Your Southeast Pinal County Master Gardeners are pleased to invite you to attend our Community Education Presentation on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 1 p.m. at SaddleBrooke Ranch Sol Ballroom, 31143 S. Amenity Drive, Oracle, Ariz. Join us for this free presentation on “Gardening for Butterflies: The Importance of Monarch Waystations.” Known for its bright orange…
Tag: gardening
May 2024, Generals
Heat Proofing Your Garden
Bob Allen, SE Pinal County Master Gardener When Deborah North returned to Arizona from the very green Northwest in 2003, she quickly learned that to enjoy gardening in Tucson required significant retraining. She entered the Pima Master Gardener program in 2004 through the University of Arizona and never looked back! On April 10 Deborah shared…
March 2024, Generals
How to Heatproof Your Garden
Ellen Sosin, SE Pinal County Master Gardener Your Southeast Pinal County Master Gardeners (formally SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners) invite you to attend an in-person presentation on Wednesday, April 10, at 1 p.m. at the Sol Ballroom at SaddleBrooke Ranch, 31143 S. Amenity Drive, Oracle, Ariz. This is a free event. We are pleased to have…
Generals, December 2023
Nutrient Deficiencies in Plants and How to Improve Soils
Glenna Mathews, Pinal County Master Gardener Your Southeast Pinal County Master Gardeners are pleased to invite you to attend a Zoom webinar presentation on Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 1 p.m. Dr. Debankur Sanyal, University of Arizona Environmental Sciences, Soil Health Specialist, will present “Nutrient Deficiencies in Plants and How to Improve Soils.” All higher plants…
Generals, September 2023
Master Gardeners: You Are Invited to Our Zoom Webinar Presentations
Glenna Matthews, Pinal County Master Gardener Your Southeast Pinal County Master Gardeners (formally SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners) are pleased to invite you to attend our Zoom webinar presentations: Wednesday, Sept. 13, at 1 p.m., “Bighorn and Bush Fire Saguaro Cacti Restoration.” Jonathan Horst, director of conservation and research at Tucson Audubon Society, will share the recent…
Generals, March 2023
Master Gardeners Demo Day and Mini Plant Sale March 20
Join your SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners for a Demonstration (Demo) Day fair. Residents from both communities are welcome to attend all events. Master Gardeners will be available to answer questions and guide you to resources that will assist you in creating and maintaining thriving and bountiful gardens. Demo Day and Mini Plant Sale at SaddleBrooke…
Generals, February 2023
Master Gardener Demonstration Days
Laurie Foster and Sheilah Britton, Pinal County Master Gardeners * Demo Day at SaddleBrooke Ranch Community Garden will be held Wednesday, March 8, from 1 to 3 p.m. Join us at the SaddleBrooke Ranch Community Garden for demonstrations in working gardens, including amending soil, irrigation, planting spring vegetables, planting from seeds, when and how to…
Generals, January 2023
Master Gardeners Coming Events
Laurie Foster, Pinal County Master Gardener Becoming a Master Gardener In February, a one-hour orientation meeting will be held at both SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch to introduce you to our program. If you are interested in environmentally responsible landscaping and gardening and have a desire to teach those principles/skills from research-based materials to others, then…
Generals, December 2022
‘Cold Hardy Cacti’ Presentation December 14
Sheilah Britton, Pinal County Master Gardener SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners are delighted to bring Mark Sitter, owner of B & B Cactus Farm in Tucson, for an in-person presentation, “Cold Hardy Cacti,” on Wednesday, Dec. 14, at 1 p.m. in the Sol Ballroom at SaddleBrooke Ranch. Mark, a longtime friend of SB/SBR Master Gardeners, will…
Generals, November 2022
‘Winterizing Your Desert Garden’ November 16
Sheilah Britton, Pinal County Master Gardener Your SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners invite you to attend an in-person presentation with Deb North who will be presenting “Winterizing Your Desert Garden” at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Ms. North will be speaking in the La Mesa/La Montana Rooms at La Hacienda in SaddleBrooke Ranch. Though it…