Creating a Garden Planning Calendar

 

Winter Holiday Herb Workshop

 

Adult Workshop: Winter Holiday Herb Workshop
Saturday, December 14th
9:30am-12:00pm

Join Mike Masek from The Forager's Path for a hands-on holiday workshop! Create unique, useful gifts:

• Aromatic Herbal Honey – Delicious congestion relief
• Elderberry Elixir – Powerful cold and flu support

Take home samples of both products.

Cost: $35 Members, $40 Non-members. Registration required. Register here.

CMGA Annual Holiday Potluck

 CMGA Annual Holiday Potluck and
Gift Exchange

Where: Shepherd of the Hills Church1601 N San Francisco St
When: Thursday, December 12, 2024
Time: 6:00 p.m.
 

Please join us for our final CMGA meeting of the year.
Bring a dish to share (enough for 8 servings). If you
wish to participate in the gift exchange, bring a
wrapped gift (range: $20-25).
Please RSVP by Tues, Dec 10th with the number
attending and an idea of what you’re bringing to:
Denbie Nash dnashmg2@gmail.com (832) 527-2215
Lori Young lyoung194@gmail.com (623) 694-3771

Hope to see you there!

Garden Weatherizing Workshop

 

Hi Master Gardeners, 

My name is Cami, I just started as the Community Gardens Coordinator for the city! I am working on putting together a Winterization Workshop on Dec 7^th from 1-3pm at Hal Jensen Community Garden in collaboration with our partner NACA- the flyer below has some details. I wanted to let the CMGA know about the event and invite you all, as well as ask if you would have any bulbs available to donate? 

We are looking for allium and floral bulbs. They will go towards education during the workshop and ultimately they will be planted in our communal and pollinator spaces to feed the community and attract pollinators to the gardens come spring! Let me know if I would be able to access any through your seed library or from individual members who have some on hand. 

I so look forward to partnering with you this season!

Thank you!

Cami Brazell | she/her

Education & Volunteer Coordinator- Community Gardens

Arizona Climate Resilience Corps

cami.brazell@flagstaffaz.gov | (703) 254-3615

Community Gardens | City of Flagstaff Official Website

Sustainable Botanical Paper Making

 

Adult Workshop: Sustainable Botanical Paper Making

November 16 @ 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

$45

Join Estefania Villaquirán, creator of Natural Integrators, for a fun and creative step-by-step paper-making workshop. You will learn firsthand the techniques of working with recycled materials and pressed flowers to create one-of-a-kind sheets of paper. By repurposing fiber from old books and egg cartons, you will dive into the process of shredding, blending, pulping, screening, dyeing with flowers, draining, pressing, and drying. You will also receive a pre-made card to adorn with pressed flowers, which you will take home, along with your newfound knowledge of papermaking.

Through years of experimenting with this technique, Estefania has developed strong skills in the art of making handmade paper cards at home and has made them available to the community. She creates her art pieces by integrating pressed flowers and meaningful typewritten messages. Her workshops focus on promoting mindful attention and presence, enhancing creativity, connection with nature, and relaxation.

Cost: $45 non-members, $40 Willow Bend members, includes materials. Space is limited.

Community Pumpkin Carviing for the Arboretum

 

Pumpkin Walk at the Arboretum

 

Businesses that Supported the Master Gardeners Recognition

Tractor Supply

White Dove Coffee

Old Barrel Tea Co.

Flagstaff Brewing Company

Chocolita

Cornish Pasty Co. 

 

Thank You from the Coconino Master Gardener Association 

Recognition Picnic

 

CMGA 17th recognition and Appreciation Picnic   Join us as we celebrate our newest Master Gardeners’ and our wonderful volunteers!!   This is a potluck so please bring enough food for 8 people Guests are welcome!   Sunday, September 8, 2024 12:00-2:00 p.m. Viola’s Nursery 610 S Hwy 89A   Please RSVP with number attending and idea of what you’re bringing) to: Denbie Nash dnashmg2@gmail.com, (832) 527-2215            Lori Young lyoung194@gmail.com, (623) 694-3771 Hope to see you there!

Willow Bend Events

 

Adult Workshop: Mushrooms, Fungi and More! Wednesday, August 14th, 6:00-8:00PM Join Mike Dechter of the Arizona Mushroom Society to learn more about the cryptic kingdom - mushrooms and fungi. This presentation* will be for those with incidental knowledge and curiosity about fungi. Mike will present on some fungi 101 - what are fungi and why are they important? He will also discuss basic mushroom anatomy, and identification of wild mushrooms. The last part of the presentation focuses on our Arizona Fab 4 Fungi - 4 easy to ID, edible wild mushrooms that grow here in northern Arizona. * This is an indoor presentation. Register here before it fill ups!

2024 CMGA Garden Tour

 

Flagstaff Tour of Artful Gardens

 

Flagstaff Native Plant Society Meeting

 Jesse Duff-Woodruff will be giving a presentation about Plants Endemic to the Kaibab National Forest.

 The meeting will be Tuesday, July 16th at 7 PM. The meetings are now being held at Highgate Senior Living Center at 1831 N Jasper Dr. on McMillan Mesa. Park anywhere in the parking lot or on the street.

 If you wish to attend virtually,  register in advance once in order to attend any of the meetings: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsfumpqjkqG9Pfnq_NUM33A-2Ncv9G9NA2 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting  

  Some of the meetings have been recorded and can be viewed the Flagstaff Chapter's Facebook or at The Arizona Native Plant Society website or YouTube channel. For details about upcoming meetings, please see our email distribution list (naris123@cs.com), Facebook page, or AZNPS.com. 

Arboretum Plant Sale

 Arboretum Plant Sale

July 13, 2024

Forestdale Farms Event

 

Native Plant Society Meeting Flagstaff

 

June 18, 2024 Chapter Meeting at 7 p.m.

Wendy McBride: Conserving Rare Plants and Their Pollinators
The need for information on the basic biology, including reproductive systems and pollination ecology, of rare species is integral to both species-and community-level conservation efforts. Angiosperms are often dependent upon interactions with animal pollinators for successful reproduction, and pollinators are often reliant upon plants for vital food and other resources.
This talk explores the pollination ecology of two rare plants occurring in Arizona, Erigeron rhizomatus (Zuni fleabane), and Sphaeralcea gierischii (Gierisch’s globemallow), and the tightly bound relationship between plants and their pollinators. This mutual dependence informs conservation efforts and reminds us of the complexity of organisms, their intricate connections and interconnected fates, much of which we still do not understand despite our impacts on the environment around us.

Wendy is a botanist based in Flagstaff. She has a background in teaching, independent botanical research,
and working as a consulting botanist. She has been working with plants for 18 years and enjoys opportunities to learn more about plants and explore their biology, ecology, and taxonomy

Annual Herb Fest

Annual Herb Fest - June 15th   Willow Bend Environmental Education Center, in collaboration with the Forager's Path School of Botanical Studies, is excited to host the second annual Native Herb Festival on June 15th. This all day event includes expert-led workshops, hands-on opportunities and informative plant walks. Last year's event sold out! Visit our website for more information and to sign up. Participants sign up for a day-pass, which grants attendance for three sessions during the event. Cost is $65 for members and $80 for nonmembers. For a full schedule and sign-up visit our website.

 

Residential Permaculture Design ­ When rainwater hits your roof what happens to it? Join Dr. Roslynn Brain McCann on a journey that will help you think through your home landscape design from an integrated, ecological - or permaculture - lens, starting at the top (your roof). We will explore ways to slow, spread, sink, and store rainwater and greywater on the landscape, and to use that water to grow perennial edible, pollinator attracting, soil stabilizing, nutrient accumulating, and nitrogen fixing plants. Ideally, you will leave with the intention to apply at least one new tool or technique to increase the water and ecological resilience of your own landscape. ­ Our presenter, Dr. Roslynn Brain McCann is an Extension Specialist at Utah State University. She uses conservation theory, communication techniques, and social marketing tools to foster positive environmental behaviors in the areas of land, air, food, water and energy conservation. She is also the coordinator for Utah Farm-Chef-Fork, the USU Permaculture Initiative, and Sustainable You! kids’ camps. ­ ­ Join Us May 14th @ 2pm via Zoom Continuing Education Units Available (UCNP, QWEL, DOPL-PRO, IA and others..) ­ Register here ­

Gardener's Market Workshops