Marilyn Kline, Pinal County Master Gardener Your SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners are pleased to invite you to attend an online program presented by Jesús García, director of the Kino Heritage Fruit Trees Project on Thursday, Aug. 19, at 1 p.m. Join us for Tasting History: The Kino Heritage Fruit Trees Project and Mission Garden.…
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General, January 2021
Online Program
Zann Wilson Your SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Master Gardeners invite you to join us for an online Community Education program with Carianne Campbell, owner of Strategic Habitat Enhancements, on Thursday, Jan. 21 at 1 p.m. Carianne will speak on Near-Native Plant Choices from the Chihuahuan Desert for your SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Garden. Botanist Carianne Campbell is a well-known advocate…
Features, March 2017
How does Your Garden Grow?
Louise Grabell The tail of two snails: It was the best of times, out in the garden preparing the soil for spring planting. To my great surprise, a pretty little snail was crawling along the soil surface and I thought: isn’t that curious? This is the desert. It’s hot and dry here. Where on Earth…
Generals, February 2017
High Desert Gardening class February 21
High Desert Gardening will be presented in the Maricopa Room, DesertView Clubhouse at SaddleBrooke, 10:00 a.m. to noon, for six weeks starting February 21, 2017; registration required. Once again, due to popular demand, your Master Gardeners will be offering a six-week mini course to help residents resolve basic gardening issues along with gaining new information…
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, January 2015
Master Gardener Program — College of Agriculture and Life Sciences – January 2015
The SaddleBrooke Master Gardeners present IPM, Integrated Pest Management on Thursday, February 19, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. in the MountainView Ballroom West. This presentation features Pinal County Extension Agent Rick Gibson. What is IPM (Integrated Pest Management) and how can it work for me? Join Rick as he draws upon thirty years of local landscape…
Generals, December 2014
Master Gardener Program — College of Agriculture and Life Sciences – December 2014
Gardening series coming High Desert Garden Basics is a mini-course for interested gardeners. This six part gardening series sponsored by the SaddleBrooke Master Gardeners is designed for the home gardener wanting to learn more about growing things in our interesting and sometimes challenging desert environment. These classes will benefit gardeners of all experience levels. How…
Generals, September 2014
Annual plant sale details
SaddleBrooke Master Gardeners’ annual Plant Sale will take place Saturday, October 18 on the MountainView Clubhouse Patio from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 pm. Enhance your landscape or patio with outstanding locally grown propagation plants and cacti. Don’t be sorry you missed this once a year event! The Health Fair shuttle will be in operation so…
Generals, September 2014
SaddleBrooke Master Gardeners’ annual plant sale October 18
In January of this year, a group of our newly graduated interns from the class of 2013 began an extensive propagation effort to provide various cacti, succulents, flowering plants and ground covers for you, the homeowners of SaddleBrooke and the Ranch, with native plantings at an affordable price. As a group and individually they have…