Join The Gardeners Exchange of SaddleBrooke Ranch on Tuesday, October 27 at 1:00 p.m. to hear Greg Starr of Starr Nursery Mix It Up! Plants from Greg’s Nursery and books will be for sale in La Hacienda Club, La Mesa Room. Come early for the best selection. Greg Starr will encourage the home gardener to…
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Generals, October 2015
The SaddleBrooke Master Gardener upcoming workshops
Greg Starr, author and owner of Starr Nursery will present Spicy Shrubs for Desert Landscapes at the MountainView Clubhouse Ballroom West on October 15, 2015, from 1:00 to 2:15 p.m. following the Ask Your Master Gardener program from 12:30 to 1:00 p.m. Join Greg while he paints a picture of your desert landscape using his…
Generals, September 2015
The Gardeners Exchange welcomes speaker September 22
The Gardeners Exchange at SaddleBrooke Ranch welcomes Ken Drozd, Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the National Weather Service, on Tuesday, September 22 at 1:00 p.m. Please join us in La Mesa Room at La Hacienda Club. Every gardener relies upon weather to bring the sunshine, bring the rain, cold chill bulbs and heat up our cacti.…
Generals, September 2015
Master Gardener Program — College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Plant Sale and Ask Your Master Gardener The Plant Sale will take place September 17, 2015, in the MountainView Ballroom West and Breezeway from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Here’s a chance to purchase some locally grown plants and get your garden questions answered. Greg Starr returns to SaddleBrooke! Spicy Shrubs for Desert Landscapes will be…
Features, September 2015
How does Your Garden Grow?
Louise Grabell Although there is lots of beautiful weather ahead, fall is upon us and it’s time to make those adjustments to your flowering beds you’ve been thinking about all summer. I gave up thinking about it and started a little notebook with all my ideas for the improvements I want to make. Most of…
Features, August 2015
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Louise Grabell Humidity is wonderful! It’s good for your plants—and your skin, too! You may find mold, moss and mushrooms around your estate. The spores for these organisms live in the soil, waiting for just the right time to germinate and reproduce before everything dries out again. Some annuals may develop moldy leaves. This is…
Generals, August 2015
Master Gardener Program — College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Volunteers make a difference Kathie Griffin The SaddleBrooke Master Gardener Volunteers love gardening and can’t stop talking about the unique challenges in growing plants in the high desert. As a part of University of Arizona Pinal Cooperative Extension, our mission is to provide the public with research-based home horticultural information through educational programs and projects.…
Generals, August 2015
The Gardeners Exchange
The Gardeners Exchange at SaddleBrooke Ranch welcomes Jan Campbell, area iris grower and member of the Tucson Iris society, to speak Tuesday, August 18 at 1:00 p.m. Jan’s topic, Irises That Do Well in Southern Arizona, comes from 40 years’ experience growing irises in her Tucson area gardens. Please join us in La Mesa Room…
Generals, July 2015
The Gardeners Exchange at SaddleBrooke Ranch open to all
The Gardeners Exchange at SaddleBrooke Ranch welcomes Dr. Anthony Knight, former professor of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State University, and Pima County Master Gardener, speaking Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 1:00 pm, in the La Hacienda Club on Common Insects of Southern Arizona Gardens. Gardeners in Arizona are confronted with numerous insects in their flower and…
Generals, June 2015
Master Gardener Program — College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Kathie Griffin— This school year kindergarten and first grade students at Mountain Vista Elementary School in Oracle, Arizona learned about life science, scientific processes, health and wellness and teamwork through creating a school garden and growing their own vegetables, herbs and flowers. The project was collaboration among three teachers, Julie Formo, Windy Messing and Chantel…