SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners present Taming the Shrubbery – Pruning Small Woody Plants by Dr. Tanya Quist, Associate Professor, UA School of Plant Sciences on Thursday, October 20, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. in Mountainview Ballroom East Tanya Quist received a Ph.D. in plant physiology and molecular genetics from Purdue University’s Department of Horticulture and Landscape…
Tag: Gardening
September 2016
The Gardeners Exchange to meet September 21
The Gardeners Exchange of SaddleBrooke Ranch welcomes Dave Morris, plant scientist and volunteer at Boyce Thompson Arboretum, to speak on “The Curandero Trail” on Wednesday, September 21, at La Hacienda Club, SaddleBrooke Ranch, at 1:00 p.m. Dave, a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, lives in Arizona City. As a retired museum aide from…
August 2016
Ask your Master Gardener event August 24
The Ask Your Master Gardener event will be Wednesday, August 24, 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. at the La Hacienda Club at SaddleBrooke Ranch. SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners will be available to answer your landscape and garden questions on design, plant selection, plant care and maintenance, irrigation and identification and treatment for pests and…
August 2016
The Gardeners Exchange of SaddleBrooke Ranch
The Gardeners Exchange of SaddleBrooke Ranch welcomes Brendan Woltman, founder of EcoGro, a soil and garden amendment company, on Wednesday, August 24 at 1:00 p.m. The program, “Soils for Healthy and Prosperous Plants” will be held at La Hacienda Club, La Mesa Room, SaddleBrooke Ranch. Brendan will describe soil amendments to improve nutrient availability, moisture…
July 2016
Gardeners Exchange
Zann Wilson The Gardeners Exchange of Saddlebrooke Ranch welcomes Chuck Parsons, long-time member of The Green Valley Garden Club to speak on Wednesday, July 27, at 1:00 p.m. The program, “Taking the Mystery Out of Sonoran Desert Gardening” will be held at La Hacienda Club, La Mesa Room, SaddleBrooke Ranch. Chuck will simplify the struggles…
June 2016
How does Your Garden Grow?
Louise Grabell When I arrived in SaddleBrooke 12 years ago (wow—12 years already!) we were taken on a tour. Being an avid gardener from back east, I was enthralled with the desert landscape but I couldn’t quite understand why such a beautiful community would keep barren, apparently dead plants in the ground all around the…
June 2016
Ask your Master Gardener event June 15 at La Hacienda Club
The next Ask Your Master Gardener event will be at the La Hacienda Club at SaddleBrooke Ranch Wednesday, June 15, 3:30-5:00 p.m. SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners will be available to answer your landscape and garden questions on design, plant selection, plant care and maintenance, irrigation, and identification and treatment for pests and diseases.…
May 2016
The Gardeners Exchange welcomes plant specialist at next meeting
The Gardeners Exchange of SaddleBrooke Ranch welcomes Amy Belk, plant specialist at Pima County Parks Native Plant Nursery, for a discussion on “How to Pick a Shrub for Your Garden.” This presentation will take place on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. in La Hacienda Club, La Mesa Room. Amy works at the Pima…
April 2016
SaddleBrooke Master Gardeners present plant sale April 21, 2016
The SaddleBrooke Master Gardeners plant sale will be at the MountainView Clubhouse walkway from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. April 21, 2016. Zann Wilson, SaddleBrooke Master Gardener, will present “Lose the Snooze: Alternatives to Overused Landscape Plants” from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. at MountainView Clubhouse Ballroom West. Come purchase plants grown by the SaddleBrooke Master…
April 2016
The Gardeners Exchange presentation April 12
The Gardeners Exchange of SaddleBrooke Ranch welcomes Pinal County Master Gardener Intern Alison Lang to speak on “Understanding Gardening in the Desert: The Basics.” This presentation will take place on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. in La Hacienda Club, La Mesa Room. Alison has been an avid gardener for many years, from New…