Marylee Pangman, author and potted garden expert will present “Planting Trees in Containers in your Desert Landscape” at MountainView Clubhouse Ballroom West on January 21, 2016 at 1:00-2:00 P.M. Ask Your Master Gardener will be 12:30-1:00 p.m. Marylee Pangman is the founder and former owner of The Contained Gardener in Tucson, Arizona. She has become…
Tag: Gardening
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…
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
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences – Cooperative Extension Pinal County
Plant sale and ‘Ask Your Master Gardener’ September 17 The SaddleBrooke Master Gardeners plant sale and “Ask Your Master Gardner” will be September 17, 2015 at MountainView Ballroom West and breezeway from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Here’s a chance to purchase some locally grown plants and get your garden questions answered. Greg Starr returns to SaddleBrooke!…
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
Ask your Master Gardener and Plant Sale, September 17
The Ask Your Master Gardener and Plant Sale will be September 17, 2015 at MountainView Ballroom West and Breezeway from 12:30 to 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…
August 2015
Volunteers make a difference
Kathie Griffin The SaddleBrooke Master Gardener volunteers love gardening and can’t stop talking about the unique challenges in growing plants in the high desert. As a part of University of Arizona Pinal Cooperative Extension, our mission is to provide the public with research-based, home horticultural information through educational programs and projects. We love to share…
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
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…
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…