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October/November 2008
August/September 2008
June/July 2008
April/May 2008
February/March 2008
December 2007/January 2008
October/November 2007
August/September 2007
June/July 2007
April/May 2007
February/March 2007
December/January 2006/2007
October/November 2006
August/September 2006
June/July 2006
May 2006
April 2006
March 2006
February 2006

October/November 2008 (click to open)

The Drought Tolerant Garden, Part Two: Selection and Planting
Conference Report
What Makes a Plant Drought Resistant?
2008 Water-Smart Gardening Tour
The Edible Garden: Tomatoes
Epolls
Featured Plant: Matilija Poppy
Redefining a Garden—and Gardener
Book Review: Hardy Californians
Thriving Shrubs on Ben Lomond Mountain
Letter to the Editor
Relevant Internet Miscellany
Advanced Training & Volunteer Opps
Try It, You’ll Like It

August/September 2008 (click to open)

The Drought Tolerant Garden—Part One: Design by Kari Olsen 
Fire-safe Landscapes by Sue Tarjan
Wildfire Prevention Publications by Steve Tjosvold
The Edible Garden by Tammy Tahara
3rd Annual Smart Gardening Faire by Tom Karwin
Featured Plant: Melianthus by Bonnie Pond
Epolls compiled by Sharon Ettinger
The Sussex Trug by Cindy Lloyd
Confessions: Ultimate Drought Tolerance by Christina Kriedt
Event Review: Sculpture Within 2008 by Denise Weatherwax
2008 Class Gift by Denise Weatherwax
10 Best Natives by Claudia Boulton
Try It, You’ll Like It by Tammy Tahara
Relevant Internet Miscellany by Christina Kriedt
Advanced Training & Volunteer Opps compiled by Christina Kriedt

June/July 2008 (click to open)

For the Love of Roses
Congratulations to the Class of 2008
Making Cut Flowers Last Longer with Proper Handling and Vase Solutions
Playing With Cut Flowers
Epolls
Roses in Water
Rose Beauties
MBMGs Support School Gardens
My Little Adventure with a Bee Swarm in Spring
Updates
Featured Plant: Alstroemeria
Book Review: Gardening Without Firearms
Confessions: They’re Only Words
Advanced Training & Volunteer Opps
Relevant Internet Miscellany

April/May 2008 (click to open)

Beneficial Insects: Ladybird Beetles
A Master Gardener Remembered: Linda Caruthers
Epolls
Read It and Weed
Perking Up Your Garden
Bud Burst
The Propane Weed Torch
Updates
The Sole of a Gardener
Book Review: Garden Insects of North America
Photo Essay, San Francisco Flower Show 2008
Favorite Succulents
Advanced Training & Volunteer Opps
Relevant Internet Miscellany

February/March 2008 (click to open)

The Hotline: the Master Gardener ‘SWAT Team’
Giant White Squill
Smart Gardening Faire: Early Progress
Epolls
CA Statewide Conference Update
Al’s Corner: A Fond Farewell
The Era of Al
CA Natives for Fall and Winter
Recovery Pruning on Trees After Wind Damage
Quail Hollow Ranch Project
Book Review: Plants and Landscapes for
          Summer-Dry Climates of the S. F. Bay Region
Winter Tool Maintenance
Advanced Training Opps
Relevant Internet Miscellany
Confessions of a Reluctant Gardener: Slick!
What’s Blooming in Your Garden?

December 2006/January 2007 (click to open)

Making Connections...Keeping Connections
Epoll: What Do You Like Most About Being a Master Gardener?
Book Review: Omnivore’s Dilemma
Eating Food in Season and Other Thoughts
Confessions: Excuses and Resolutions
MBMGs to Host 2008 Statewide Conference
It’s That Time Again—Almost, At Least! (pruning roses)
What’s Blooming in Your Garden
Al’s Corner: Successful Grafts Require Live Scions
Etcetera: Relevant Internet Miscellany

October/November 2007 (click to open)

Natives Ask Little, Give a Lot—Christina Kriedt
Epoll - Waterwise Gardening—complied by Sharon Ettinger
What's Blooming in Your Garden?
School Garden Reports—Maryanne McCormick and Chris Carrier
A Fresh Vision of California Native Plants—Tom Karwin
Successful Tour!—Gloria Thomas
Confessions of a Reluctant Gardener: The D Word (Drought)—Christina Kriedt
Al’s Corner: Rural Waterworks—Al Derrick
Etcetera: Relevant Internet Miscellany—Christina Kriedt
Welcome New Board Members

August/September 2007 (click to open)

Report of the 2007 Smart Gardening Faire—Tom Karwin
2007 Masters Garden Tour—Advance Ticket Sales
Tour Eats and Treats—Sharon Ettinger
A Hillside Garden in Rio Del Mar—Claudia Boulton
Petit Garden: A Manageable Oasis—Pat Davis
Rooms—Barbara Gordon
A Hobby Farm—Bonnie Pond
Evolution of a Westside Garden—Candice McLaren
Natural Bridges Farm—Darrie Ganzhorn
Confessions of a Reluctant Gardener: Floral Fulfillment—Christina Kriedt
Al’s Corner: Birdbaths, Self-Tending—Al Derrick
Update: Topsy Turvey Tomato Plant—Pat Davis
What’s Blooming in Your Garden in August and September
Etcetera: Relevant Internet Miscellany—Christina Kriedt

June/July 2007 (click to open)

Mark Your Calendar! (2006 Smart Gardening Faire)—Tom Karwin and Betsy Shea
Dust Mulching—Paul McCollum
Growing Tomatoes Upside Down—Pat Davis
Make Your Own Upside-Down Planter—Christina Kriedt
Confessions of a Reluctant Gardener: The Tomato That Ate The Driveway—Christina Kriedt
There's Still Time to Propagate for the Tour Plant Sale!—Bonnie Pond
Thinking Outside the Ring ("Japanese" Tomato Ring) —Christina Kriedt
Flower Confidential: A Book Review—Sue Tarjan
Monterey Bay Master Gardeners and School Gardens Bradley and Anzar Schools) —Kathleen Sonntag
Two Must-Have Resource Books—Tom Karwin
Second Quarter Meeting of the MBMG announcement
Summer Veggies in the Youth Garden—Kathleen Sonntag
Water Conservation Tips for the Home Lawn and Garden
    Excerpted from Publication 8036, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources
    —Pamela M. Geisel and Carolyn L. Unruh
What’s Blooming in Your Garden in June and July?
Etcetera: Relevant Internet Miscellany—Christina Kriedt

April/May 2007 (click to open)

Lily White (Easter Lilies)—Christina Kriedt
Confessions of a Reluctant Gardener: Spring Back—Christina Kriedt
A Morning at the Arboretum—Christina Kriedt
Book Review: Sunset Garden Book, Updated Resource for Gardeners—Thomas Karwin
Arbor Day—Christina Kriedt
San Francisco Flower Show—Kari Olsen
The Beach Garden Project—Kathleen Sonntag
La Mirada Project—Kathleen Sonntag
Al’s Corner: Container Soils and Water Movement—Al Derrick
What’s Blooming in Your Garden in April and May?
Etcetera: Relevant Internet Miscellany—Christina Kriedt

February/March 2007 (click to open)

Getting Your Amaryllis to Bloom Again—Kathleen Sonntag
What’s Blooming in Your Garden—Kathleen Sonntag
January Freeze Damage in the Landscape—Steve Tjosvold, Environmental Horticulture Farm Advisor
Confessions of a Reluctant Gardener: If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Eat ‘Em (Garden Snails)—Christina Kriedt
Smart Gardening Faire: Getting Started—Thomas Karwin & Sheryl McEwan
Roses in Containers—Paul McCollum
Al’s Corner: Building the Primrose Path—Al Derrick
Potatoes: Preparation and Planting—CASFS, UCSC
Tales from the Hotline—Kathleen Sonntag
Board Meeting Report—Kathleen Sonntag
Etcetera: Relevant Internet Miscellany—Christina Kriedt
December Quarterly Meeting—Kathleen Sonntag
Training, Volunteering and Events—Kathleen Sonntag

December/January 2006/2007 (click to open)

‘Forest Pansy’—Stuart Walzer
Gourds—Jan Olafsson
Points!—Kari Olson
Confessions of a Reluctant Gardener: Inside Outside (moving houseplants out for the summer) —Christina Kriedt
An Exciting New Shop In Town (Chairish the Thought)—Cynthia Jordan
New Statewide Vision for MGs—Tom Karwin
Board Meeting Report—Martye Lumpkin
Newsletter and Website Status—Christina Kriedt
Al’s Corner: The Soil Food Web—Al Derrick
Book Review: Grasses—Kathleen Sonntag
Over The Garden Fence—Sharon Ettinger
Hummers in the Winter Garden—Christina Kriedt
Garden Tour Follow-Up—Bonnie Pond
Advanced Training, Volunteer Opportunities and Other Events—Kathleen Sonntag

October/November 2006 (click to open)

Paulownia tomentosa—Bonnie Pond
Hotline What’s It All About?—Paul McCollum
Smart Gardening Faire Report—Tom Karwin and Sheryl McEwan
Growing a Website—Tom Karwin and Christina Kriedt
Favorite Gardening Websites EPoll—Natalie Chambliss
Al’s Corner: Potting Soil What Is It?—Al Derrick
Quarterly Meeting—Tammy Tahara and Alicia Molina
Book Review: Bay Area Gardening: 64 Practical Essays by Master Gardeners—Kari Olsen
Advanced Training, Volunteer Opportunities and Other Events—Kathleen Sonntag

August/September 2006 (click to open)

First Annual Smart Gardening Faire!— photos by Tom Karwin and Leora Worthington
Robin Hazard's Windows on the Bay—Claudia Sammis
Phyllis Hilton’s Natural Setting in Monterey
The McCormick Garden—John Goolsby and Leora Worthington
Time Out - Food Stops—Kathleen Sonntag
Tickets, Tickets, Tickets…
Location, Location, Location...—maps by Leora Worthington
Peaceful Retreat in Carmel Valley—Kat Dedontney
The Waltzer Garden—John Goolsby and Leora Worthington
Advanced Training, Volunteer Opportunities and Other Events—Sharon Ettinger and Sharon Tyler

June/July 2006 (click to open)

Rose Care in the Summer Garden—Paul McCollum
Rice Flower—Bonnie Pond
A Pond for All Reasons—Jan Olafsson
Pond Plant Possibilities—Christina Kriedt
MBMG Class of 2006 in Action—Christina Kriedt
Container Watering Tips—Christina Kriedt
Pruning Japanese Maples—Kari Olsen
Garden Faire UpdateL Countdown to the Faire—Tom Karwin and Sheryl McEwan
Al’s Corner: Garden Masonry Without Mortar—Al Derrick
Book Review: California Native Plants for the Garden—Kathleen Sonntag
Advanced Training, Volunteer Opportunities and Other Events —Sharon Ettinger and Sharon Tyler

May 2006 (click to open)

Heath and Heather—Stuart Walzer
Garden Faire Update: The Financial Model—Tom Karwin and Sheryl McEwan
Garden Society Meetings Offer Advanced Training Opportunities—Mary Koch
SF Flower and Garden Show Photo Collage, March 15-19, 2006—Kari Olsen
A Fountain for Your Garden
Al’s Corner: Pass Along Gardening Solutions—Al Derrick

April 2006 (click to open)

1995 – 2005…UCCE Monterey Bay Master Gardeners…The First Ten Years—Cynthia Jordan
Prickly Pursuit (pruning Youth Garden roses) —Christina Kriedt
The Gardener’s Most Disagreeable Job (pruning roses)—Al Derrick
Psoralea pinnata - The Grape Kool-Aid Plant—Stuart Walzer
Gardening Faire Update—Sheryl McEwanand Tom Karwin
What MGs Are Reading - A Book Review (Natural Enemies Handbook– The Illustrated Guide to Biological Pest Control)—Natalie Chambliss
Advanced Training Opportunities—Sharon Ettinger and Sharon Tyler

March 2006 (click to open)

Maplethorpe Orchids - A Hobby Into A Business—Jan Olafsson
Gardening Faire Update—Tom Karwin and Sheryl McEwan
Fruit Tree Bare Root and Grafting Season—Al Derrick
Interview with Sherry Howe, Owner of The Bird Feeder—Nancy Ruiz
Hydrangeas—Stuart Walzer
A Rose Worth Considering…Climbing White Maman Cochet—Paul McCollum
Photos From MBMG Quarterly Meeting, January
Advanced Training Opportunities—Sharon Ettinger and Sharon Tyler

February 2006 (click to open)

Middlebrook Gardens—Cynthia Jordan
Book Review: The Edible Flower Garden—Mary Koch
Twenty First Century Viticulture—Al Derrick
Rose Pruning Workshop—Leora Worthington
Propagation, Then and Now—Robin Hazard
Gardening Faire Update—Tom Karwin and Sheryl McEwan
Euphorbia – A Variety for Every Garden—Bonnie Pond
Advanced Training Opportunities—Sharon Ettinger and Sharon Tyler

Quotes

October-NOvember 2008
Out of gardens grow fleeting flowers
but lasting friendships
.~Beverly Rose Hopper~
Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections maybe once a year,
but when you volunteer, you vote every day about the kind of community you want to live in.
~Unknown~

August-September 2008
But now in September the garden has cooled, and with it my possessiveness.
The sun warms my back instead of beating on my head ...
The harvest has dwindled, and I have grown apart from the intense
midsummer relationship that brought it on.
~ Robert Finch, Poet~
I have a rock garden. Last week three of them died.
~Richard Diran~

June-July 2008
Sow good services;
Sweet remembrances will grow from them.
~Madame de Stael~
It is utterly forbidden to be half-hearted about gardening.
You've got to love your garden, whether you like it or not.
~W.C. Sellar & R.J. Yateman, Garden Rubbish, 1936~

April-May 2008
When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it.
If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.
~Author Unknown~

February-March 2008
The flowers of late winter and early spring occupy places in our hearts well out of proportion to their size.
~Gertrude S. Wister~

December 2007-January 2008
Last night, there came a frost, which has done great damage to my garden....
It is sad that Nature will play such tricks on us poor mortals,
inviting us with sunny smiles to confide in her, and then, when we are entirely within her power,
striking us to the heart. 
~Nathaniel Hawthorne, The American Notebooks`

October-November 2007
Your first job is to prepare the soil. The best tool for this is your neighbor's garden tiller.
If your neighbor does not own a garden tiller, suggest that he buy one.
~Dave Barry~

August-September 2007
I appreciate the misunderstanding I have had with Nature over my perennial border.
I think it is a flower garden; she thinks it is a meadow lacking grass, and tries to correct the error.
~Sara Stein, My Weeds, 1988~

June-July 2007
I used to visit and revisit it a dozen times a day, and stand in deep contemplation over my vegetable progeny with a love that nobody could
share or conceive of who had never taken part in the process of creation. It was one of the most bewitching sights in the world to observe
a hill of beans thrusting aside the soil, or a rose of early peas just peeping forth sufficiently to trace a line of delicate green.
~Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mosses from and Old Manse, 1854~

April-May 2007
In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.
~Margaret Atwood~

February-March 2007
Earth is here so kind, that just tickle her with a hoe and she laughs with a harvest.
~Douglas William Jerrold, A Land of Plenty~

April 2006
I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden.
~Ruth Stout~