Pauline Lee While most national parks were established to preserve vast areas of untouched nature from human development, Cuyahoga National Park has a very different story. Before the area was designated a national park, it was ruined and then restored. The park’s centerpiece, the Cuyahoga River, was originally pristine and unblemished until two expanding industrial…
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Clubs & Classes, August 2016
Garden Club to feature certified Master Gardener
The Sun Lakes Garden Club recently heard a message on The Future of Water in Arizona from Rebecca Garrett of the Arizona Chapter of the Nature Conservancy. She gave an encouraging talk about using the power of nature to restore river flows and secure Arizona’s water future. She told us about the Salt-Verde Valley Water…
Clubs & Classes, June 2016
Weeders Garden Club tours rose garden at MCC
On April 21, members of the Weeders Garden Club toured the Rose Garden at Mesa Community College 1833 W. Southern Avenue, Mesa, with Master Gardener Marylou Coffman. The Rose Garden is host to nearly 9000 rose bushes and 300 varieties, as well as some lovely garden furniture like a 6 seater patio set, and this…
Features, June 2016
Conservation Corner
Pauline Lee Did you know that nearly three billion people in the world still rely on wood, animal dung, crop waste, charcoal, or fossil fuels for cooking and boiling water? Yes, these are the women and girls in third world countries, the world’s poorest households where fuel is about 40 percent of these households’ budget.…
Features, June 2016
How to grow very large, sweet citrus in abundance
Svein Jenshus To start your way to establish happy trees, you must rake all the gravel away from under the trees. You’ll probably find there is a layer of plastic under the gravel and that has to go the way of all flesh as well. You have probably uncovered some small roots on the surface…
Clubs & Classes, June 2016
Sun Lakes Garden Club update
Members of our club visited Mesa Community College on April 25 to learn about their sustainable gardening and Urban Horticulture Program from program director Peter Conden. The temporary greenhouse kept the temperature and humidity at optimal conditions for seeds to germinate and plants to grow in containers, in hydroponics and in aquaponics setups. We also…
Clubs & Classes, May 2016
Sun Lakes Garden Club
On the beautiful early afternoon of April 1, Nancy Mumpton, our club Treasurer, treated 25 of us members with a tour of her desert garden. She has a huge variety of desert adapted plants; she filled us with details of each plant’s developmental peculiarities, blooming schedule and special needs. She is a fountain of knowledge…
Clubs & Classes, May 2016
Weeders Garden Club tour Davis and Gladys Wright home
The Weeders Garden Club traveled to the David and Gladys Wright House in Scottsdale on March 17. The home was designed in 1950 by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1952 for his son David and daughter-in-law Gladys on 10 acres in the middle of citrus groves at the base of Camelback Mountain. The plans…
Features, May 2016
Conservation Corner
Pauline Lee Why is organic produce healthier than fertilizer grown produce? While they may appear no different from each other, their biochemical composition may have important differences. They both have common constituents such as carbohydrates, fats and proteins. Organic produce, however, has micronutrients that fertilizer grown produce lacks. These components are vital for total health.…
Clubs & Classes, April 2016
Kaleidoscope of Garden Colors set for April 22
Arizona Federation of Garden Clubs presents “Kaleidoscope of Garden Colors” at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel South Mountain, 10831 South 51st Street, Phoenix, Arizona. The event will be held on Friday, April 22 from 10:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. The event will include the following: Demonstration workshops featuring floral and Ikebana design A luncheon with Chico’s Fashion…