Gardening for Birds

By Joan Herskowitz Creating a garden hospitable to birds is not only a personally gratifying connection with nature and opportunity to beautify the home environment, it is also important for sustaining resident and migratory bird populations. Due to habitat loss, native plant gardening is important for maintaining biodiversity. Doug Tallamy, ecologist and author, writes that […]

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Celebrating 40 years of Master Gardener magic

The Master Gardener Association of San Diego County has been a steady presence for four decades, helping local residents learn about home gardening, landscaping and pest management BY MICHAEL HARRISON AND DOM FIUME (This article originally appeared in the July 8, 2023 edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune) Has it been 40 years? The time went […]

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