The Gardeners Exchange of SaddleBrooke Ranch brings Peter Warren, Urban Horticulturist for Pima County Cooperative Extension Service at The University of Arizona, to speak on Tuesday, March 8, at 1:00 p.m. The program will take place at La Hacienda Club, La Mesa Room, and the topic is “Pollinators and the Plants They Love.” The presentation…
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February 2016
The Gardeners Exchange presentation – February 9
The Gardeners Exchange of SaddleBrooke Ranch welcomes Jim Cloer, naturalist and environmental educator, to speak on “Living with Your Wild Neighbors.” The presentation will be held at La Hacienda Club, La Mesa Room on Tuesday, February 9, at 1:00 p.m. Jim Cloer is a frequent speaker for SaddleBrooke Nature Club. He started a wildlife program…
January 2016
Gardeners Exchange
The Gardeners Exchange of SaddleBrooke Ranch welcomes Brandon Merchant, owner of Southwest Victory Gardens in Tucson, on Tuesday, January 19, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. to speak about organic vegetable growing. Bring your questions about soils, irrigation needs, type beds and what veggies to grow in which season. The program will be held at La Hacienda…
December 2015
The Gardeners Exchange
The Gardeners Exchange at Saaddlebrooke Ranch welcomes Mark Sitter, owner of B and B Cactus Nursery to speak on Wednesday, December 16, at 1:00 p.m. in La Mesa Room at La Hacienda Club. Mark will share his vast knowledge of growing cacti and succulents, focusing on designing containers of succulents and their particular care. He…
November 2015
Master Rosarian to speak at Gardeners Exchange November 11
The Gardeners Exchange welcomes Lauren Kettenback, Master Rosarian with the Tucson Rose Society, to speak on Wednesday, November 11, 2015, at La Hacienda Club, Saddlebrooke Ranch at 1:00 p.m. Lauren, a Tucson native, has grown roses for the past 25 years. She has served as a Consulting Rosarian with the American Rose Society for 12…
September 2015
The Gardeners Exchange to host Warning Coordination Meteorologist
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.…
August 2015
August meeting of the Gardeners Exchange to explore growing irises
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…
July 2015
Gardeners Exchange to learn about “Common Insects of Southern AZ Gardens”
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 p.m. in the La Hacienda Club on “Common Insects of Southern Arizona Gardens.” Gardeners in Arizona are confronted with numerous insects in their flower and…
April 2015
The Gardeners Exchange
The Gardeners Exchange welcomes Amy Belk on Tuesday, April 28, at 1:00 p.m. at SaddleBrooke Ranch in the La Hacienda Club. Amy writes a garden column introducing unfamiliar plants to readers of Tucson Happenings Magazine. For The Gardeners Exchange she will discuss what makes a perennial and talk about some of the very best cold-hardy…
March 2015
The Gardeners Exchange – March 2015
Join The Gardeners Exchange on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. at La Hacienda Club, SaddleBrooke Ranch, for a rare opportunity to hear Marylee Pangman, former owner and founder of The Contained Gardener, speak on “The Shoulder Seasons.” Marylee is a frequent speaker at the Tucson Botanical Gardens. We are thrilled to have her…