Margaret Larmour The Gardener’s Exchange of SaddleBrooke Ranch, in conjunction with SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners, welcomes you to attend “Interesting Color Plants for Xeriscape Yards” presented by Pima County Master Gardener MarciBeth Phillips. Program begins at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 24 at La Hacienda Club, La Mesa Room, SaddleBrooke Ranch. MarciBeth recently retired…
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Features, October 2018
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Louise Grabell Ants, ants, ants in your pants! Have you ever found a trail of very busy ants scurrying across your patio from one location clear across your yard to another? I’ve found ant highways going across the patio, up into the garden, over the wall into the common area and around the pool. Of…
Features, September 2018
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Louise Grabell My desert spoon died! So sad. How could that happen after 14 years of blissfully growing on my estate? Me, a Master Gardener, lose a plant? I’ve noticed the same thing happening to spoons on other properties, so what’s the story? First, let me tell you that desert spoon (Sotol) is the most…
Generals, September 2018
Gardeners Exchange
Margaret Larmour The Gardeners Exchange, in conjunction with the SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners, welcomes you to attend “Everything You Wanted to Know About Desert Bees but Were Afraid to Ask” by Dr. Stephen Buchmann, adjunct professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona on Thursday, September 20 at…
Generals, August 2018
Master Gardener Program
“Using salvaged plants to create meaningful landscapes” Margaret Larmour The Gardeners Exchange of SaddleBrooke Ranch in conjunction with the SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners welcomes you to attend “Using Salvaged Plants to Create Meaningful Landscapes,” presented by Jessie Byrd, Native Plant Nursery Manager for Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation. Program begins at 1:00…
Generals, July 2018
The Weird, Wacky and Wonderful World of Soil, Fertilization and Amendments
Margaret Larmour The Gardeners Exchange of SaddleBrooke Ranch in conjunction with the SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners welcomes you to attend “The Weird, Wacky, and Wonderful World of Soil, Fertilization and Amendments” by self-proclaimed, plant nerd, Brendan Woltman on Thursday, July 19 at 1:00 p.m. at the MountainView Ballroom West, SaddleBrooke. Brendon is knowledgeable in…
Features, July 2018
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Louise Grabell, Pinal County Master Gardener Strange things are happening [remember that line…Red Buttons]. It’s so darn hot outside that I decided tell you about some strange things, as gardening goes, that you might enjoy over a cool glass of iced tea inside your cool house. Before I begin, a few garden reminders for this…
Features, July 2018
Trichocreus – 136 blooms
Jean Kraus Trichocereus—136 blooms popped up over night!
Features, June 2018
How does your garden grow?
Louise Grabell, Pinal County Master Gardener There’s a “thriller” in your garden! Well, there should be. Thrillers are flowers that stand upright and call your eye to their display of blossoms. Thrillers demand your attention. Like irises, Echinacea, penstemon, tall zinnia, etc. I am mentioning this because you will need to understand the function…
Generals, June 2018
Gardeners Exchange
Small Wonders – June 18 Margaret Larmour The Gardeners Exchange of SaddleBrooke Ranch in conjunction with the SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners welcomes you to attend Small Wonders, by Dr. Frank Rose, garden writer, artist, photographer and nature lover, on Wednesday, June 18 at La Hacienda Club, SaddleBrooke Ranch at 1:00 p.m. Dr. Rose, a…