February 16 & 17, 2012

High Desert Gardening & Landscaping Conference

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COMING EVENTS

This is not an all inclusive list of events in Cochise County  that relate to gardening but is a start for those searching out activities.

COCHISE COUNTY MASTER GARDENER ASSOCIATION MEETINGS

Cochise County Master Gardener Association (CCMGA) meetings are held the first Thursday of each month with a guest speaker from 5-6PM.  The meeting is held at the Public Meeting Room at the University of Arizona South unless otherwise noted. The public is encouraged to attend. Links for maps to the meeting are provided below.

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June 7, 2012

Sierra Vista Fire Chief, Bill Miller, will be the speaker. He will talk about the Monument Fire last year and how to prepare for the fire season this year.  His talk is open to the public.

July 5, 2012

Graduation for the Master Gardener Class of 2012

                                                August 2, 2012

Master Gardener Moody Demonstration Garden in Yuma

This talk is open to the public. Master Gardener Terrie Gent, and her tireless photographer, Bob Gent, will take you on a slide show tour of the Moody Garden in Yuma, Arizona. It was created by the Master Gardeners in Yuma County, Arizona to honor a former Agriculture Extension Agent. The images of the Moody Garden show how the Master Gardeners in Yuma used grant money to put a welcoming educational garden in what would have otherwise been an unused area of land near their County Extension Office. The garden shows a variety of ways to grow trees, food crops, annuals, ornamentals, and plants that use only rain water. It has features designed to create shade and amuse children of all ages. Come and get ideas for your own garden or suggestions about how to put a demonstration garden at your school, neighborhood, or church. In addition, Terrie will show some slides of lettuce fields in Yuma to give you ideas about how to maximize the planting areas in your own veggie patch or flower bed.

                                                September 6, 2012

The Hummingbirds of South America

This talk is open to the public. Mr. Tom Woods, Director and Naturalist from the Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory, will take us on a tour of the best places to see “hummers” in South America with a spectacular slide show of South American hummingbirds. We are rightly proud of our status as the top place in the US to see hummers, but our neighbors to the south can easily top us. Come see these slides of breathtakingly beautiful birds. You can also learn more about how to make your yard a more welcoming habitat for these extraordinary avians.

October 4, 2012

Mushrooms and Other Plants Native to Cochise County

This talk is open to the public. Be ready to ooh! and aah! Bob Herrmann has agreed to return with photos of native plants in Cochise County. How better to get ready for fall than a talk about mushrooms and the plants that look their best just before winter. His flower pictures are absolutely stunning. Bob waits patiently to capture the beauty around us taking photos when the blossoms, birds, and insects are their most photogenic.

For more info about any of these programs, call Terrie Gent at 378-2915.

LINKS TO OTHER ACTIVITY LISTS

Any questions related to the events listed by the organizations in the links below should be directed  to those sources who are responsible for the accuracy and further details for the listing.

Water Wise

The Cochise County Water Wise Program has a variety of highly informative programs usually held on the first Saturday of each month.

Sierra Vista Area Garden Club

Monthly meeting with speaker, plant sales, and other activities

Baja Arizona Sustainable Agriculture

Workshops, organic gardening tours, demonstrations, and other events

Friends of the San Pedro

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