California Master Gardener Handbook, 2nd Edition Edited by Dennis R. Pittenger, 2015 GardenZeus receives commissions for purchases made through links in this post. The California Master Gardener Handbook is a comprehensive, science-based reference book on horticulture and other related topics written for participants in the California Master Gardener program during and after completing their local […]

What is the most popular holiday plant in the United States? The easy answer is Christmas trees for their traditional role as the holiday centerpiece, but by total annual sales of individual plants, the correct answer would be poinsettias. With sales in excess of 30 million plants annually, poinsettias are easily the most popular houseplant […]

Those attractive Chinese Lantern Plants found in grocery stores and garden centers about this time in fall are nightshades, part of the Solanaceae family of over 2500 species that includes important garden vegetables, such as tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, potatoes, and tomatillos; major agricultural crops such as tobacco; as well as poisonous plants, weeds, medicinal plants, […]

GardenZeus receives commissions for purchases made through links in this post. Looking for a helpful but inexpensive gift for the dedicated gardener? Look no farther than Teaming with Microbes. This small but intense book is one of the “must reads” for California—or any other –gardeners. This gardening book instructs gardeners how to create sustainable, healthy […]