 27, 2008

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_october2001.html

    October is a month of contrasts!

    October 2001

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_oddsandends.html

    Odds and Ends: we get questions

    May 27, 2010

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_orchids.html

    Orchids!

    February 24, 2005

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_ornamedibles.html

    Guavas and quinces and other edible ornamentals

    October 22, 2009

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_ornamentalgrass.html

    Ornamental Grasses

    July 24, 2003

    Needs update

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_paths.html

    A Garden Path

    (2008)

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_peppers.html

    Peppers! Sweet or hot…pick a peck!

    May 31, 2001

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_peppersdad.html

    The Surprising Spread of Peppers, by George Shor

    September 24, 2009

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_perennials.html

    Perennials! plants for color all year, and year after year!

    25 May 2000

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_perennialstenfav.html

    Ten Easy Perennials!

    June 26, 2003

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_persimmonpucker.htm

    Puckery persimmons?

    December 27, 2007

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_pestandroses.html

    New Pest update, & some favorite roses

    May 28, 2009

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_pestnews.html

    New Pests in the News

    April 23, 2009

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_plantingpollinators.html

    Planting for Pollinators: Butterflies, bees, and more!

    June 19 2014

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_pruningwhenwhat.html

    Woodman, Spare That Tree! When, what, how to prune

    Dec, 26th 2006

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_purple.htm

    Shades of Purple!

    June 22, 2006

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_puttingfoodby.html

    Putting Food By: in honor of my mother

    October 10 2013

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_quirky.html

    Quirky questions for early spring!

    (2013)

    Needs update

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_rosedisorders.htm

    Rose Disorders and Disorderly Roses

    April 26, 2007

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_rosepruning.html

    Rose Pruning is easy!

    January 22, 2004

    Needs update

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_rosesother.htm

    The Other Roses

    Feb. 22, 2007

     

    Needs update

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_satsumas.html

    Satsumas and other mandarins

    December 23, 2010

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_seasonofcontrasts.htm

    A season of contrasts!

    February 23, 2006

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_seedseasy.html

    Seeds that are Easy to Grow!

    04/29/05

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_septemberfragrant.html

    September means planning for winter fragrance!

    August 23, 2001

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_shadeplants.htm

    Plants for the shade!

    May 25, 2006

     

    Needs update

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_shadetree2001.html

    Choosing a Shade Tree! 2001 version

    October 18 2001

    Needs update

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_smallfloweringtrees.html

    Diminutive Delights: the little trees of spring

    February 26, 2004

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_springdiseases.html

    What great fungus weather we're having!

    May 22, 2003

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_startvegseeds.html

    Starting summer vegetables from seed

    January 28, 2010

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_stonefruit.html

    Stone Fruits: A Valley Specialty?

    January 27, 2011

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_stoptreeabuse2001.html

    Stop Tree Abuse!

    December 2001

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_subtropicals.html

    A Touch of the Tropics! Subtropicals for our area

    June 27, 2002

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_successearlytom.html

    Success with early tomatoes?

    March 25, 2010

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_succulents.html

    Succulents and Cactus

    July 24 2008

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_summer_veges.html

    Summer Vegetables in Davis and FAQs

    20 April 2000

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_summerbugs.html

    Summer bugs: friends or foes?

    August 7, 2014

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_summergarden.html

    Summer Gardening in the Sacramento Valley!

    June 29, 2001

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_summerreview.html

    Sizing up the Summer Garden: 2006

    October 26, 2006

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_summersuccess.html

    Tips for summer success!

    May 09 2013

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_SummerVegetablesCont.html

    More on Summer Vegetables!

    (2012?)

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_summerwaternew.htm

    Check Daily, Water As Needed: Summer Planting in the Sacramento Valley

    June 28, 2007

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_sunflowers.htm

    Sunflowers!

    July 27, 2006

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_systemic.html

    It isn't easy being an aphid.... About systemic insecticides

    June 24, 2010

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_TenPlants.html

    Ten Plants for Early Summer!

    May 31, 2012

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_tentipsgreener.html

    Ten Tips for a Greener Garden

    Mar. 27, 2008

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_terraceandshields.html

    Cool gardens on a hot day: a visit to the UC Davis Arboretum

    July 23, 2009

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_thanksgiving.html

    Thanksgiving: An Appreciation

    Nov. 25, 2004

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_thanksgivingmenu.htm

    The Edible Plants of Thanksgiving!

    November 24, 2005

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_tomatoes.html

    Everyone loves Tomatoes!

    March 22, 2001

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_tomatoprimer.htm

    Tomatoes: a primer

    May 26, 2005

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_tomatoseason.html

    Tomato Season: right around the corner!

    March 29, 2012

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_treeposterity.html

    Planting for Posterity

    November 23, 2006

    Needs updating

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_treesalsorans.html

    Trees--Also Rans and Bad Actors!

    October 24, 2002

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_vegnewspring.html

    If I Were Planting A Vegetable Garden For The Very First Time

    (2008)

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_vergeofspring.html

    On the verge of spring?

    Feb. 21, 2002

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_vines.html

    Vigorous Vines!

    March 24, 2005

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_watering.html

    Summer Session: Watering 101

    (2008)

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_waterlessoften.html

    How to water less often!

    (2013?)

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_waterslowlydeeply.html

    Slowly, deeply, infrequently…

    July 22, 2004

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_waterwoes.html

    Water woes--the facts about our water

    May 23, 2002 ***

    Needs updating

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_weatherfaqs.html

    Winter Weather Q&A!

    December 23, 2004

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_weatherindavis.html

    Weather in Davis!

    26 Nov 2003

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_Weatherwimps.html

    Made for the Shade!

    May 23, 2002

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_wegetquestionsAug2012.html

    We get questions! Late summer odds and ends.

    August 30 2012

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_Whatsthattree.html

    What's that tree? Winter and spring blooming trees

    February 24, 2011

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_winterstars.htm

    The Stars of Winter

    Dec. 30, 2005

     

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_wintertapestry.html

    Winter Tapestries!

    December 24, 2003

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_Zen.html

    A Zen Garden in Davis

    August 25, 2011

     

    http://redwoodbarn.com/DE_Zonedout.html

    Zoned out? USDA and Sunset gardening zones

    November 2003

     

     

     

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