The Sun Lakes Garden Club enjoyed two field trips in January, and 41 members enjoyed a private tour of the historic Arizona Biltmore Hotel and Gardens, built in 1929. It was a beautiful day, and members dined at the Adobe Grille at the Arizona Biltmore Golf Course. This restaurant is also a historic building, as…
Karen Wollscheid The Weeders Garden Club meets monthly to learn from informative speakers on all aspects of gardening. We also enjoy field trips to interesting places in the Valley. Whether you are new to garden clubs or have spent your life interested in growing things, we welcome you! The speaker for our Nov. 14 meeting will…
Starla Kramer On Oct. 11 members were welcomed by the owners of Berridge Nursery for a tour, shopping, and to view Seasons at Berrage, a holiday greenhouse filed with 20 decorated Christmas trees and Halloween and Thanksgiving gift items. Members then enjoyed a gourmet French lunch in the private dining room at the Vincent Market Bistro nearby. On…
The Sun Lakes Garden Club’s September 17 meeting will be Fun with Composting. Kristi Caggiano is a Master Gardener volunteer, compost expert, and the author of Fail-Proof Composting. A passionate and talented gardener, Kristi has been sharing her knowledge by writing and teaching for more than six years. Her unique perspective of composting is helping…
The Sun Lakes Garden Club is pleased to have Julie B. Evans “dish some dirt” on what goes on in a successful garden and gift center. Julie is a new club member who moved here last year after working for many years in her sibling’s family-owned Beaver Bark Gift and Garden Center in Central Washington.…
The Sun Lakes Garden Club members will enjoy a floral arranging demonstration by Leona Hess at the Tuesday, July 16 meeting. Leona has been in the floral industry for 16 years as well as her career as a kitchen and bath designer. She will demonstrate the basics of floral design, proper vases, color and proportion…
Starla Kramer Last fall, the Sun Lakes Garden Club learned all about “Bees and other Pollinators” from a Master Gardener. In April, the members are looking forward to learning about the Birds from Jack Holloway, an outdoor and wildlife enthusiast. Jack’s interest in nature began as a little kid who tried to catch anything that…
Starla Kramer Members will enjoy a photographic journey of amazing gardens all over the world on March 19 for the monthly meeting! Linda Larson, “Traveling Gardener,” has a beautiful garden here in Arizona. She and her husband just returned from the Equator and Brazil searching for interesting gardens to share on her blog and website.…
Janet Hayes and Sandy Holmes There will be a mosaic workshop at Oakwood Country Club in Sun Lakes, AZ, on February 27, 2019, where we will make a mixed media garden panel with porcelain and glass tile. Workshops are fun and engaging environments, focusing on technique and project-based classes geared to all levels of crafters.…
The Weeders Garden Club was established in Sun Lakes in 1955 and is still going strong! February’s presentation will be “Landscaping a Small Garden,” by Tom Gatz. Tom is a retired wildlife biologist and avid gardener. He volunteers as a horticultural aide and docent in the educational department at the Desert Botanical Garden where…