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by Kim Schultz Winter brings the longest nights and shortest days, but it also brings the sunniness of citrus fruit season. While California enjoys citrus year round, winter is a glorious time for many citrus trees: Meyer lemons and clementines, grapefruits and blood oranges. The easy availability of dwarf, semi-dwarf, and standard sized trees at […]

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By Donna McClay (This article originally appeared in the November 8, 2025 edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune) Do you remember the first time you experienced the heady aroma of a rose? Or felt an overwhelming sense of joy as your tulips appeared in the spring? How about the feeling of connecting with Mother Nature […]

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By Lynn O’Shaughnessy and Sharon Reeve (This article originally appeared in the November/December edition of California Garden) Do you ever gaze at your front or backyard and wish it looked like one of those luscious photos in a garden magazine? Plenty of us surely feel that way, here is the good news: Getting from blah […]

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By Cindy Bruecks On our Master Gardener Hotline, we often get questions about hillside management: “ I just took out the ice plant on my slope, and I’m wondering what I should do next? What to plant? See my photo.” It helps to step back and consider what are the issues when planting on a […]

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By Michael Harrelson (This article originally appeared in the October 11, 2025 edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune) The narrator of Edgar Allen Poe’s poem, The Raven, struggles to deal with the loss of his love, Lenore, and is haunted by her death. The presence of a raven at his window adds a sinister element […]

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