2nd Annual CMGA Plant Sale and Festival

 

 If you want to help with this fundraiser or be a vendor contact Judy Springer at 

judyspringer@hotmail.com. Funds raised from this project support the CMGA. Attached is the link to the vendor application if you are interested  LINK. Deadline to apply for space is June 1.

Willow Bend Volunteering

 Enhance Habitat for Wildlife at Willow Bend on Saturday, May 26 between 8 am and noon.

Join the Friends of Willow Bend Gardens for a fun and meaningful day enhancing wildlife habitat in the gardens. Meet us at Willow Bend any time during the morning to hang water drippers for birds and butterflies, install a bat box and a pole for bird feeders, set up a butterfly house, and more! Please bring a water bottle, sun protection, and gloves. Questions? Contact Susan Lamb at susan@susanlamb.net or (928)779-4381.

Below is the flyer in case there’s a way to share it.  Link for flyer

Thank you,

Susan.

Susan Lamb
(928) 779-4381
www.susanlamb.net

Conservation Study Forum Meeting

Reconciliation Ecology

The Science of inventing, establishing and maintaining new habitats to conserve species diversity in places where people live, work and play.

This I see as the over-arching concept. It might apply to the landscaping around a commercial business in town, but also to a national park or wilderness area. As Rosenzweig points out, there is now virtually no place on earth that has not been affected by human activity. We may have to be active in parks and wilderness areas as climate change, invasive species and other human impacts take their toll.

CMGA May Meeting

Coconino Master Gardener Meeting Agenda

Thursday, May 10, 2018 at 6:30pm

Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church—Benson Hall

1601 N. San Francisco, Flagstaff, AZ 86001

6:30-6:35pm    Welcome-Sherline Alexander   

6:35-6:40pm    Introduction of Speakers—Gilli Thomas

6:40-7:45pm    Education:  Jim Mast, Growing Tomatoes in Flagstaff

       

(15 minute break with refreshments)

7:45-8:00pm      Raffle Prize Drawing – $1 each or 6 for $5 - Must be present to win

8:00-8:25pm    Business Meeting—Sherline Alexander

 

MG Coordinator Happenings—Hattie Braun

• 2018 Flagstaff Home and Garden Show—Review
• Earth Day—April 21 at Bushmaster Park—Review
• Beginning Gardener talks –Started at Viola’s Pansy Party
• CMGA Hotline and email
• Fall into Gardening 10/20/2018/David Salman is the speaker/Trinity Heights

        Financial Report—Molly Larsen       

Committee Progress Reports:

Summer Garden Sale – Judy Springer

Flagstaff Tour of Artful Gardens July 21, 2018– Jenny Quarteman and Colleen Tucker       

jennyanneq@gmail.com 720-560-7575

• 4 CMGA volunteers - hang posters
• 2 CMGA volunteers - hand out flyers Arboretum Plant sale July 14
• 2 CMGA volunteers - sell tickets Viola’s Flower Garden July 21
• 12 CMGA volunteers - hosts/ two per garden July 21 

Willow Bend CMGA Grant

This year the CMGA supported Willow Bend through one of our annual grants. They have begun a big clean-up project and refurbishing the gardens there. Susan Lamb Bean sent me some of the before and after photos of their pruning. She expressed thanks for the grant they received in helping getting this project done.
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Before

After

Nolo bait for Grasshoppers

 

Master Gardener Jean Hockman will once again make a bulk order of NOLO bait - the organic control for grass hoppers - to share with Master Gardeners and friends.

By bulk ordering, the cost will be approximately $6.00 per pound.

If you want to be included in this order, email hockman.Jean@gmail.com and state your name, email address and number of pounds you want.  

Jean will place the order on May 15. No orders will be accepted after May 15. 

When the grasshopper bait arrives she will contact you by email to pick up your order and pay by cash or check.

For detailed information about NOLO and how much to use visit www.goodbug.com/nolobait

Happy Gardening

Jean Hockman
hockman.Jean@gmail.com