Ron and Vicki Sullivan
Quail Creek resident George Stone will share his knowledge of community gardening, the history of the Allen J. Ogden Community Garden, a keen wit and more at the Green Valley Gardeners’ seminar on September 12, 2013. The seminar is at Green Valley Recreation’s Desert Hills Social Center. The doors open at 9:00 a.m. for coffee and socializing. Several Pima County Master Gardeners are always on hand to answer questions, identify plants and offer solutions to your gardening problems. Seminars begin at 9:30 a.m. and last approximately an hour. All seminars are open to the public and free of charge.
September 12 our featured speaker will be George Stone and other members of the GVG Allen J. Ogden Community Garden discussing the History and Evolution of our Community Garden at Desert Hills Social Center.
On September 26, Tracy Filippi of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection will discuss Stopping Insects and Plant Disease at the Border. This will be at the Desert Hills Social Center.
October 3, Bill O’Malley from the Friends of Tucson Birthplace will discuss the Tucson Mission Garden at the Desert Hills Social Center.
Founded in 1980, the Green Valley Gardeners is a service club made up of gardeners. Weekly gardening seminars are held from mid September through November and January through mid April. The Green Valley Gardeners is registered as 501(c)(3) non-profit. For more information, visit www.greenvalleygardeners.com.
Ron and Vicki Sullivan are residents of Quail Creek. Ron is a board member for the Green Valley Gardeners.