Cheryl Richardson Come enjoy the arrival of spring with the Green Valley Gardeners Spring Celebration to be held April 4, 2020, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The celebration includes a self-guided tour of five private and unique gardens in our area. This year, three of the gardens are right here in Quail Creek. The…
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Generals, December 2018
Cactus and succulents gardening lecture set for January 14
Green Valley Gardeners will have a lecture by Mark Sitter, owner of B&B Cactus Farm on Monday, January 14, 2019, at 9:30 a.m. in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom. He will be speaking about cactus and succulents. The Green Valley Gardeners welcome Mark Sitter, popular expert on cactus and succulents grown in our region, to…
Generals, January 2018
Cactus and Succulent Bootcamp 101 – January 22
Green Valley Gardeners will meet Monday, January 22, 2018, in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom. This month’s lecture, Cactus and Succulent Bootcamp 101, will begin at 9:30 a.m. presented by Guest Speaker Mark Sitter, owner of B&B Cactus Farm. The Green Valley Gardeners will feature Mark Sitter, popular expert on cactus and succulents that…
Generals, December 2017
Green Valley Gardeners to host lecture January 22 at QC
Green Valley Gardeners Lecture begins at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, January 22, 2018, in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom. Guest speaker will be Mark Sitter, owner of B&B Cactus Farm. Popular speaker Mark Sitter, will share his vast knowledge of all things cactus-related as he makes his fifth visit to Quail Creek. Mark Sitter…
Generals, January 2017
Green Valley Gardeners – Caring for Cactus and Succulents
Monday, January 23, 2017; lecture begins at 9:30 a.m. in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom. Guest Speaker: Mark Sitter, owner of B&B Cactus Farm Subject: Caring for Cactus and Succulents 101 Popular speaker Mark Sitter, owner of B&B Cactus Farm, will share his vast knowledge of all things cactus-related as he makes his fourth visit…
Clubs & Classes, January 2017
Speakers from local community groups to speak January 21
Cindy Mayron Mary Jane Goodrick, Executive Director of Community Food Bank of Green Valley/Amado, Joyce Finkelstein, Program Manager for the Green Valley/Sahuarita Volunteer Clearinghouse and Mary Kidnocker, Arid Garden Coordinator with Green Valley Gardeners will be the guest speakers at the Democratic Club of Quail Creek meeting on Saturday, January 21, 3:00 p.m. at the…
June 2015
How sweet are they?
Ron and Vicki Sullivan In November 2014 Quail Creek community gardeners and friends planted over 1,440 Texas Sweet onion bulbs in anticipation of reaping a 2015 bumper crop. Proceeds from the fundraising project will be used to support Green Valley Gardeners club projects. On May 15, 2015, more than 1400 golf ball, baseball and softball…
October 2014
A stone, cairns, and cacti make a garden grow
Ron and Vicki Sullivan When Quail Creek resident Kathy Stone is not tending to the raised garden bed full of maturing peanuts at Green Valley Gardeners’ (GVG) Allen J. Ogden Community Garden, she is busy creating original home design projects for Sonoran Desert residents. Her latest cactus and succulent garden project at GVG’s Desert Meadows…