Houseplants

UCCE in Santa Barbara County: Event

Success with Succulents & How to Create a Succulent Bowl

Event Date
Oct 25, 2025

Join the UC Master Gardeners of Santa Barbara County for a Garden Workshop!SUCCESS WITH SUCCULENTSIn this workshop you will learn about Containers and Soil, Succulent Care, Propagation, and you will Create Your Own Succulent Bowl.Goleta Community Center, 5679 Hollister Ave, Goleta CA 93117Saturday, October…
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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Event

Central Sierra: Grow Your Imagination (EDC MG)

Event Date
May 3, 2025

Learn the basics of dish gardening while creating your own little space. Build a home for a fairy, a dinosaur, or make roads to explore in your own little trucks.
UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County
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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Event

Central Sierra: Container Magic (EDC MG)

Event Date
Mar 29, 2025

Dive into the world of container gardening with Master Gardeners. Learn everything you need to know to create a thriving container garden in any space – from choosing the right container, to plant selection and planting techniques, and the how to-s of container plant care.
UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County
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Flowering African Violet. J. Alosi
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Houseplants for the Winter Months

December 1, 2025
How about bringing a new plant home to cheer up these dark winter days?  For the avid gardener, houseplants can be an excellent source of greenery and even flowers when the outside garden has gone gray and dormant in the doldrums of mid-winter.  The Moth Orchid, ZZ Plant, Christmas Cactus, Snake Plant,…
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Poinsettia. J.C. Lawrence
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Poinsettia – La Flor de Nochebuena

November 24, 2025
The plant that graced the botanical gardens of the Aztec empire over 600 years ago, and the flower of Holy Night legends, is the poinsettia (poin seh tee uh), or flor de nochebuena in Spanish. Seen everywhere for sale during a short six weeks of the year, this plant has come to symbolize Christmas. A closer…
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UC Marin Master Gardeners: Page

Houseplant Care

Monthly Care | Plant Care | Fertilizing | Pruning | Propagating | Seed Saving | Planting | Tools | Garden Sanitation | Health & Safety in the GardenHow to Care for Houseplants Plants growing indoors need some specialized care.  While they don’t face the weather extremes that outdoor plants do,…
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UC Marin Master Gardeners: Page

Houseplants

Photo: Daria Rem, Pexels If you revel in the array of tones and textures in our garden, you can bring that feeling indoors with a few well-placed houseplants. Houseplants create a sense of colorful coziness, along with the added bonus of purifying the air you breathe.
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