Napa Master Gardener Column

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Flowering trees. (mckinleyarborists.com)
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Plant Blossoming Trees.

May 31st, 2021
By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County One of the things that I like most about spring is the beauty of flowering trees. It's just stunning to see a magnolia or almond tree in full bloom.
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Bat (uc.edu)
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Bats.

May 22nd, 2021
By Penny Pawl, UC Master Gardener of Napa County In the first old house my husband and I lived in in downtown Napa, we had the second floor and access to the attic. When we moved in, we had no idea there were bats in the attic.
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Hellebores. (thetimes.co.uk)
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Hellebores, Lenten Roses.

May 15th, 2021
by Penny Pawl, UC Master Gardener of Napa County I love hellebores because they stay green all year, bloom in the winter and don't take a lot of water to keep them happy. Hellebores are called Lenten roses by some because they start to bloom around the time of Lent. But they are not roses.
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Romano beans, flatter than Blue Lakes. (specialtyproduce.com)
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Romano Beans.

May 1st, 2021
By Donna Woodward, UC Master Gardener of Napa County If you haven't eaten Romano green beans fresh from the garden, you can't imagine how delicious they are. The difference between homegrown beans and the frozen or commercially farmed beans from the supermarket is astonishing.
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