Your Southeast Pinal County Master Gardeners are pleased to invite you to attend our Community Education Presentation on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 1 p.m. at SaddleBrooke Ranch Sol Ballroom, 31143 S. Amenity Dr., Oracle, AZ 85623. Join us for this free presentation on “Winterizing Your Sonoran Garden.” Wondering how to protect your garden from those…
Tag: Gardening
September 2024, Generals
Master Gardener – September 2024
Gardening for Butterflies: The Importance of Monarch Waystations Please join the Southeast Pinal County Master Gardeners on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 1 p.m. for the presentation “Gardening for Butterflies: The Importance of Monarch Waystations.” It will be held in the SaddleBrooke Ranch Sol Ballroom. Known for its bright orange colors and its incredible annual migration,…
Generals, August 2024
Gardening for Butterflies: The Importance of Monarch Waystations
Your Southeast Pinal County Master Gardeners are pleased to invite you to attend our Community Education Presentation on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 1 p.m. at the SaddleBrooke Ranch Sol Ballroom. Join us for this free presentation on “Gardening for Butterflies: The Importance of Monarch Waystations.” Known for its bright orange colors and its incredible annual…
August 2024, Generals
Learn How to Become a Master Gardener!
Have you ever wanted to learn about gardening and our desert landscapes, meet new people and make a difference in your community? Well, the Southeast Pinal County Master Gardener program may be just what you are looking for. Join the Master Gardeners at their Fall Open House on Wednesday, Sept. 18 from 3:30 to 5:30…
July 2024, Features
A Lovely Garden Party
Lucy Lange Do you really need an excuse to have a party? Not really, but Sheilah Britton, Unit 10, came up with a great one. “Let’s celebrate the blooming of my Palo Verde tree,” she said. So in mid-May she invited 40 of her closest friends over for a garden party. Over strawberry cake, fresh…
Generals, June 2024
Heat Proofing Your Garden
Bob Allen, SE Pinal County Master Gardener When Deborah North returned to Arizona from the very green Northwest in 2003, she quickly learned that to enjoy gardening in Tucson required significant retraining. She entered the Pima Master Gardener program in 2004 through the University of Arizona and never looked back! On April 10 Deborah shared…
April 2024, Generals
How to Heatproof Your Garden
Ellen Sosin, SE Pinal County Master Gardener Your Southeast Pinal County Master Gardeners (formally SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners) invite you to attend an in–person presentation on Wednesday, April 10, at 1 p.m. in the Sol Ballroom at Saddlebrooke Ranch, 31143 Ss Amenity Drive. This is a free event. We are pleased to have Deborah North,…
December 2023, Generals
Master Gardener Presentation December 13
Glenna Mathews, Pinal County Master Gardener Your Southeast Pinal County Master Gardeners are pleased to invite you to attend a Zoom webinar presentation on Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 1 p.m. Dr. Debankur Sanyal, University of Arizona Environmental Sciences Soil Health Specialist, will present: “Nutrient Deficiencies in Plants and How to Improve Soils.” All higher plants require…
September 2023, Clubs & Classes
Upcoming Presentations
Glenna Matthews, Pinal County Master Gardener Your Southeast Pinal County Master Gardeners (formally SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners) are pleased to invite you to attend our Zoom webinar presentations. Wednesday, Sept. 13, at 1 p.m., “Bighorn and Bush Fire Saguaro Cacti Restoration” by Jonathan Horst, director of conservation and research at Tucson Audubon Society, will share the recent…
Features, May 2023
What Is the Arizona State Flower?
Linda Shannon-Hills The saguaro stands as a mighty sentinel presiding over the scorched earth of the Sonoran Desert. In late spring and early summer, you might see a crown of creamy-white blooms topping the body and the arms of the cactus. These are the blossoms of the Arizona state flower. Most states have a state…