Winter 2012 Download MBBG_Spring 2012.pdf

In this issue:

• President's Message - Join MBBG for Centennial Parade May 19th
• Gardening Tips - Binoculars as Magnifiers, Rain Bird's New Drip Irrigation, Where to Get Free Mulch
• What to Do about Rose Diseases
• Focus on Wildlife - The Alligator Lizard
• Hummingbird Sage - An English Garden Look with a California Scent
• MBBG Supports LMB Sustainable Landscape Project

Winter 2012 Download MBBG_Winter 2012.pdf

In this issue:

• Look to the Post Office/Chamber landscape for sustainable gardening
• Gardening tips - Get fit through gardening
• MBBG board members make impact on City’s Environmental Task Force
• Great websites - Wildflowers of local mountains and G2 Gallery
• Biology and bio-control of mealybugs
• Landscape sustainability audit
• How to create a quiet garden

Fall 2011 Download MBBG_Fall_2011.pdf

In this issue:

• MBBG volunteers in the streets and at city hall
• Two great websites and cactus needle warning
• City Hall satellite garden one year old and Moving Planet event
• Ladybug larva and crab spider win no beauty contests
• Drought-tolerant sod substitutes
• The "smother method" of lawn removal

Summer 2011 Download MBBGNewsletterSummer2011.pdf

In this issue:

• An "international incident" at MBBG
• Where to acquire good soil, and more gardening tips
• Plant Profile - Clarkias
• Adventures in the Garden - special bird sightings; volunteers in action
• Organizational News - Coast Live Oak project; Succulent Club July 16th update; Seal of Approval sign update
• Controlling Snails and Slugs
• Feature article by Doug Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home
• Thank you MBBG Sponsors!

Spring 2011 Download MBBGNewsletterSpring2011.pdf

In this issue:

• Local Garden Tours and Events
• Poinsettia disposal
• Plants for Coastal Native Gardens
• Ridding Trees and Homes of Argentine Ants
• MBBG's New Succulent Club (Earth Day Kick-off April 16th), City Flower Update
• Subsurface Drip Irrigation (for a water-wise lawn)
• The Hori Hori Knife