Features (Gardening)

Article - Gardening; by Margaret Tearman - 4/21/11

Digging In

From their yards to yours, Master Gardeners protect Mother Earth’s stability and sustainability

Let no one think that real gardening is a bucolic and meditative occupation. It is an insatiable passion, like everything else to which a man gives his heart. –Karel âapek, 1931 There are gardeners — and then there are gardeners. People whose love, whose devotion to gardening runs so deep they can’t keep it to themselves. It’s more than a hobby. It’s a passion. They have to share it, teach it. Because what they’re giving is something big:...

Article - Gardening; by Dr. Francis Gouin - 3/31/11

The Bay Gardener’s Guide to Spring

Expert Advice for Getting the Most from Your Lawn, Garden and Yard

PRUNING Fruit Trees Pruning is the most effective method we have to improve fruit quality. A yearly early spring trim minimizes flowers, forcing better quality fruit. Trees should be well established before you begin pruning and training. Begin a year after transplanting. A well-trained fruit tree looks like a Christmas tree, with two to three well-developed bottom branches 30 to 36 inches above the ground. The angle...