by Tracy Bogard | Nov 17, 2023 | Information, Tips & Ideas
November Garden Checklist 2023 November Garden Checklist Plant spring bulbs Clean and oil garden tools Apply chicken manure to age over winter Winterize roses – Leave rosehips on until spring, protect from west (winter) winds, 4-6 inches mulch crowns 1-2 times per...
by | Oct 18, 2023 | Experiences, Information
Meg Buerkel Hunn, Advisory Council Chair Thank YOU! Recognizing a look of confusion, a man in a purple vest popped up, seemingly out of nowhere, and pointed our family in the right direction to the group meeting place at the bustling and vast Heathrow Airport last...
by Tracy Bogard | Sep 18, 2023 | Experiences, Information
Meg Buerkel Hunn, Advisory Council Chair Little Things Make a Difference My kitchen companion is a Pom Pom Palm. I got her years ago, it was love at first sight… maybe because she made me smile in the middle of a hard day. Lucky for me she’s also quite forgiving, as I...
by Tracy Bogard | Aug 7, 2023 | Information, Plant Pests, Weeds
ALERT! Tomato Growers: Desert Broomrape kills your tomato plants Seed2Need[1] has encountered a parasitic weed killing the garden’s tomato plants. The weed was identified as a species of Broomrape – most likely Desert Broomrape – with the help of the...
by Tracy Bogard | Jun 25, 2023 | Information, Tips & Ideas
Plants for Pollinators Plants for Pollinators The link below is to the native plants for pollinators and beneficial insects for AZ, NM and CO Plateaus. These plants are attractive to a diversity of pollinators, providing pollen and nectar for bees, butterflies, wasps,...
by Tracy Bogard | Jun 22, 2023 | Experiences, Information
Meg Buerkel Hunn, Advisory Council Chair: “Why Garden?” Why Garden? Is it to assist Earth in her beautiful painting? Is it for a sense of beauty and hope in the world that sometimes seems devoid of these things? Is it to enjoy the fruits (literal) of your...
