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.
Feel free to print and copy articles from this web site; please acknowledge Redwood Barn Nursery on each copy!
•Garden Problems in a Cool Summer!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, August 26, 2010
•Bamboo: Frequently Asked Questions!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, July 22, 2010
•It Isn't Easy Being an Aphid!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, June 24, 2010
•May Garden Questions!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, May 27, 2010
•Real Gardeners Grow Biennials!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, April 22, 2010
•Success With Early Tomatoes!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, March 25, 2010
•Spotted Wing Drosophila: a new pest of summer fruit!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, February 25, 2010
•Starting Summer Vegetable Seeds!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, January 28, 2010
•Making Lemonade from Frozen Lemons?
Written for the Davis Enterprise, December 31, 2009
•About the Arboretum All-Stars
Written for the Davis Enterprise, December 3, 2009
•Edible Ornamentals?
Written for the Davis Enterprise, October 22, 2009
•The Surprising Spread of Peppers
Written for the Davis Enterprise, September 24, 2009
•Bananas and Beyond: subtropicals in the Sacramento Valley
Written for the Davis Enterprise, August 27, 2009
•Cool gardens on a hot day
Written for the Davis Enterprise, July 23, 2009
•Favorite trees, updated
Written for the Davis Enterprise, June 25, 2009
•Pest update, and some favorite roses
Written for the Davis Enterprise, May 28, 2009
•New pests in the news?
Written for the Davis Enterprise, April 23, 2009
•California natives for your garden?
Written for the Davis Enterprise, March 26, 2009
•Heirlooms, or hybrids?
Written for the Davis Enterprise, February 26, 2009
•Naked Fruit Trees? The Bareroot Season!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, January 29, 2009
•Oh, Those Acid-loving Plants!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, December 24, 2008
•November Noshing!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, November 27, 2008
•A Garden of Fragrant Foliage!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, October 23, 2008
•Mythbusting In The Garden!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, September 25, 2008
•Bamboo My Father Planted
Written for the Davis Enterprise, August 28, 2008
•Succulents and Cactus
Written for the Davis Enterprise, July 24, 2008
• Food Gardening is Back!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, June 26, 2008
• Cardoons and other alien invaders!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, May 22, 2008
• Clematis and other vines!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, April 24, 2008
• Ten Tips for a Greener Garden!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, March 27, 2008
• The Arboretum in Winter!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, February 28, 2008
• Planting a Butterfly Garden!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, January 24, 2008
• Puckery Persimmons?
Written for the Davis Enterprise, December 27, 2007
• Low Water Landscaping!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, November 22, 2007
• Plant Spring Flowering Bulbs Now!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, October 25, 2007
• Early Autumn Flowers!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, September 27, 2007
• Growing Giant Vegetables!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, August 23, 2007
• Cotton, Gumbo, and Marshmallows: the Mallow Family!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, July 26, 2007
• Summer Planting in the Sacramento Valley!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, June 28, 2007
• Herbs for Kitchen & Pleasure!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, May 24, 2007
• Rose disorders!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, April 26, 2007
• Hottest summer? Disappearing bees? Media notes!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, March 22, 2007
• The 'Other' Roses!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, February 22, 2007
• After the Freeze--What to do?!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, January 25, 2007
•Woodman, Spare that Tree
Written for the Davis Enterprise, December 26, 2006
•Planting for Posterity
Written for the Davis Enterprise, November 23, 2006
• Sizing up the Summer Garden
Written for the Davis Enterprise, October 26, 2006
• Fragrance in the Garden!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, September 28, 2006
• Gardening in Containers!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, August 24, 2006
• Sunflowers!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, July 27, 2006
• Shades of Purple!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, June 22, 2006
• Plants for the shade!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, May 25, 2006
• Citrus--the lesser-known varieties!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, April 27, 2006
• Hedges and Screens!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, March 23, 2006
• Winter 2006--A Season of Contrasts!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, February 23, 2006
• Dormant Pruning: Keep It Simple!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, January 26, 2006
• The Stars of Winter!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, December 30, 2005
• The Plants of Thanksgiving!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, November 24, 2005
• Fall Questions: Ask the Nursery Guy!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, October 27, 2005
• Autumn Notes!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, September 22, 2005
• Cool Season Vegetables!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, August 25, 2005
• August Doldrums?!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, July 28, 2005
• Does it grow here? We get questions....
Written for the Davis Enterprise, June 23, 2005
• A Tomato Primer!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, May 26, 2005
• Seeds that are Easy To Grow!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, April 29, 2005
• Vines!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, March 24, 2005
• Growing Orchids!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, February 24, 2005
• Choosing Fruit Trees!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, January 27, 2005
• Winter Weather questions?
Written for the Davis Enterprise, December 23, 2004
• Fall Bulbs for Spring Bloom!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, October28, 2004
• House Plants!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, September 23, 2004
• Choosing a Garden Path!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, August 26, 2004
• Water Slowly, Deeply, Infrequently!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, July 22, 2004
• Growing Berries!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, May 27, 2004
• April FAQ's--common questions in spring!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, April 22, 2004
• Great Garden Soil!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, March 25, 2004
• The Small Flowering Trees of Spring!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, February 26, 2004
• Rose Pruning Explained!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, January 22, 2004
• Winter Tapestries!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, December 24, 2003
• Zoned out? Our climate zones and regions!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, November 26, 2003
• Weather West of the Causeway!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, October 23, 2003
• Garden Myths and Opportunities!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, September 25, 2003
• Grow Your own Meadow! Using Ornamental Grasses
Written for the Davis Enterprise, July 24, 2003
• Ten Easy Perennials!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, June 26, 2003
• Spring Diseases!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, May 22, 2003
• Aphid Strategies!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, April 24, 2003
• If I Were Planting A Vegetable Garden!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, March 27, 2003
• Microclimates--using the niches in your yard!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, February 27, 2003
• What's New in '03?
Written for the Davis Enterprise, January 23. 2003
• December 26 is Boxing Day!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, December 26, 2002
• Trees--Some of our Favorite Evergreens!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, November 27, 2002
• Trees--Also-Rans and Bad Actors!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, October 24, 2002
• Some of Our Favorite Trees!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, September 26, 2002
• Gardening by Moonlight!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, August 22, 2002
• Extreme Heat!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, July 25, 2002
• A Touch of the Tropics!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, June 27, 2002
• Made for the Shade!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, May 23, 2002
• Gardening can be easy, really!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, April 18, 2002
• Water Woes--the Facts About Our Water
Written for the Davis Enterprise, March 21, 2002
• On the Verge of Spring?
Written for the Davis Enterprise, February 21, 2002
• Fruit Trees in the Landscape
Written for the Davis Enterprise, January 24, 2002
• Stop Tree Abuse! Staking and Training Trees!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, December 27, 2001
• Evergreens: framing the landscape
Written for the Davis Enterprise, November 21, 2001
• Choosing a Shade Tree!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, October 18, 2001
• October is a month of contrasts!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, September 20, 2001
• September means planning for winter fragrance!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, August 23, 2001
• August is a difficult month!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, July 26, 2001
• Summer Gardening in the Sacramento Valley!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, June 28, 2001
• Peppers--sweet or hot! Pick a Peck!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, May 31, 2001
• Everyone Loves Tomatoes!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, March 22, 2001
• Deciduous Flowering Shrubs--Sentimental Favorites!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, February 22, 2001
• Dormant Pruning of Fruit Trees and FAQs (frequently asked questions)
Written for the Davis Enterprise, 25 January 2001
• Holiday Plants Care and FAQs (frequently asked questions)
Written for the Davis Enterprise, 28 December 2000
• Frost Protection
Written for the Davis Enterprise, November 2000
• Perennials -- plants for color all year, and year after year!
Written for the Davis Enterprise, 25 May 2000
• Summer Vegetables in Davis and FAQs (frequently asked questions)
Written for the Davis Enterprise, 20 April 2000
• Gardening for Wildlife
Written for the Davis Enterprise, Spring 2000, and Duck Days--2/18/01
• Growing Bamboo in the Sacramento Valley
Written for the Davis Enterprise
•Summer Session: Watering 101
Written for the Davis Enterprise
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