The Gardeners Exchange of SaddleBrooke Ranch welcomes Jan Shrader to speak on Echinopsis on Wednesday, March 15 at 1:00 p.m. at La Hacienda Club. Echinopsis is a cold-hardy cactus from South America, with an extraordinary trumpet flower, perfect for growing in the micro-climates of SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch. For years horticulturalists have been hybridizing the native species echinopsis to create a rainbow of colors that bloom numerous times within a season.
Jan is a native of Tucson and a graduate of the University of Arizona with a degree in elementary education. She taught K-8 art for ten years and has a graduate degree from Gateway Theological Seminary in theology. She has worked at Bach’s Cactus Nursery for six years. She loves camping and hiking in the mountains or a canyon, gardening in a land with little water, art projects of any kind, Spanish architecture and Mexican food.
All are welcome. Open seating. No registration required. For more information, please contact Zann Wilson at [email protected] or 219-263-3261.