Tag: gardening

Master Gardener Program

A Plant Sale will be held on MountainView Clubhouse Walkway from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on April 21, 2016, plus Zann Wilson, SaddleBrooke Master Gardener, will speak at MountainView Clubhouse Ballroom West from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. on Lose the Snooze: Alternatives to Overused Landscape Plants. Come purchase plants grown by the SaddleBrooke Master Gardeners…

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Purple coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea) in the Grabell garden

Louise Grabell Pinal County Master Gardener Gardeners arise! Spring is in the air. There’s work to do and it’s still cool enough to work outside without fear of heat stroke. Ready, set go: finish all pruning of shrubs and trees; amend garden and vegetable beds; transplant perennials; check irrigation for function and leaks and treat…

Understanding Gardening in the Desert: The Basics, April 12

The Gardeners Exchange of SaddleBrooke Ranch welcomes Pinal County Master Gardener Intern Alison Lang to speak on Understanding Gardening in the Desert: The Basics. This presentation will take place on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. in La Hacienda Club, La Mesa Room. Alison has been an avid gardener for many years, from New York…

Keeping our landscape healthy

Richard Gibson

Pam Boedeker Newly elected President Ron Andrea called the January meeting of the SaddleBrooke Nature Club to order. After a short discussion of membership and upcoming events, Carole Chase introduced the speaker. Richard Gibson is Pinal County Extension Director and Statewide Area Agent, Sustainable Agriculture. He works with producers of both large and small farm…

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Louise Grabell Got your pruners and lopers sharpened? By mid-February it will be safe to prune all that is dormant or dead. You can easily tell if a branch is dead by making a small scrape with your thumbnail to remove a bit of bark. If it is green underneath, then the branch is simply…

SaddleBrooke Master Gardeners brings two gardening talks

Front row: Tina Lee, Debbie Jurko, Patty Kambic, Pam Corrigan (sitting in the beautiful recliner), Dick Argast and Rose Dorlac; back row: Sam and Suzy Miller, Shawne Cryderman, Jeannine Grippo, Jack Lee, Jim Thom, Brenda and Steve Kore, Steve and Rene Jacobs, Dennis Bevan, Pat Roddy, Karen and Mark Menghini (hidden), Jim Bevan, Jel and Grover Ligon, Marla and Don Butcher and Mike Roddy. Not pictured: Jeanette and Dave Brinker, Ilene Skinner and photographer Dave Corrigan

Greg Corman, Artist and Landscape Designer, will present Functional Art in the Garden at the MountainView Clubhouse Ballroom West on February 18, 2016, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. after Ask Your Master Gardener from 12:30 to 1:00 p.m. Greg Corman is a Tucson-based artist and landscape designer who works primarily with reclaimed wood, steel and…

Gardeners Exchange notice

The Gardeners Exchange of SaddleBrooke Ranch brings Peter Warren, Urban Horticulturist for Pima County Cooperative Extension Service at The University of Arizona, to speak on Tuesday, March 8 at 1:00 p.m. The program, Pollinators and the Plants They Love, will take place at La Hacienda Club, La Mesa Room. The presentation will cover the various…

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Louise Grabell We are deep into winter, but nothing to moan and groan about because it’s a very short season. While not a growing season for most plants, some succulents are getting ready for their early spring blooms like the red aloes and cape aloes, etc. So what’s a gardener to do? If you’re like…

Master Gardener Program

Upcoming gardening talks Author and potted garden expert Marylee Pangman will present Planting Trees in Containers in your Desert Landscape at the MountainView Clubhouse Ballroom West on January 21, 2016, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Ask Your Master Gardener program will precede the presentation from 12:30 to 1:00 p.m. Marylee Pangman is the founder and…

Is your yard ready for a spring makeover?

SaddleBrooke DGs are selling gorgeous geraniums in a variety of colors in pots and hanging baskets.

Karen Schickedanz With our winter nearing its end, you might want to bring some color back to your yard. Delta Gamma sorority alumnae in SaddleBrooke have the answer for you! Delta Gamma is once again selling geraniums to benefit charities supporting the vision-impaired. The group has been holding this annual sale for seven years to…