Tips for protecting citrus and tender plants in cold weather courtesy of Master Gardener (and Manager of Fair Oaks Blvd. Nursery) Quentyn Young. He also talks about cool season vegetables and annual color. Upcoming garden events at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center. A tour of Capital Park. Upcoming garden events.

Our favorite college horticulture professor, Debbie Flower, offers tips for what to do, and what NOT to do in the garden during October. Thwarting mosquitoes in early fall. Preview of the American River College Fall Plant Sale. Upcoming garden events.

The ladies behind the "Sacramento Digs Gardening" Blog and Facebook page drop by to talk fall care of your roses and tomatoes, and they share a few recipes made from the goodies of your garden. UC Davis Arboretum's Warren Roberts on late September's showy plants. Unique pumpkin pie recipe. Upcoming garden events.

Now's the time for propagating many backyard favorites. Professor Debbie Flower offers up easy ways to multiply your garden plants. Upcoming garden events.

She's a combination of Urban Chicken Consultant and Master Beekeeper. That would be Cherie Sintes-Glover, who drops by to offer tips on keeping your chickens cool in the summer and warm in the winter, while staving off disease. And, she has tips if you're thinking of becoming a Honey Bee hobbyist. Upcoming garden events.

September ;is a transition month for Northern California gardeners. We go from busy to really busy. Or at least we should...if we want an outstanding lawn and garden in 2020.Sacramento's Organic Advocate, Steve Zien, offers up tips. The National Begonia Society is having their annual convention in Sacramento this week. And, they will have a show and sale of begonias next Saturday. Paul Tsamtsis has the details. Upcoming garden events.

Why do limbs of oaks, eucalyptus, elms and other trees drop limbs in the summertime, when the weather is calm? Jeff Gravish offers some ideas, and some suggestions on what to look for to see if your trees are susceptible. Also: Advice on choosing pruning equipment. Upcoming garden events.

Hot summer weather may mean extra stress on your Japanese maple trees. However, there are varieties that can take our hot, dry climate better than others. Juliet Voigtlander and Chris Aycock from El Dorado Nursery and Gardens Shingles Springs offer some advice. Also: Growing grapes in the valley and foothills. Upcoming garden events.

Don Shor of Redwood Barn Nursery in Davis offers up some tomato troubleshooting tips. He also tells us about what's bugging you this summer in your garden, including the brown marmorated stinks bug and the leaf-footed bug. Also, Warren Roberts talks about the showy August plants at the UC Davis Arboretum. Upcoming garden events.

With a little bit of effort, you can overwinter hot pepper plants for a bigger harvest next summer. The Plant Lady, Marlene Simon, gives is the how-to. Also, she talks succulent care. A visit to Harvest Day at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center. Upcoming garden events.