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University of California / Master Gardener Info

• Animal Pests
• Publications - Free catalog and downloads
• Pest Notes- Care guidelines for your favorite pests
• Integrated Pest Management
• Fruit and Nut Research Center
• Home vegetable gardening - valuable information from the Cooperative Extension Vegetable Research and Information Center.
  • Basic principles
  • Planning
  • Getting ready
  • Caring for your garden
  • Harvesting and storing
  • Herbs
• California Backyard Orchard - The most accurate, reliable information about growing California fruit and nut crops for the backyard gardener,
• UC guide to Healthy Lawns - Tips and information for selecting and caring for grass and lawns
• Toxic plant list

The following links are to sites or information outside of the UC domain. No endorsement is intended of products, services or information, nor is criticism implied of similar sites that are not mentioned.

Gardening Information

• American Rhododendron Society - De Anza chapter
• California Native Plant Society - Santa Clara Valley chapter
• California Rare Fruit Growers - Amateur fruit growing organization
• Certified Arborist Lookup - find a certified arborist in your area, get information on why you'd want to hire one, and learn about basic tree care. Or download our latest list of certified arborists (pdf).
• Farmers' markets - Complete list of California Federation of Certified Farmers' Markets
  
• Evergreen Valley Garden Club - Monthly talks are open to the public, located in the Evergreen neighborhood of San Jose
• GardenWeb - Listing of many gardening resources
• Going Native Garden Tour - includes information on native plant resources
• John E. Stowell Dahlia Society - growing dahlias in Silicon Valley
• Master Composters of Santa Clara County - Click on the composting link on this County Recycling and Waste Reduction page for composting information and classes.
• Soil testing laboratory list (PDF)
• Sudden Oak Death - California Oak Mortality Task Force web site, UC Pest Note
• Tree selection guide

 

Gardens

• Filoli Gardens - Magnificent gardens at a turn-of-the-century country estate in San Mateo County
• Gamble Garden - Horticultural center in Palo Alto
• Emma Prusch Farm Park
• Guadalupe River Parks and Gardens
• San Jose Regional Parks - Home of the Japanese Friendship Garden, Overfelt Gardens and Municipal Rose Garden
• San Jose Heritage Rose Garden

Magazines Online 

• Better Homes and Gardens Gardening Home Page 
• Fine Gardening Magazine
• Garden Gate Magazine Online 
• National Gardening
• Organic Gardening
• Southern Living Online
• Sunset