tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329639532012-02-27T19:14:32.506-07:00Calendar of Events for Gardening Events in Tucson, Special Sales, Home Garden Tours, and moreSam Wymerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11308481990285938163noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32963953.post-75075253374424605422012-02-27T19:07:00.004-07:002012-02-27T19:14:32.525-07:00The Arizona Republic in February listed alternatives to planting the same old plants year after year. They listed ten alternatives to planting what the author, Brian Kissinger, called "Ten tired plants" that are overused in the landscape. Here's a link to the article:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.azcentral.com/style/hfe/outdoors/articles/2012/02/14/20120214desert-garden-alternatives-overused-plants.html">http://www.azcentral.com/style/hfe/outdoors/articles/2012/02/14/20120214desert-garden-alternatives-overused-plants.html</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32963953-7507525337442460542?l=tucsongardening.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sam Wymerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11308481990285938163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32963953.post-42287409530482602022009-09-13T14:04:00.017-06:002011-09-02T07:33:06.735-06:00<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gardening in Tucson</span></span> <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">News and Events for the Tucson Gardener.</span> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">On this website you will find links to most of the Gardening Clubs in Tucson, </span> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">as well as a calendar of events for major gardening events, such as plant sales, garden tours, etc. </span> <br /></span></span></span> <br /> <br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uJb34Md8fnE/RkMVgKN5qjI/AAAAAAAAABU/z9d4kwpdO1w/s1600-h/Picture+030.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062914048337226290" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uJb34Md8fnE/RkMVgKN5qjI/AAAAAAAAABU/z9d4kwpdO1w/s200/Picture+030.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uJb34Md8fnE/RkMVLKN5qiI/AAAAAAAAABM/9WK_jqNEnW0/s1600-h/Picture+021.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062913687559973410" style="cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uJb34Md8fnE/RkMVLKN5qiI/AAAAAAAAABM/9WK_jqNEnW0/s200/Picture+021.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /> <br />Photos of Plants featured at a recent weird plant sale at the Tucson Botanical Gardens <br />* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * <br /> <br /> <br />**************************************************************************************************** <br /> <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Backyard Gardening gaining in popularity! <br /> <br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">March 8, 2008 article from the Arizona Republic on </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/0308garden08a1.html">backyard gardening.</a> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ></span></span> <br />+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >ONGOING TUCSON GARDENING EVENTS</span> <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Plant Clinic</span>: Master Gardeners are available to answer your gardening questions over the phone or on a walk-in basis weekdays 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at the Pima County Cooperative Extension, 4210 N. Campbell Avenue. Phone 626-5161 <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Gardening for the Newcomer: </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This introductory class will familiarize newcomers or new homeowners with Tucson's seasons and soils. Discussion will cover proper techniques for planting and watering and how to create a garden of beauty and comfort in our desert environment. Class concludes with a walking tour of the Tucson Botanical Gardens. <br />Taught by trained docents. No preregistration required. 9:30 a.m. - noon on the first Thursday and third Saturday of the month at Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way. Price $12 (includes admission to the gardens) More info: 326-9686 x39 or <a href="http://www.tucsonbotanical.org/">http://www.tucsonbotanical.org/</a> <br /> <br /> <br /></span></span> <br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tucson Gardening Clubs and Organizations</span>:</span> <br /></span></span></span> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The Gardeners of Tucson</span> <br />is a local gardening club that has been around since 1959. <br />They meet the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 PM <br />at 3202 E. First Street (1 block east of Country Club and <br />one block south of Speedway. They do not have a website. <br />But further information can be found <a href="http://gardenersoftucson.blogspot.com/">here</a> <br />For more information call the President, Jacqueline at 292-0504. <br /> <br />************************************************** <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The <a href="http://members.cox.net/tavs/Welcome.html">Tucson African Violet Society</a> <br /></span>has meetings on the Northwest and Far East side monthly. <br />Their newsletter is published monthly and <br />you can find it on their website. <br /> <br /><span style="font-family:Book Antiqua;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uJb34Md8fnE/Rg01vHgnTNI/AAAAAAAAAAs/TKmTYfis8wQ/s1600-h/afviolet.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047749840938159314" style="cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uJb34Md8fnE/Rg01vHgnTNI/AAAAAAAAAAs/TKmTYfis8wQ/s200/afviolet.png" border="0" /></a></span> <br /> <br /> <br />************************************************** <br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br /></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.tucsoniris.org/">Tucson Area Iris Society</a></span></span></span> <br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">meets monthly (more or less) in various <br />locations (except </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">summer). In spite of Tucson's very hot summers,</span></span></span> <br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">irises actually do very well in Tucson </span></span></span> <br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For information on how to grow irises there is a <br /><a href="http://www.tucsoniris.org/articles/planting_and_growing/">culture page </a>on the Tucson Area Iris Society's webpage.</span></span></span> <br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br /></span></span></span><a onclick="window.open('sized/april_in_paris2.jpg', '', 'status=yes,toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,width=641,height=580'); return false;" href="http://www.tucsoniris.org/media/iris_photos/photos_2004/sized/april_in_paris2.jpg"><img src="http://www.tucsoniris.org/media/iris_photos/photos_2004/thmb/april_in_paris2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">*****************</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">****************************** <br /><a href="http://www.tucsoncactus.org/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society</span></a> <br /> <br /></span></span></span> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uJb34Md8fnE/Rg0-oXgnTOI/AAAAAAAAAA0/7wAAA_n8_98/s1600-h/IM000044.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047759620578692322" style="cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uJb34Md8fnE/Rg0-oXgnTOI/AAAAAAAAAA0/7wAAA_n8_98/s200/IM000044.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uJb34Md8fnE/RhOyqFJOUOI/AAAAAAAAABE/H-BwxMzijN0/s1600-h/IM000083.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049576043217572066" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uJb34Md8fnE/RhOyqFJOUOI/AAAAAAAAABE/H-BwxMzijN0/s200/IM000083.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br />Nearly 1,000 members belong to the very active Tucson <br />Cactus &amp; Succulent Society which meets the first Thursday <br />of every month at 7PM at 2099 E. River Road at the Junior <br />League of Tucson Kiva Building. <br /></span></span></span> <br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uJb34Md8fnE/RhOx9FJOUNI/AAAAAAAAAA8/kr0JYnakL8c/s1600-h/IM000073.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049575270123458770" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uJb34Md8fnE/RhOx9FJOUNI/AAAAAAAAAA8/kr0JYnakL8c/s200/IM000073.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">************************************************ <br /><a href="http://iwhome.com/nonprofits/TOG/"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Tucson Organic Gardeners</span> <br /></a>meet at 7:00 PM on the third Thursday of each month <br />September thru April at St. Marks Presbyterian Church <br />3809 E. Third Street (near Alvernon/Speedway). <br /> <br />*********************************************** <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.rosesocietyoftucson.org/">Tucson Rose Society</a> <br />meets at 6:30 PM on the first Tuesday of the month <br />at the Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way <br /> <br />************************************************ <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.tucsonwatergardeners.org/">The Tucson Watergardeners</a> <br />meet the 4th Thursday of every month from February to October <br />at 7:30 PM at the Junior League of Tucson Kiva Building, <br />2099 East River Road. They are a club</span></span></span> for people who enjoy <br />the many aspects of watergardening; plants, fish or both <br /> <br /> <br />************************************************ <br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Tucson Area Gardening Talks, Lectures, Demonstrations:</span> <br /> <br /></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">The local Master Gardeners from the University of Arizona <br />Pima County Extension offers talks on timely gardening topics weekly. <br /> <br />The talks are every Wednesday at 9:00 AM at the Cooperative <br />Extension Garden Center, 4210 N. Campbell and at 1:00 PM at <br />the Wilmot Library, 530 N. Wilmot Rd as well as</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"> Fridays at 1:00 PM <br />on the Northwest at the</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"> </span>Oro Valley Public Library, <br />1305 W. Naranja Drive in the large meeting room.<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"> <br /> <br />Talks are held monthly EXCEPT June, July and August <br /> <br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">For subjects of these weekly talks visit</span> <br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.ag.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/talks.html">http://www.ag.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/talks.html <br /></a> <br /> <br /></span>LOCAL TUCSON AREA GARDENING WEBSITES: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.aznps.org/">Arizona Native Plant Society</a> <br /><a href="http://www.desertmuseum.org/">Arizona Sonora Desert Museum</a> <br /><a href="http://www.crfg.org/index.html">California Rare Fruit Growers-Southern Arizona Chapter</a> <br /><a href="http://www.communitygardensoftucson.org/">Community Gardens of Tucson</a> <br /><a href="http://desertsurvivors.org/">Desert Survivors</a> <br /><a href="http://www.nativeseeds.org/v2/default.php">Native Seeds/SEARCH</a> <br /><a href="http://cals.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/">Pima County Master Gardeners Website</a> <br /><a href="http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabasa/home.html">Southeast Arizona Butterfly Association</a> <br /><a href="http://www.tohonochulpark.org/">Tohono Chul Park</a> <br /><a href="http://tucsoniris.org/">Tucson Area Iris Society</a> <br /><a href="http://www.users.qwest.net/%7Erjbphx/PTucson.html">Tucson Bonsai Society</a> <br /><a href="http://www.tucsonbotanical.org/">Tucson Botanical Gardens</a> <br /><a href="http://tucsonorganicgardeners.org">Tucson Organic Gardeners</a> <br /><a href="http://www.rosesocietyoftucson.org/">Tucson Rose Society</a> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><div> <br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32963953-4228740953048260202?l=tucsongardening.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sam Wymerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11308481990285938163noreply@blogger.com