Louise Grabell, Master Gardener University of Arizona, Pinal County Cooperative Extension The holidays are upon us and outdoor gardening is for the future. Winter is the time to focus on indoor plants and outdoor plans. You might even be the recipient of some holiday beauties, like poinsettia or cyclamen, etc., and I’m going to tell…
Louise Grabell It’s November! What happened to summer? Well, let’s look ahead to pleasant days and cool nights. What could be bad? OK—so let’s think forward to the holidays and plants that we can use to brighten up the interior of our homes. Poinsettias come to mind first and cyclamens second. But what about the…
Upcoming gardening talks Eric Clark, residential landscape designer from Civano Nursery, will present Simple Landscape Fixes to Bring Back the WOW at MountainView Clubhouse Ballroom West on November 19, 2015, from 1:00 to 2:15 p.m. Ask Your Master Gardener will be held from 12:30 to 1:00 p.m. Eric will give tips on how to rejuvenate…
Louise Grabell Fall is fabulous! October brings us warm sunshiny days and cooler nights. Give your AC system a rest, open the windows and breathe some fresh air. Fall is the time to finish those garden projects that you left by the wayside when the temperature was 100 degrees forever! I will be doing a…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…