UC Master Gardeners - Sutter Yuba
Master Gardener Spotlight
The UCCE Master Gardeners of Sutter-Yuba Counties welcome you!
Who are we?
UCCE Master Gardeners are trained representatives of the University of California Cooperative Extension, assisting the gardening community of Sutter and Yuba Counties by providing research-based home gardening information.*
*To learn more, visit the statewide UC Master Gardener Program and the California Garden Web.
Ask us! We are here to help if you have gardening questions, want to have us identify a plant or animal for you, or just want to know more about us. Complete our intake form here to get your questions answered.
UC ANR Blogs
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Community Gardens of Chico
A vacant lot on a residential street is a common sight that goes unnoticed, except when the vacant lot is repurposed and transformed into a community garden. Research shows that community gardens offer a host of benefits for neighborhoods, including improvement of the physical and mental health of...
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Zeroing in on the Life of Scientific Illustrator Mary Foley Benson
The late Mary Foley Benson would have been proud. Benson, internationally known for her entomology and horticulture illustrations, will be honored by Srdan Tunic, a UC Davis graduate student studying for his master's degree in art history, at a special talk, "Plants, Insects and Art:...
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The Monarch Who Arrived Late for Dinner
Never be late for dinner or it might be all gone. Take the case of the Mexican sunflowers, Tithonia rotundifola, that we planted last April for the monarchs. Monarchs seem to favor Tithonia more than any other nectar source in our pollinator garden. Second choice: the...
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So, You've Planted a Bee Garden--Now What? Enroll in This UC Davis Class
So, you've planted a bee garden, and you're looking at it and thinking "Okay, now what?" You'll want to register for a class on "I Planted a Bee Garden: Now What?," offered Saturday, Oct. 29 by the UC Davis Bee Haven, part of the Department of Entomology and Nematology. The...
Learn More....
- Master Gardeners train every other year. To sign up for the next training click here.
- Click here to get on the Mailing List for updates & Events
- Fill out the intake form to get help with a gardening question!
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Master Gardener Office is NOW OPEN
We, per University of California guidelines, are now open to the public as of Monday, May 10, 2021. All of our in-person meetings, including 4-H and Master Gardener, will follow social distancing protocols, per the state, county, and University public health regulations.
