High fuel loads are evident in all of the park's landscape zones Families enjoy a hike on a Mt. Madonna trail. By Mike Monroe Mike Monroe It's been a while! My enthusiasm for [...]

More than 4,000 species of aphid exist worldwide, and 250 pester U.S. gardens Aphids have specialized mouths to suck the fluids from leaves and flowers that the plant uses to distribute nutrients.Photo courtesy Safer Brands   [...]

Agency will also discuss upcoming construction of Anderson Dam May 19 Morgan Hill Life file photoWater flows over the spillway of Anderson Dam after heavy rains drenched the South Valley in February 2017. By Staff [...]

It's easier to list the pests and diseases that do not affect members of the rose family. Flowers of the rose family are famous for being showy. If you look closely, you can see that the [...]

While daddy longlegs are predators in their own right, they get most of their nutrients from decomposing plant and animal matter and manure. A macro shot of a daddy longlegs on a leaf.Photo courtesy Wikipedia [...]

To be successful, bulbs must be planted at the correct time of year By Kate Russell Kate Russell The same conditions that make the South Bay one of the best places in the world for [...]

Overhead watering is a major contributor to fungal and bacterial diseases, such as anthracnose, bacterial spot, blight,  anddowny mildews.   By Kate Russell Kate Russell You’ve probably heard it a hundred times — overhead watering [...]

Several purchases and annexations make up the popular park By Mike Monroe Mike Monroe The parklands of Mt. Madonna did not come about through one large purchase of land from the heirs of the Miller [...]