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Learn about Queen bees surviving flooded nests, Evergreen Huckleberry, Gardening for Life – Spotlight on Glen Paul School, Last Frost dates, Dogwoods, Gardening Curiosities, upcoming events, and more.
Image credit: Meghan Hodge. Used with permission Gardening for Life – Spotlight on Glen Paul School
On a warm day, a child was playing in the dirt at school. The special thing about this dirt is that it is raised up to meet him where he is. His smile says it all. How wonderful that gardening can be accessible to everyone.
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Curiosities – have you ever wondered about…
Gardener longevity, petal drip-tips, how bees keep cool, moss that survives a trip to space, declining research hubs, the relationship between bird decline and high-intensity agriculture, or how thunderstorms can give a forest a purple glow? View Article
Cornus capitata Mountain Moon in full bloom. Image: J. Walsh.Dogwoods that Thrive in Coastal Northern California
The Dogwoods (Cornus) at Humboldt Botanical Garden are fantastic, but only a few Cornus do well in coastal Humboldt County. View Article
Ask a Master Gardener – Last Frost Date
Question:I have been hearing different dates for the last frost date in Crescent City. Some places say the end of March; some places say the end of May. Are you able to help select a last frost date for seeding planning? View Article
Evergreen huckleberry blooming. Image, Y. Everett, Master GardenerEvergreen Huckleberry: A beautiful native garden shrub
with delicious fruits
Huckleberry is a native shrub of the redwood forest understory and coastal bluffs on the California North Coast and thrives in neighborhoods at the forest edge. This article focuses on the benefits of gardening with huckleberry – a beautiful, easy to care for bush, which attracts bees and hummingbirds and produces delicious fruit – as an example of one of several native species of berry that can be grown in our Humboldt and Del Norte County coastal gardens. View Article
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Photo Credit “Mousebelt”Queen bumble bees survive in flooded nests. How do they do that?
Have you ever wondered how queen bumblebees survive winter? Many queen bumble bees living in temperate climates spend the winter in underground nests and remain buried in a hibernation-like state called diapause. View Article
All About Peat Flyer.
L. Nedlan Master GardenerAll About Peat – an Interview with Marie Antoine
A post-presentation interview with Marie Antoine by Laurel Condro, UC Master Gardener of Humboldt and Del Norte Counties.
Hi Marie, I learned so much from your lecture. I never thought about where peat comes from or why we put it into our gardens. Why is peat used so much in gardening… View Article
Upcoming Events – April, May, and June 2026
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