A freeze warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Los Angeles-Oxnard at 12:40 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 9.

Mulch insulates the soil and protects roots from freeze-thaw cycles that cause more damage than steady cold. Spread a layer ...

What a gift to be a gardener at this time of year! For most other people, winter just grinds on, with dingy snowdrifts melting into puddles that will freeze into ice slicks. But gardeners don’t ...

Think it's too early to plant veggies? January is actually the ideal time to get many crops started, whether they're planted ...

Pruning this sappy tree in early spring is basically an open invitation for destructive fungus and troublesome pests — here's ...

January is the best month to prune established climbing roses, according to gardening experts - and it's a job that can help ...

However, we do not need to dig and store canna rhizomes over the winter down here, so this is needless work. Up North, ...

Let’s catch up with some rainfall amounts from December. Yes, it did rain last month — more than average. Bob Starr, Cougar, 33.29 inches; Jim Knoll, Five Corners, 9.71 inches; Robin Ruzek, Lake Shore ...

A: Unfortunately, some trees produce more surface roots than others, and some produce the roots because they are growing in ...

Another thing that can be planted this month is your bulbs. Although autumn is usually the best time to plant bulbs, there is ...

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

The steps you take in winter can give your hydrangeas the best start for spring. From shielding them from the frost to proper ...