CMGA Summer Garden Tours Resume

Summer garden tours resume - more to come!

I am filling in for Debi Stalvey who is having a busy summer. I will host the tours on the 13th and 27th and Cindy Krznarich will hot the 20th Watch this space for updates.

 

Saturday August 13, at 10am.

Visit the garden of Susan Lamb and Tom Bean
4680 Lake Mary Road
Native plants surround this home and blend into the forest, offering varied habitats to insect pollinators, lizards, and birds. Columbines, monarda, and aspens favor the sheltered north side, while penstemons and Flagstaff senecio thrive on the sunny south.

Directions: Please do not rely on your GPS. From Beulah Boulevard, drive east on Lake Mary Road for 3.5 miles. Where the road reaches the bottom of a small valley, turn left onto the unmarked road by four mailboxes. About 1/2 mile past the gate, take the driveway marked “Bean—Rabbit Hill.”

Saturday August, 20, at 10am
Visit the gardens of Riordan Mansion. This has been a master gardener project for several years. Debi Stalvey and Gili Thomas head up the project this year.

Directions: 409 W. Riordan Road. Take Milton Road  south from downtown and turn right at Riordan Road. It is on the right.
If you want to take the house tour after, reservations are suggested for a Saturday. There is a fee for the tour.

 

Saturday, August 27th, at 10am 

We will tour the Doney Park garden of Loren and Joyce Cunningham.

The Cunningham's are pleased to invite you for a tour of their garden at 8775 Leah Lane.  To get to our house, take 89A north past the mall to Silver Saddle.  Turn right on Silver Saddle, go down about ¾ a mile, turn right again onto Leah Lane, and 8775 is the fourth house on your left.  It’s a white house with green trim.

Their mature garden features many native as well as non-native species.  There is a water feature, greenhouses, a vegetable garden in raised beds, and more recently-planted, a mini apple orchard with an evergreen buffer. 

Loni Shapiro (cnslds@q.com)

Highlands Center for Natural History - Workshop

AZ Native Plant Society

Chiricahua Mountain Field Trip and Workshop Southwestern Research Station, Portal, Arizona, August 13th-15th.

Arizona Native Plant Society The Cochise and Tucson Chapters will once again sponsor a weekend trip and workshop to the Chiricahua Mountains of southeastern Cochise County on August 13-15, 2016 These richly diverse mountains are one the northern-most islands in the Madrean Archipelago that encompasses parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Sonora, and Chihuahua. Come enjoy this weekend with us. Whatever the weather, there will be botanical treats and great company. Tentative Schedule Day 1: Arrive mid- to late-afternoon, check in, eat supper, and head for the Education Center for some plant talks and discussion. Day 2: An all-day field trip to a location to be determined. Or alternatively, stay nearer SWRS and attend one or both of two shorter field trips. Evening program following supper in the Education Center. Day 3: A morning field trip, lunch, and then depart. Guided return trip to points west via Texas Canyon Road and Rucker Canyon. A few spots left! Contact Ries Lindley ries.lindley@gmail.com for more details.

Seed to Table Workshops

 

Seed to Table Schedule of Workshops

5:00-6:30pm

Coconino Cooperative Extension Office
2304 N. 3rd St.
Flagstaff

Tuesday, August 16th
Food Demonstration (45 mins)
Recipe: Tomatillo Salsa & Pico de Gallo
Food Safety Message: Food Allergies
Featured Produce: Tomatoes/Tomatillos 

Garden Workshop (45 mins)
Fall Gardening
Tomatoes at 7,000 feet    



    

CMGA Meeting Agenda 7/14

Coconino Master Gardener Meeting Agenda

Thursday, July 14 – 6:30pm

Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church

1601 N. San Francisco

6:30pm – 6:40pm     Welcome – Jim Mast

6:40pm – 6:45pm     Introduction of Speakers – Jim Mast
6:45pm – 6:50pm     Coconino County Fair:  Carol Burris
6:50pm – 7:45pm     Education:  The Gardens of Paris/France – Molly Larsen
15 minute break
7:45pm– 8:00pm     Raffle Prize Drawing – $1 each or 6 for $5 - Must be present to win
8:00pm - 8:25pm     Business Meeting – Jim Mast

     MG Coordinator Happenings - Hattie Braun

     Financial report – Sue Madden

     Committee Reports:

          Volunteer Support – Crys Wells

          Fundraising – Sherline Alexander

          * Calendar (Tammy Valdovino)

          * Garden Tour

          * Fall Garden Clean up

          Continuing Education – Jim Mast

     MG Projects – Jackee Alston

     Historian – Tammy Valdovino

     Community Markets – Andrea Guerrette

8:25pm – 8:30pm     Gardening Questions?         

Next meeting:  August 11:  Edible Local Native Plants – Sheila Murray

Educational and Volunteer Opportunities from the blog (coconinomgassociation.blogspot.com)

Flagstaff Tour of Artful Gardens

Explore seven creative local gardens and outdoor living

areas on a self-directed tour

Saturday, July 23, 2016 - 10AM-3PM

$12 per person, rain or shine

Maps available the day of the event only at

Viola’s Flower Garden, 2654 E. Rte. 66

Reservations: CT (928)853-0315

Sponsored by Viola’s Flower Garden and the Coconino Master Gardener Association