Articles about Gardening
Articles by Don Shor, published in the Davis Enterprise
Don's articles appear on the 4th Thursday of every month in the Weekend Section of The Davis Enterprise.
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•Starting Summer Vegetable Seeds!
From the Davis Enterprise, January 28, 2010
•Making Lemonade from Frozen Lemons?
From the Davis Enterprise, December 31, 2009
•About the Arboretum All-Stars
From the Davis Enterprise, December 3, 2009
•Edible Ornamentals?
From the Davis Enterprise, October 22, 2009
•The Surprising Spread of Peppers
From the Davis Enterprise, September 24, 2009
•Bananas and Beyond: subtropicals in the Sacramento Valley
From the Davis Enterprise, August 27, 2009
•Cool gardens on a hot day
From the Davis Enterprise, July 23, 2009
•Favorite trees, updated
From the Davis Enterprise, June 25, 2009
•Pest update, and some favorite roses
From the Davis Enterprise, May 28, 2009
•New pests in the news?
From the Davis Enterprise, April 23, 2009
•California natives for your garden?
From the Davis Enterprise, March 26, 2009
•Heirlooms, or hybrids?
From the Davis Enterprise, February 26, 2009
•Naked Fruit Trees? The Bareroot Season!
From the Davis Enterprise, January 29, 2009
•Oh, Those Acid-loving Plants!
From the Davis Enterprise, December 24, 2008
•November Noshing!
From the Davis Enterprise, November 27, 2008
•A Garden of Fragrant Foliage!
From the Davis Enterprise, October 23, 2008
•Mythbusting In The Garden!
From the Davis Enterprise, September 25, 2008
•Bamboo My Father Planted
From the Davis Enterprise, August 28, 2008
•Succulents and Cactus
From the Davis Enterprise, July 24, 2008
• Food Gardening is Back!
From the Davis Enterprise, June 26, 2008
• Cardoons and other alien invaders!
From the Davis Enterprise, May 22, 2008
• Clematis and other vines!
From the Davis Enterprise, April 24, 2008
• Ten Tips for a Greener Garden!
From the Davis Enterprise, March 27, 2008
• The Arboretum in Winter!
From the Davis Enterprise, February 28, 2008
• Planting a Butterfly Garden!
From the Davis Enterprise, January 24, 2008
• Puckery Persimmons?
From the Davis Enterprise, December 27, 2007
• Low Water Landscaping!
From the Davis Enterprise, November 22, 2007
• Plant Spring Flowering Bulbs Now!
From the Davis Enterprise, October 25, 2007
• Early Autumn Flowers!
From the Davis Enterprise, September 27, 2007
• Growing Giant Vegetables!
From the Davis Enterprise, August 23, 2007
• Cotton, Gumbo, and Marshmallows: the Mallow Family!
From the Davis Enterprise, July 26, 2007
• Summer Planting in the Sacramento Valley!
From the Davis Enterprise, June 28, 2007
• Herbs for Kitchen & Pleasure!
From the Davis Enterprise, May 24, 2007
• Rose disorders!
From the Davis Enterprise, April 26, 2007
• Hottest summer? Disappearing bees? Media notes!
From the Davis Enterprise, March 22, 2007
• The 'Other' Roses!
From the Davis Enterprise, February 22, 2007
• After the Freeze--What to do?!
From the Davis Enterprise, January 25, 2007
•Woodman, Spare that Tree
From the Davis Enterprise, December 26, 2006
•Planting for Posterity
From the Davis Enterprise, November 23, 2006
• Sizing up the Summer Garden
From the Davis Enterprise, October 26, 2006
• Fragrance in the Garden!
From the Davis Enterprise, September 28, 2006
• Gardening in Containers!
From the Davis Enterprise, August 24, 2006
• Sunflowers!
From the Davis Enterprise, July 27, 2006
• Shades of Purple!
From the Davis Enterprise, June 22, 2006
• Plants for the shade!
From the Davis Enterprise, May 25, 2006
• Citrus--the lesser-known varieties!
From the Davis Enterprise, April 27, 2006
• Hedges and Screens!
From the Davis Enterprise, March 23, 2006
• Winter 2006--A Season of Contrasts!
From the Davis Enterprise, February 23, 2006
• Dormant Pruning: Keep It Simple!
From the Davis Enterprise, January 26, 2006
• The Stars of Winter!
From the Davis Enterprise, December 30, 2005
• The Plants of Thanksgiving!
From the Davis Enterprise, November 24, 2005
• Fall Questions: Ask the Nursery Guy!
From the Davis Enterprise, October 27, 2005
• Autumn Notes!
From the Davis Enterprise, September 22, 2005
• Cool Season Vegetables!
From the Davis Enterprise, August 25, 2005
• August Doldrums?!
From the Davis Enterprise, July 28, 2005
• Does it grow here? We get questions....
From the Davis Enterprise, June 23, 2005
• A Tomato Primer!
From the Davis Enterprise, May 26, 2005
• Seeds that are Easy To Grow!
From the Davis Enterprise, April 29, 2005
• Vines!
From the Davis Enterprise, March 24, 2005
• Growing Orchids!
From the Davis Enterprise, February 24, 2005
• Choosing Fruit Trees!
From the Davis Enterprise, January 27, 2005
• Winter Weather questions?
From the Davis Enterprise, December 23, 2004
• Fall Bulbs for Spring Bloom!
From the Davis Enterprise, October28, 2004
• House Plants!
From the Davis Enterprise, September 23, 2004
• Choosing a Garden Path!
From the Davis Enterprise, August 26, 2004
• Water Slowly, Deeply, Infrequently!
From the Davis Enterprise, July 22, 2004
• Growing Berries!
From the Davis Enterprise, May 27, 2004
• April FAQ's--common questions in spring!
From the Davis Enterprise, April 22, 2004
• Great Garden Soil!
From the Davis Enterprise, March 25, 2004
• The Small Flowering Trees of Spring!
From the Davis Enterprise, February 26, 2004
• Rose Pruning Explained!
From the Davis Enterprise, January 22, 2004
• Winter Tapestries!
From the Davis Enterprise, December 24, 2003
• Zoned out? Our climate zones and regions!
From the Davis Enterprise, November 26, 2003
• Weather West of the Causeway!
From the Davis Enterprise, October 23, 2003
• Garden Myths and Opportunities!
From the Davis Enterprise, September 25, 2003
• Grow Your own Meadow! Using Ornamental Grasses
From the Davis Enterprise, July 24, 2003
• Ten Easy Perennials!
From the Davis Enterprise, June 26, 2003
• Spring Diseases!
From the Davis Enterprise, May 22, 2003
• Aphid Strategies!
From the Davis Enterprise, April 24, 2003
• If I Were Planting A Vegetable Garden!
From the Davis Enterprise, March 27, 2003
• Microclimates--using the niches in your yard!
From the Davis Enterprise, February 27, 2003
• What's New in '03?
From the Davis Enterprise, January 23. 2003
• December 26 is Boxing Day!
From the Davis Enterprise, December 26, 2002
• Trees--Some of our Favorite Evergreens!
From the Davis Enterprise, November 27, 2002
• Trees--Also-Rans and Bad Actors!
From the Davis Enterprise, October 24, 2002
• Some of Our Favorite Trees!
From the Davis Enterprise, September 26, 2002
• Gardening by Moonlight!
From the Davis Enterprise, August 22, 2002
• Extreme Heat!
From the Davis Enterprise, July 25, 2002
• A Touch of the Tropics!
From the Davis Enterprise, June 27, 2002
• Made for the Shade!
From the Davis Enterprise, May 23, 2002
• Gardening can be easy, really!
From the Davis Enterprise, April 18, 2002
• Water Woes--the Facts About Our Water
From the Davis Enterprise, March 21, 2002
• On the Verge of Spring?
From the Davis Enterprise, February 21, 2002
• Fruit Trees in the Landscape
From the Davis Enterprise, January 24, 2002
• Stop Tree Abuse! Staking and Training Trees!
From the Davis Enterprise, December 27, 2001
• Evergreens: framing the landscape
From the Davis Enterprise, November 21, 2001
• Choosing a Shade Tree!
From the Davis Enterprise, October 18, 2001
• October is a month of contrasts!
From the Davis Enterprise, September 20, 2001
• September means planning for winter fragrance!
From the Davis Enterprise, August 23, 2001
• August is a difficult month!
From the Davis Enterprise, July 26, 2001
• Summer Gardening in the Sacramento Valley!
From the Davis Enterprise, June 28, 2001
• Peppers--sweet or hot! Pick a Peck!
From the Davis Enterprise, May 31, 2001
• Everyone Loves Tomatoes!
From the Davis Enterprise, March 22, 2001
• Deciduous Flowering Shrubs--Sentimental Favorites!
From the Davis Enterprise, February 22, 2001
• Dormant Pruning of Fruit Trees and FAQs (frequently asked questions)
From the Davis Enterprise, 25 January 2001
• Holiday Plants Care and FAQs (frequently asked questions)
From the Davis Enterprise, 28 December 2000
• Frost Protection
From the Davis Enterprise, November 2000
• Perennials -- plants for color all year, and year after year!
From the Davis Enterprise, 25 May 2000
• Summer Vegetables in Davis and FAQs (frequently asked questions)
From the Davis Enterprise, 20 April 2000
• Gardening for Wildlife
From the Davis Enterprise, Spring 2000, and Duck Days--2/18/01
• Growing Bamboo in the Sacramento Valley
From the Davis Enterprise
•Summer Session: Watering 101
From the Davis Enterprise
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