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  • NEW! Starting June 11, a three-session in-depth course on All About Seeds: Starting and Saving. Details on our Adult Education page, or download the flyer (1-page PDF).
  • We are pleased to present a new section on the best plants to use with the least amount of care and water in our climate. Under Garden Help, click on Water Wise Plants. Photos and detailed info!
  • We are pleased to offer an update to Dr. Bob Raabe's excellent list of plants that are and are not susceptible to Oak Root Fungus. 
  • We are pleased to announce new Warm and Cool Season Vegetable Planting Guidelines that explain when to seed and when to plant various vegetables year round. There is a PDF version for printing too.
  • Cookbooks: Crazy for Citrus and Chile Head Sampler are both available now!
  • Read the latest "Ask a Master Gardener" column, originally published in the San Jose Mercury News.
  • There's still a quarantine due to the light brown apple moth in portions of Santa Clara County. Visit the Santa Clara County web site for more information.

    Homeowners: Based upon recent guidance from officials with the Federal / State Light Brown Apple Moth Project, non-commercial, home-grown fruits, vegetables, and plants are now allowed to move within a regulated area. However, homeowners are urged to self-inspect the items before moving them and not to move any plant products with small holes or signs of feeding damage caused by a caterpillar.

    Food Bank Charities: Fruits and vegetables grown by homeowners in the regulated area can move to food banks. Please self-inspect donations to ensure there are no signs of feeding damage caused by a caterpillar.

  • Save 10% on books ordered online with UC ANR when you use our promotion code PRCLA43. You can browse or search the catalog or go directly to the list of gardening books. A portion of online sales that use our promotion code benefits the Cooperative Extension of Santa Clara County and the Master Gardeners.

Becoming a Master Gardener

Are you interested in becoming a Master Gardener? The next application process will be in the summer of 2014. If you:

  • Are a Santa Clara County resident who would enjoy sharing gardening knowledge with the public, and
  • Want to learn more sustainable gardening practices,

then you might be a good fit for the program. If you think it sounds interesting, learn more about the process, then wait until January 2014 when we'll open up the sign-up list.

MG Handbook

The California Master Gardener Handbook is an invaluable reference tool for all California gardeners. It's available for sale on-line or in our San Jose office.
MG Handbook