UCCE Master Gardeners of Nevada County

06/14/2026

FREE WORKSHOP: CUT FLOWER GARDENING

Saturday June 20, 2026. 10:00 am - noon

Demonstration Garden, 1036 W. Main St., Grass Valley (NID Grounds)

Please join us for our Cut Flower Workshop focused on the basics of creating and maintaining a successful flower garden. Participants learn practical tips on planning, planting, and caring for cut flowers to support healthy growth and produce beautiful, long-lasting blooms throughout the season.

Always check our website for the latest schedule updates: ncmg.ucanr.edu.

GOT GARDENING QUESTIONS? You can submit questions electronically to our Help Desk anytime using the following link. https://ncmg.ucanr.edu/Got_Questions/

Visit our webpage at any time at: https://ncmg.ucanr.edu/ UCCE

Master Gardeners are volunteers trained and certified by the University of California to provide research-based information about home horticulture and pest management. We help home gardeners and community organizations garden sustainably and create a healthy environment.

Connect with us on social media:

https://www.facebook.com/UCCEmastergardeners.nevadacounty

https://www.instagram.com/nevadacountymg/

Listen to us: Master Gardeners and Friends Radio Show Saturdays 10:00 am to noon on KNCO 830 AM
https://www.iheart.com/live/knco-830-news-talk-830-6865/

Image credit: Katie Kohler

06/07/2026

FREE WORKSHOP
GARDENING FOR WILDLIFE WITH NATIVE PLANTS

June 13, 2026 10:00am - Noon

Demonstration Garden, 1036 W. Main St., Grass Valley (NID grounds)

Your plot of earth was once a precisely evolved community of cooperative plants and animals – a fantastic web of life that started underground with tiny organisms and reached into the sky with birds and insects. You can help rebuild that community by restoring native plants to your landscape. This workshop will feature the top local native plants to create habitats and provide food for many different species including birds, pollinators and small mammals.

Always check our website for the latest schedule updates: ncmg.ucanr.edu.

GOT GARDENING QUESTIONS? You can submit questions electronically to our Help Desk anytime using the following link. https://ncmg.ucanr.edu/Got_Questions/

Visit our webpage at any time at: https://ncmg.ucanr.edu/ UCCE

Master Gardeners are volunteers trained and certified by the University of California to provide research-based information about home horticulture and pest management. We help home gardeners and community organizations garden sustainably and create a healthy environment.

Connect with us on social media:

https://www.facebook.com/UCCEmastergardeners.nevadacounty

https://www.instagram.com/nevadacountymg/

Listen to us: Master Gardeners and Friends Radio Show Saturdays 10:00 am to noon on KNCO 830 AM
https://www.iheart.com/live/knco-830-news-talk-830-6865/

Image credit: Sylvia Wright

06/05/2026

06/05/2026

06/01/2026

FREE WORKSHOP: FRUIT TREE INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT

Saturday June 6, 2026 10:00 am - noon

Demonstration Garden, 1036 W. Main St., Grass Valley (NID Grounds)

Fruit trees are an investment of time and resources that can deliver long term benefits of fresh fruit from our gardens; however, they can also be challenging to grow due to all the insect pests and disease they get. It's crucial to follow a few "best practices" to prevent or at least reduce the pest pressures. IPM (Integrated Pest Management) is here to help! We'll cover the main insect pests and diseases that occur locally and how to address them using IPM strategies.

Please join us, it will be fun!

Always check our website for the latest schedule updates: ncmg.ucanr.edu.

GOT GARDENING QUESTIONS? You can submit questions electronically to our Help Desk anytime using the following link. https://ncmg.ucanr.edu/Got_Questions/

Visit our webpage at any time at: https://ncmg.ucanr.edu/ UCCE

Master Gardeners are volunteers trained and certified by the University of California to provide research-based information about home horticulture and pest management. We help home gardeners and community organizations garden sustainably and create a healthy environment.

Connect with us on social media:

https://www.facebook.com/UCCEmastergardeners.nevadacounty

https://www.instagram.com/nevadacountymg/

Listen to us: Master Gardeners and Friends Radio Show Saturdays 10:00 am to noon on KNCO 830 AM
https://www.iheart.com/live/knco-830-news-talk-830-6865/

Image Credit: Talei Hoblitzell Mistron

05/30/2026

A summer of great workshops!

05/28/2026

You may have seen recent news about Costco stores in Northern California selling grapevines infested with an invasive insect called the glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS). The plants originated from a nursery located in Fresno County. The spread of this insect has the potential to be a really big problem statewide. All County Ag Commissioner’s offices have been alerted and we hear they are taking swift action to monitor for the insect.

An invasive insect called the glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS) has been found on grapevine shipments sold at select Costco locations in Northern California between April 21 and May 19, 2026. If you or someone you know has recently purchase a grape plant at Costco please read this article to know wh...

05/17/2026

Beginning this coming Saturday, May 23, 2026 the Master Gardeners of Nevada County will be out at the Grass Valley Farmers Market on Saturday’s from 8:00 an until 12:30 to answer all your gardening questions. Bring us bugs or diseased leaves to identify.

If you are new to the area, or just new to gardening, we will have our Western Sierra Foothills Garden Guide for sale which has fantastic information about gardening specifically in our area.@

05/16/2026

DOUBLE THANKS!

A huge thank you to our community and beyond for your continued support over the last week in both our Annual Spring Plant Sale and on Giving Day. It is a wonderful time to be able to grow and sell plants that enhance your gardening experience as well as plan for the future of our program with your generosity.


Image credit: Damon Grier, UC Master Gardener of Nevada County