Alta Vista Club Meeting July 27, 2021 (via Zoom) Call to Order: Stephen Brubaker, President, called the meeting to order at 1:04 pm. Approval of Minutes: The minutes of the June meeting require some changes. Jane Lovely and Marci Sorrell are new members rather than guests. Penny Pines wording should indicate $68 was given to …
The AVGC Fourth of July float included not only flowers, but also javelina, deer and bunnies munching on the garden. Snakes and lizards, along with a coyote and quail family represented the wildlife of our highland environment. The rocks were created out of plaster cloth placed on rocks in Christine and Dianne’s gardens. Christine painted them to look …
Laurin Pause of the Arizona Master Gardener’s Speakers’ Group gave the club with a very informative presentation on preparing the garden for success in spring. Major topics included: Pruning Trees & Shrubs Preparing Soil Setting Up the Veggie Garden Pruning takeaways: Prune dormant plants Careful with conifers: they grow from tips outward Don’t shear. Thin. …
In 2020 Gardeners Day Out required a make-over just like everything else in our lives. At first it seemed that the club would not be able to have any “Day Outs” but with time we have started to adapt to a new way of getting together. With that in mind and cooler temperatures the Day …
These are the six slides of the 22 Sept 2020 presentation by Suzanne Teachey, owner of Nectar Apothecary. The presentation started with herbs categorized by their healing properties. Suzanne talked about when and how to harvest the active parts of the plants: fall or spring for roots, just before flowers open for lavender, and pretty …
Article submitted by Kathy Gean Home Depot carries these nifty cross shaped blocks ready made to slide wood slats in the slots for easy garden Boxes. The amount of bricks you need depends on how deep you want them to be. Start with a nice level area. Figure out your width, length and height. I …
