Garden Views May 2019 May Garden Views 2019 Riverside County Master Gardener Newsletter University of California Cooperative Desert Area Graduation 2019 Extension - Riverside County West County Office 21150 Box Springs Road, #202 Moreno Valley, CA 92557-8781 (951) 683-6491 x231 Desert Office 81077 Indio Blvd., Suite H Indio, CA 92201 (760) 342-6437 Website: www.ucanr.edu/sites/RiversideMG UCANR E-mail addresses:
[email protected] [email protected] In this issue: In the cover story, Jean Renaker writes about the Desert Master Gardener Graduation, P. 2. Is there an alternative to bleach for cleaning gardening tools? See what Ed Harrison has to say on P. 4. Spice up your “Ask-the-Master Gardener” table with a demonstration. Suzanne Breshears describes fairy gardens that have attracted both children and adults to information tables, P. 5. Thinking of visiting public gardens within a day’s drive of Riverside County? Check out Jan Seaman’s recent visit to the Phoenix area, P. 6. Much farther away in Wisconsin is the site for Beverley Scray’s visit to the Green Bay Botanical Garden, P. 8. Karen Fleisher and Ron Jemmerson write about plants in bloom at the UCR Botanic Garden, P. 9. Thurman Howard describes MG plans for the Lavender Festival and seeks volunteers, P.11. Rosa Olaiz gets us up to date on MG business, P. 12, and Janet Hartin shares her thoughts on tree trimming in “Janet’s Jottings,” P. 13. On the last page, know your leaders and meet the new Garden Views Editor. 1 Garden Views May 2019 Graduation in a Desert Garden Contributed by Jean Renaker, Desert UCCE Master Gardener On April 3rd members of the 2018-2019 Master Gardener Desert Training Class celebrated graduation at a private garden called the “Trees Estate” in the Palm Springs Movie Colony.