Tag: SBR Master Gardeners

Back to the Garden: Waiting for the Monsoon

Sheilah Britton, Pinal County Master Gardener According to the National Weather Service, monsoon season officially begins on June 15, which means we might expect to see rain, flooding, lightning, wind, and dust sometime in the next few months. But, we haven’t really had a monsoon for the past two years, so how do we proactively…

Backyard Bats

Zann Wilson Your SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners invite you to join our virtual Community Education via Zoom on Thursday, September 17, at 1 p.m. Arizona time. Scott Richardson, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biologist, will present “Backyard Bats.” Scott has responsibility over the previously endangered lesser long-nosed bat. Scott first became interested in bats while…

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…

Ask your Master Gardener and Plant Sale – September 17

The Master Gardener plant sale will be September 17, 2015 at the MountainView Ballroom West and breezeway from 12:30-2:30 p.m. The SaddleBrooke Master Gardeners will be available to answer your plant questions. Bring a sample or a picture for identification. As an added bonus there will be plants for sale. The plants are grown by…

Cacti of the Desert presentation May 21

The Saddlebrooke Master Gardeners present “Cacti of the Desert Southwest,” by Meg Quinn, botanist and environmental educator on Thursday, May 21, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. in the MountainView Ballroom West. Discover the enormous variety of cacti that are found in our region, and enjoy images of their colorful flowers. Learn about pollination strategies, general ecology,…