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…
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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…
Generals, October 2022
‘Gardening for Hummingbirds in the Desert’ October 19
Sheilah Britton, Pinal County Master Gardener Your SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners invite you to attend an in-person presentation with Carianne Funnicelli on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 1 p.m., entitled “Gardening for Hummingbirds in the Desert.” Ms. Funnicelli will be speaking in the La Mesa/La Montana Rooms at La Hacienda in SaddleBrooke Ranch. Do you enjoy…
Generals, September 2022
Desert Foods for a Resilient Future
Sheilah Britton, Pinal County Master Gardener Your SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners are pleased to invite you to attend a Zoom webinar presentation with Erin Riordan, Ph.D., on Thursday, Sept. 15, at 1 p.m. The topic will be “Desert Foods for a Resilient Future.” Dr. Riordan is a conservation research scientist at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum…
Generals, July 2022
SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardener Plant Sale
Julie Peek, Pinal County Master Gardener The SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners invite you to attend our annual Plant Sale on Thursday, Oct. 13, from 9 to 11 a.m. at MountainView clubhouse (38759 S. Mountainview Blvd.), outside of the ballroom on the patio. There will be plenty of parking in the parking lots outside the ballroom.…
Generals, May 2022
U of A Cooperative Extension: Master Gardener
Four Master Gardeners Receive Honors Ellen Sosin, Pinal County Master Gardener One of Saddlebrooke/Saddlebrooke Ranch Master Gardeners’ longest-serving members, Zann Wilson, will be relocating and leaving our group. In addition to our Master Gardener sending her off with a personal tribute honoring her and her service, she was one of only four people in Pinal…
Generals, April 2022
Summer Gardening Presentation on April 20
Sheilah Britton, Pinal County Master Gardener Your SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners are pleased to invite you to attend an in-person presentation with Parker Filer, the Assistant Extension Agent in Horticulture with the University of Arizona’s Pima County Cooperative Extension. Please join us on Wednesday, April 20, at 1 p.m. in the La Hacienda Club, La…
Generals, April 2022
Back to the Garden: Indoor Gardening
Kathleen Martin, Pinal County Master Gardener Indoor gardeners enjoy houseplants for aesthetic and health benefits. Besides being an attractive addition to our homes, plants improve the air by absorbing carbon dioxide and volatile toxins while giving off oxygen and humidifying the air. All plants need light, a suitable pot with soil mix, and water. When…
Generals, March 2022
Master Gardeners Present Talk About Butterfly Conservation March 17
Sheilah Britton, Pinal County Master Gardener Your SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners are pleased to invite you to attend an in-person presentation with Kathleen Prudic, an ecologist and professor at the School of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of Arizona. Please join us on Thursday, March 17, at 1 p.m. in the East…