Fall Into Gardening Workshop

Coconino Master Gardeners – Registration for our  October 20th “Fall into Gardening” day of Continuing Education for Coconino and Yavapai Master Gardeners is now open.  The registration information is attached.  When you register you only need to select your lunch option (provided by Wildflower).  You do not need to determine the sessions you will attend until the day of the event.  Space is limited so register as soon as you can; all registrations must be received by October 12th.  If it is more convenient, you may bring your registration to the Coconino Extension office. You need to be an active Coconino Master Gardener to register. This means at least one volunteer hour on Tim's spreadsheet. You may also elect to volunteer for this event though you will still need to register. The day’s sessions will provide the 6 continuing education hours. You will receive a confirmation e-mail from Brandie Gobble when she receives your registration form and $20 fee. When the speaker bios, presentation descriptions and handouts are available I will let you know.  Like the 2017 “Spring into Gardening”, this is a no frills event.   We ask that you print and bring the information you need.  The attachment provides a lot of information and will hopefully answer your questions; don’t hesitate to ask if you need more info. See LINK for details and registration. We hope to see you on October 20. Hattie Braun County Director Assistant in Extension Master Gardener Program Coordinator Coconino Cooperative Extension University of Arizona 2304 N. 3rd St. Flagstaff, AZ  86004 Phone: (928)773-6118 Fax: (928)774-1860 hbraun@cals.arizona.edu

Tour De Coop

Do you love your chickens and have a coop that you are proud of? Flagstaff Foodlink is looking for three coops to fill in the Tour De Coop on Saturday October 6^th. This is a fun family event that is open to the community where people can bike or drive between the Coops on the tour. Be ready to see some eccentric costumes lively faces. The tour works much like the Garden Tours where people will be touring from 9am-11:30am.

If you would like to be a part of this fun event and show off your chicken coop to the community please contact Brooke Freeman at bnfreeman@email.arizona.edu or Liz Krug at lizkrug23@gmail.com

               
Hattie Braun

County Director
Assistant in Extension
Master Gardener Program Coordinator
Coconino Cooperative Extension
University of Arizona
2304 N. 3rd St.
Flagstaff, AZ  86004

Phone: (928)773-6118
Fax: (928)774-1860

Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf

Special one-night-only premiere!
FIVE SEASONS:
The Gardens of Piet Oudolf
Gorgeous, meditative documentary on the work
of revolutionary landscape designer Piet Oudolf!

Monday, Oct. 8
at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 8 at 4 and 7 p.m.

Riordan Mansion Newsletter

From the Riordan Mansion newsletter:

Riordan Mansion State Historic Park

Summer Hours (May 1 - Oct 31)
Hours: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM • Open 7 Days a Week
Tours begin on the hour.  First tour at 10:00 AM and the last tour at 4:00 PM

Reservations for tours are recommended:   928.779.4395

Thanks to a grant from the Coconino Master Gardener Association, the grounds around Riordan Mansion State Historic Park are beautiful.  The Coconino County Master Gardener program emphasizes the needs and challenges of high country gardening. The program involves both classroom learning experience and a hands-on volunteer commitment to share gardening skills with the community. These volunteers have certainly showcased their knowledge at both Riordan Mansion and the Pioneer Museum which also benefited from grant funds in 2018.

Olivia White Hospice Garden Volunteers in 2018

One of the many beautiful roses that Carol Chicci cares for at the Olivia White Hospice Garden.

Morden Sunshine Rose by Crys Wells

Work continues by the city on the circle drive on Turquise and Switzer Canyon on the south end of the garden property. The volunteers have worked around it and have had to move  a memorial garden (Michael Moore) and many plants and trees, but the rest of the garden remains beautiful. Here is a note from Crys Wells on the happenings this year.

What a busy, wonderful gardening season we’ve had!  We’ve survived drought, heat, rain, deer foraging, construction work, and mosquitoes!  Not exactly the 10 Plagues, but enough for one group of gardeners!

This week continued with dead-heading and weeding. We’ve purchased a maple tree to replace Dana’s tree that was damaged (killed?) in the move due to construction.  We are hoping to get it planted in the next couple of weeks.  The roses, once the deer found something else to nosh on, have been lovely!  Even the Harrison’s Yellow Rose that had to be moved (due to construction!) is doing well under Carol’s loving care.  We have been able to utilize LOTS of beautiful, rich mulch that Pam and Frank have nurtured so diligently.  Joe has been actively pruning trees to make them healthier AND more beautiful.  Becky keeps us stocked in hummingbird nectar and Jackie and Sirena tirelessly fill bird feeders most every week; Sirena also helped with seed collection this week. Judith worked on the Rock Garden this week, loving planting a few new items.  Kay’s work in the north gardens is worth an out-of-the way visit if you don’t get to that area much.  The apples are ripening (and some will be unscathed thanks to the sock that Ashley placed on them weeks ago!) and we’ve got LOADS of grapes (seedy but sweet and wonderful) this year.  We snacked on a few on Thursday, but are still waiting for some of the smaller ones to ripen a bit more.  We should be able to take quite a bit of fruit into the house for the residents as it looks like we’ll have some raspberries coming in a bit also.  Suzanna has kept the front of the house looking good, including the flower pots that brighten the entrance.  We’ve been taking turns loving on Linda’s Fairy Garden, which awaits her return.  In the coming weeks, we will need to be dead-heading lavender and cutting back iris (Katarina is away, so we’ll be tending to these this year.)  I haven’t seen Ashley, Judy, Cindy, or Ed in a while, although I’ve heard from Ed.  I hope all are doing well.  Also hoping that we’ll see Vic and Carol at the potluck and that Carol is healed and getting stronger!  It was great to have Loni in the garden in the early weeks…we’ll hope to see her at the potluck.

Just a note from me.....This garden was created by master gardeners and has been a project for about 15 years. They have received several grants from the CMGA. Thanks to all who have helped to make it beautiful for the residents and families.