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class="sr-only">Featured</h2> <article class=" feature-large archive-view has-image post-3874358 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-home-garden category-latest-headlines category-things-to-do tag-newsletter location-california location-santa-cruz location-santa-cruz-county location-soquel" data-id="3874358" data-timestamp="1740055899" > <div class="article-info"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title"> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/02/20/home-garden-digest-224/" title="Home & Garden Digest"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Home & Garden Digest </span> </a> </h3>  <figure> <a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/02/20/home-garden-digest-224/" title="Home & Garden Digest" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/02/20/home-garden-digest-224/" title="Home & Garden Digest"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Join the Santa Cruz Garden Exchange as the spring weather arrives for this month’s garden exchange from 8 to 9 a.m." title="Join the Santa Cruz Garden Exchange as the spring weather arrives for this month’s garden exchange from 8 to 9 a.m." subtitle="" class=" size-hp_large" sizes="(max-width: 40em) 620px,(min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 50em) 780px,(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 65em) 675px,(min-width: 65em) and (max-width: 80em) 865px,(min-width: 80em) 622px,865px" srcset="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Home-and-Garden.jpg?w=467 620w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Home-and-Garden.jpg?w=587 780w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Home-and-Garden.jpg?w=507 675w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Home-and-Garden.jpg?w=648 865w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Home-and-Garden.jpg?w=467 622w" ></div> </a> </figure> </header> <div class="excerpt"> Join the Santa Cruz Garden Exchange as the spring weather arrives for this month’s garden exchange from 8 to 9 a.m. </div> </div> <figure> <div class="image-wrapper"><a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/02/20/home-garden-digest-224/" ><img alt="Fresh from the garden, oranges are a sweet exchange tradition and always a welcome treat at the Santa Cruz Garden Exchange. (Contributed - Julie Allen)" title="Fresh from the garden, oranges are a sweet exchange tradition and always a welcome treat at the Santa Cruz Garden Exchange. (Contributed - Julie Allen)" subtitle="" class=" size-article_feature" sizes="(max-width: 40em) 620px,(min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 50em) 780px,(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 65em) 1020px,(min-width: 65em) and (max-width: 80em) 1280px,(min-width: 80em) 1860px,1860px" srcset="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Home-and-Garden.jpg?w=467 620w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Home-and-Garden.jpg?w=587 780w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Home-and-Garden.jpg?w=767 1020w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Home-and-Garden.jpg?w=960 1280w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Home-and-Garden.jpg?w=1395 1860w" ></a></div> </figure> </article> <div class="feature-right"> <article class="section-feature-small feature-small archive-view has-image post-3874295 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-home-garden category-latest-headlines category-opinion category-opinion-columnists category-things-to-do tag-newsletter location-california location-santa-cruz-county" data-id="3874295" data-timestamp="1740054725" > <figure> <a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/02/20/tom-karwin-on-gardening-late-winter-to-early-spring-blooms/" title="Tom Karwin, On Gardening | Late winter to early spring blooms" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/02/20/tom-karwin-on-gardening-late-winter-to-early-spring-blooms/" title="Tom Karwin, On Gardening | Late winter to early spring blooms"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt=""California’s Central Coast region, including Monterey Bay, has a Mediterranean climate characterized by mild, wet winters and dry summers," writes columnist Tom Karwin. "Many perennial plants thrive in these conditions, especially those that bloom in early spring when moisture is still available from winter rains. They provide early-season color, support local pollinators, require little maintenance and thrive in the Monterey Bay region’s gardens."" title=""California’s Central Coast region, including Monterey Bay, has a Mediterranean climate characterized by mild, wet winters and dry summers," writes columnist Tom Karwin. "Many perennial plants thrive in these conditions, especially those that bloom in early spring when moisture is still available from winter rains. They provide early-season color, support local pollinators, require little maintenance and thrive in the Monterey Bay region’s gardens."" subtitle="" class=" size-hp_small" sizes="(max-width: 40em) 300px,(min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 50em) 380px,(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 65em) 395px,(min-width: 65em) and (max-width: 80em) 470px,(min-width: 80em) 305px,470px" srcset="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3.-Daffodil-Bulbs-Miniature-Tete-a-Tete.jpeg?w=187 300w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3.-Daffodil-Bulbs-Miniature-Tete-a-Tete.jpeg?w=215 380w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3.-Daffodil-Bulbs-Miniature-Tete-a-Tete.jpeg?w=222 395w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3.-Daffodil-Bulbs-Miniature-Tete-a-Tete.jpeg?w=265 470w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3.-Daffodil-Bulbs-Miniature-Tete-a-Tete.jpeg?w=172 305w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title"> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/02/20/tom-karwin-on-gardening-late-winter-to-early-spring-blooms/" title="Tom Karwin, On Gardening | Late winter to early spring blooms"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Tom Karwin, On Gardening | Late winter to early spring blooms </span> </a> </h3>  </header> </div> </article> <article class="section-feature-small feature-small archive-view has-image post-3872929 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-home-garden category-things-to-do tag-network" data-id="3872929" data-timestamp="1739872048" > <figure> <a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/02/18/gardening-new-plants/" title="A durable dahlia. A vigorous vinca. Here are 20 new garden plants to watch for this year" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/02/18/gardening-new-plants/" title="A durable dahlia. A vigorous vinca. Here are 20 new garden plants to watch for this year"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Petunia Dekko™ Maxx™ Pink" title="Petunia Dekko™ Maxx™ Pink" subtitle="" class=" size-hp_small" sizes="(max-width: 40em) 300px,(min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 50em) 380px,(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 65em) 395px,(min-width: 65em) and (max-width: 80em) 470px,(min-width: 80em) 305px,470px" srcset="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Gardening-Select_New_Plants_01704.jpg?w=242 300w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Gardening-Select_New_Plants_01704.jpg?w=278 380w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Gardening-Select_New_Plants_01704.jpg?w=287 395w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Gardening-Select_New_Plants_01704.jpg?w=342 470w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Gardening-Select_New_Plants_01704.jpg?w=222 305w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title"> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/02/18/gardening-new-plants/" title="A durable dahlia. A vigorous vinca. Here are 20 new garden plants to watch for this year"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> A durable dahlia. A vigorous vinca. Here are 20 new garden plants to watch for this year </span> </a> </h3>  </header> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="feature-bottom"> <div class="landing-secondary-left author-features"> <ul class="landing-page-list"> <li class="columnists-header landing-page-list-title"> <span aria-hidden="true">Columnists</span> <h2 class="sr-only">Columnists</h2> </li> <li class="landing-list-item"> <div class="author-feature"> <a aria-label="Author Feature: Sharon Hull" title="Author Feature: Sharon Hull" href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/author/sharon-hull/"> <img class="avatar avatar-130 photo size-130x130" src="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/hull-sharon.jpg?w=130" srcset="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/hull-sharon.jpg?w=130 130w" alt=""> </a> <h3><a aria-label="Author Feature: Sharon Hull" title="Author Feature: Sharon Hull" href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/author/sharon-hull/">Sharon Hull</a></h3> </div> </li> <li class="landing-list-item"> <div class="author-feature"> <a aria-label="Author Feature: Tom Karwin" title="Author Feature: Tom Karwin" href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/author/tom-karwin/"> <img class="avatar avatar-130 photo size-130x130" src="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/karwin-tom.jpg?w=130" srcset="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/karwin-tom.jpg?w=130 130w" alt=""> </a> <h3><a aria-label="Author Feature: Tom Karwin" title="Author Feature: Tom Karwin" href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/author/tom-karwin/">Tom Karwin</a></h3> </div> </li> <li class="landing-list-item"> <div class="author-feature"> <a aria-label="Author Feature: Ross Clark" title="Author Feature: Ross Clark" href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/author/ross-clark/"> <img alt='Author Feature' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/?s=130&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/?s=260&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-130 photo avatar-default' height='130' width='130' /> </a> <h3><a aria-label="Author Feature: Ross Clark" title="Author Feature: Ross Clark" href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/author/ross-clark/">Ross Clark</a></h3> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="landing-secondary-main headline-list"> <h2 class="landing-page-list-title"><span>Latest Headlines</span></h2> <ul> <li> <article class="latest-headlines feature-small archive-view has-image post-3871649 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-home-garden category-things-to-do tag-network" data-id="3871649" data-timestamp="1739600725" > <figure> <a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/02/15/winter-sowing-upcycled-containers/" title="Winter sowing in upcycled containers creates stronger seedlings in spring" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/02/15/winter-sowing-upcycled-containers/" title="Winter sowing in upcycled containers creates stronger seedlings in spring"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Winter sowing is an easy, low-maintenance technique for planting seeds in miniature, makeshift greenhouses." title="Winter sowing is an easy, low-maintenance technique for planting seeds in miniature, makeshift greenhouses." subtitle="" class=" size-hp_small" sizes="(max-width: 40em) 300px,(min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 50em) 380px,(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 65em) 395px,(min-width: 65em) and (max-width: 80em) 470px,(min-width: 80em) 305px,470px" srcset="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Gardening_Winter_Sowing_58349.jpg?w=249 300w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Gardening_Winter_Sowing_58349.jpg?w=287 380w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Gardening_Winter_Sowing_58349.jpg?w=296 395w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Gardening_Winter_Sowing_58349.jpg?w=353 470w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Gardening_Winter_Sowing_58349.jpg?w=229 305w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title"> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/02/15/winter-sowing-upcycled-containers/" title="Winter sowing in upcycled containers creates stronger seedlings in spring"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Winter sowing in upcycled containers creates stronger seedlings in spring </span> </a> </h3>  </header> </div> </article> </li><li> <article class="latest-headlines feature-small archive-view has-image post-3870440 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-home-garden category-latest-headlines category-opinion category-opinion-columnists category-things-to-do tag-newsletter location-california location-santa-cruz-county" data-id="3870440" data-timestamp="1739451514" > <figure> <a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/02/13/tom-karwin-on-gardening-sequential-planning-focuses-on-geophytes/" title="Tom Karwin, On Gardening | Sequential planning focuses on geophytes" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/02/13/tom-karwin-on-gardening-sequential-planning-focuses-on-geophytes/" title="Tom Karwin, On Gardening | Sequential planning focuses on geophytes"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt=""The current period of dormancy provides gardeners with time planning for the future. In a recent column, we emphasized sequential planning, with the long-term goal of developing a landscape with a year-round schedule of attractive blossoms," writes columnist Tom Karwin. "This planning includes selecting plants that bloom during each season, acquiring those plants through local garden centers or mail-order nurseries, and installing them early enough for them to establish roots and develop blossoms at the intended time."" title=""The current period of dormancy provides gardeners with time planning for the future. In a recent column, we emphasized sequential planning, with the long-term goal of developing a landscape with a year-round schedule of attractive blossoms," writes columnist Tom Karwin. "This planning includes selecting plants that bloom during each season, acquiring those plants through local garden centers or mail-order nurseries, and installing them early enough for them to establish roots and develop blossoms at the intended time."" subtitle="" class=" size-hp_small" sizes="(max-width: 40em) 300px,(min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 50em) 380px,(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 65em) 395px,(min-width: 65em) and (max-width: 80em) 470px,(min-width: 80em) 305px,470px" srcset="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3.-Lily-Stargazer.png?w=142 300w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3.-Lily-Stargazer.png?w=164 380w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3.-Lily-Stargazer.png?w=169 395w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3.-Lily-Stargazer.png?w=202 470w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3.-Lily-Stargazer.png?w=131 305w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title"> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/02/13/tom-karwin-on-gardening-sequential-planning-focuses-on-geophytes/" title="Tom Karwin, On Gardening | Sequential planning focuses on geophytes"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Tom Karwin, On Gardening | Sequential planning focuses on geophytes </span> </a> </h3>  </header> </div> </article> </li><li> <article class="latest-headlines feature-small archive-view has-image post-3870077 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-home-garden category-latest-headlines category-things-to-do tag-newsletter location-california location-santa-cruz location-santa-cruz-county location-soquel location-watsonville" data-id="3870077" data-timestamp="1739447963" > <figure> <a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/02/13/home-garden-digest-223/" title="Home & Garden Digest" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/02/13/home-garden-digest-223/" title="Home & Garden Digest"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Ready to learn how to graft? Or is it just time to "up" your grafting game? Join the Monterey Bay chapter of California Rare Fruit Growers from 3-6 p.m. Sunday, at the Santa Cruz Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Ave. in Santa Cruz for a hands-on dormant wood grafting class." title="Ready to learn how to graft? Or is it just time to "up" your grafting game? Join the Monterey Bay chapter of California Rare Fruit Growers from 3-6 p.m. Sunday, at the Santa Cruz Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Ave. in Santa Cruz for a hands-on dormant wood grafting class." subtitle="" class=" size-hp_small" sizes="(max-width: 40em) 300px,(min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 50em) 380px,(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 65em) 395px,(min-width: 65em) and (max-width: 80em) 470px,(min-width: 80em) 305px,470px" srcset="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/unnamed-4.jpg?w=296 300w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/unnamed-4.jpg?w=340 380w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/unnamed-4.jpg?w=351 395w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/unnamed-4.jpg?w=419 470w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/unnamed-4.jpg?w=272 305w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title"> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/02/13/home-garden-digest-223/" title="Home & Garden Digest"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Home & Garden Digest </span> </a> </h3>  </header> </div> </article> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <aside class="sidebar-ad-container"> <div class="dfp-ad dfp-cube1_rrail_atf" id="div-gpt-ad-cube1_rrail_atf" style="visibility:hidden"> <div class="htlad-cube1_rrail_atf" data-unit='santacruzsentinel.com/things-to-do/home-garden/cube1_rrail_atf' data-targeting=''></div> </div> <div class="dfm-sidebar-top-flex-container"><a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/tag/coronavirus/" target="_blank"><img style="padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px" src="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/coronavirus-virus.png" alt="Coronavirus News Updates"></a></div> </aside> </section> <div id="Native_Top"></div> <div class="dfp-ad dfp-sponsorship_2" id="div-gpt-ad-sponsorship_2" style="visibility:hidden"> <div class="htlad-sponsorship_2" data-unit='santacruzsentinel.com/things-to-do/home-garden/sponsorship_2' data-targeting=''></div> </div> <div class="landing-row landing-four-up"> <div class="landing-item"> <section class="section-highlight"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/tag/this-week-in-the-garden/" class="category-this-week-in-the-garden"> This Week in the Garden<i class="icon-arrow-right"></i> </a> </h2> <div class="section-highlight-content"> <div class="section-feature"> <article class="feature-medium feature-large archive-view has-image post-3210959 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-home-garden category-things-to-do tag-newsletter tag-this-week-in-the-garden location-california location-santa-cruz-county" data-id="3210959" data-timestamp="1667467400" > <figure> <a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2022/11/03/d-lopez-this-week-in-the-garden-home-with-no-garden/" title="D. Lopez, This Week in the Garden | Home with no garden" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2022/11/03/d-lopez-this-week-in-the-garden-home-with-no-garden/" title="D. Lopez, This Week in the Garden | Home with no garden"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="As escrow closes at the end of the month, so will my residency in California. At the anniversary of my work as a writer in a news column, I will also terminate this wonderful opportunity to focus on my relocation." title="As escrow closes at the end of the month, so will my residency in California. At the anniversary of my work as a writer in a news column, I will also terminate this wonderful opportunity to focus on my relocation." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-section_three_one_alt" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image0.jpeg?w=350" data-srcset="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image0.jpeg?w=350 620w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image0.jpeg?w=428 780w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image0.jpeg?w=340 605w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image0.jpeg?w=236 420w,https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image0.jpeg?w=265 470w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title"> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2022/11/03/d-lopez-this-week-in-the-garden-home-with-no-garden/" title="D. Lopez, This Week in the Garden | Home with no garden"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> D. Lopez, This Week in the Garden | Home with no garden </span> </a> </h3>  </header> <div class="excerpt"> As escrow closes at the end of the month, so will my residency in California. At the anniversary of my work as a writer in a news column, I will also terminate this wonderful opportunity to focus on my relocation. </div> </div> </article> </div> <ul class="headline-list"> <li> <article class=" headline-only archive-view has-image post-3207945 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-home-garden category-things-to-do category-uncategorized tag-newsletter tag-this-week-in-the-garden location-california location-santa-cruz-county" data-id="3207945" data-timestamp="1666884774" > <div class="article-info"> <header> <a href="https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2022/10/27/d-lopez-this-week-in-the-garden-home-in-specter/" title="D. 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