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Short mushrooms growing at the edge of a lawn along mowing strip. Caps of mushrooms are whitish to light brown and appear cracked. Caps are flat with edges rolled down slightly.

Rains Bring Lawn Mushrooms

January 9, 2026
By Belinda Messenger-Sikes
Winter rains and damp conditions in many parts of California may have brought a surprise visitor to your lawn: mushrooms! A few mushrooms sprouting in your lawn can be a good sign: it means there's plenty of organic matter in the soil. But if patches of mushrooms are sprinkled across your lawn, something…
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[PODCAST] Indoor House Plants

January 8, 2026
By Loren Nelson
This week on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners, we bring you a new show on the topic of “Indoor House Plants”! Master Gardener Dece Morgan met Julie Bawden-Davis, who is a fellow MG and a resident expert on indoor houseplants, at her home for a relaxed tour and conversation about Julie’s vast home…
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Pollinator Plant List #4

January 7, 2026
Pollinator Plant List #4  BLUE BOA HUMMINGBIRD MINTAgastache 'Blue Boa'WOOLLYPOD MILKWEEDAsclepias eriocarpaROCK PURSLANECalandrinia spectabilisBUSH MONKEY FLOWERDiplacus aurantiacusWHITE GAURAGaura lindheimeriWILD BERGAMOTMonarda fistulosaDESERT GLOBEMALLOWSphaeralcea ambiguaTALL VERBENAVerbena…
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Pollinator Plant List #3

January 7, 2026
Pollinator Plant List #3  NARROWLEAF MILKWEEDAsclepias fascicularisSHOWY MILKWEEDAsclepias speciosaBLUE STOCKING BEE BALMMonarda didyma 'Blue Stocking'COYOTE MINTMonardella villosa 'Russian River'DESERT PENSTEMONPenstemon superbus (pink form)BROWN EYED SUSANRudbeckia trilobaCALIFORNIA BEE…
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Pollinator Plant List #2

January 7, 2026
Pollinator Plant List #2  PEARLY EVERLASTINGAnaphalis margaritaceaELEGANT CLARKIAClarkia unguiculataLANCELEAF TICKSEEDCoreopsis lanceolataPHENOMENAL LAVENDERLavandula x intermedia 'Phenomenal'PURPLE TOADFLAXLinaria purpureaCHICK LUPINELupinus microcarpusPURPLE NEEDLEGRASSStipa pulchraTOWER OF…
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Pollinator Plant List #1

January 7, 2026
Pollinator Plant List #1  COMMON YARROWAchillea millefoliumCORONADO HUMMINGBIRD MINTAgastache aurantiaca 'Coronado'TUTTI FRUTTI HUMMINGBIRD MINTAgastache barberi 'Tutti Frutti'PURPLE CONEFLOWEREchinacea purpureaRED-FLOWERED BUCKWHEATEriogonum grande var. rubescensGREAT VALLEY GUMWEEDGrindelia…
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Hedgerow Plant List

January 7, 2026
Hedgerow Plant List  CA BUCKEYEAesculus californicaPEARLY EVERLASTINGAnaphalis margaritaceaSENTINEL MANZANITAArctostaphylos densiflora 'Sentinel'WOOLLYPOD MILKWEEDAsclepias eriocarpaNARROWLEAF MILKWEEDAsclepias fascicularisCONCHA CEANOTHUSCeanothus 'Concha'WESTERN REDBUDCercis…
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

California Woodland Plant List

January 7, 2026
California Woodland Plant List  JOHN DOURLEY MANZANITAArctostaphylos 'John Dourley'DR HURD MANZANITAArctostaphylos manzanita 'Dr. Hurd'CALIFORNIA MUGWORTArtemisia douglasianaBLUE GRAMA GRASSBouteloua gracilisSEDGECarex praegracilisBUCKBRUSHCeanothus cuneatusWESTERN REDBUDCercis OccidentalisMOUNTAIN…
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

HOA Plant List

January 7, 2026
HOA Plant List  COMMON YARROWAchillea millefoliumEMERALD CARPET MANZANITAArctostaphylos 'Emerald Carpet'SUNSET MANZANITAArctostaphylos 'Sunset'DWARF COYOTE BUSHBaccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point'SEDGECarex praegracilisCONCHA CEANOTHUSCeanothus 'Concha'DARK STAR CEANOTHUSCeanothus 'Dark Star'VALLEY…
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