Phyllis Jiacalone will present a program on Caring For Roses on Wednesday 24 Feb 2021. She will cover types of roses, fertilizers, dealing with pests, pruning, and safety. helped care for the 9000 roses at Mesa Community College Rose Garden starting in 2002. She has Consulting Rosarian credentials from American Rose Society. Since 2013 she […]
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Yavapai County Extension Service reiterates the benefits of mulch and compares various mulch media for flammability and several other qualities.
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 takeaways: See also: Pruning Trees Soil prep takeaways: Spring veggie takeaways: Yavapai Master Gardeners. Start of May 9 plants You Should Never Prune in Spring
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Olla means pot in Spanish. Irrigation using unglazed clay pots started thousands of years ago perhaps in China. The Spanish brought the idea to the Southwest. Today gardeners in Pakistan, Iran, India and South America also use pots for irrigation. In all these areas, consistent access to water improves plant growth and increases yield from
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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
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This Garden Gertie tip is Mary Ann Mira’s. It concerns deterring small critters from invading your garden space and digging it up. I have birds and neighborhood cats that play havoc with my raised garden bed, which is still fairly empty until Mother’s Day planting begins. You can place plastic forks throughout the dirt, tines
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The compensation of bountiful spring rain extends beyond full local reservoirs and soil that supports spring growth. Raindrops can sometimes add interest to photos of plants that are enjoying the weather. Beads of water form on Narcissus ‘Ferris Wheel.’ Look at the snow we experienced the day after, these photos were taken. The Chinese or
