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…
Tag: gardening
Generals, November 2019
Autumn garden pests
Bonnie Nowicki A huge collection of insects, mites, or diseases are always present in our environment, but specific types of pests are active only during certain seasons. They gain the upper-hand when a plant is weak or stressed. While healthy plants can also become infected, they usually rebound quickly by using their built-in mechanisms to…
Generals, October 2019
Quail Creek garden renewal
Bonnie Nowicki Hello full-time residents and welcome back snowbirds. Your gardens await! Are you anxious to begin planting, fine-tuning or creating a landscape that comforts and inspires you? Perhaps you should first consider your home interior spaces. Small seasonal changes will brighten up kitchens, living rooms, and even bedrooms. Vignettes or groupings of fall sunflowers…
Generals, September 2019
House plants are good for you!
Bonnie Nowicki With our Arizona summer heat, many of us are lingering indoors. It’s a perfect opportunity to pay more attention to our foliage house plants, or perhaps decide to purchase one. Decade after decade, house plants continue to be popular. They add an attractive, natural touch to any decor. They also purify the air…
Generals, August 2019
Landscape hum-drum?
Bonnie Nowicki, master gardener and Quail Creek resident Do you want to dress up your Quail Creek landscape just a bit? Or1 do you wish you had a ‘wow’ garden? I have a few ideas that will make a pleasant difference either way. For a difficult spot in your yard where nothing grows or if…
Generals, July 2019
Relax in your garden
Bonnie Nowicki Most of us have been busy planting and tidying our Quail Creek home landscapes. Perhaps during the warm summer weeks, we should sit among our garden plants and admire their beautiful growth and our well-done hard work. It’s important for all our senses to be stimulated. What a joy to breathe in…
Generals, April 2019
Quail Creek garden trips
Bonnie Nowicki, Quail Creek resident April showers bring May flowers. So far March has fulfilled that requirement. We certainly have had our share of wetness, but the heat can dry out potted plants quickly. Brenda Sawchuk, a Quail Creek resident and Master Gardener with the U of A Green Valley Cooperative Extension center, located on…
Generals, March 2019
Spring Garden Tour and Art-in-the-Park
On April 13, 2019 the Green Valley Gardeners will be having their Spring Garden Tour and Art-in-the-Park festival from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Garden Tour is a self-guided tour of five gardens in Green Valley. Tickets for the tour went on sale March 1, 2019 at the Green Valley Gardeners website (greenvalleygardeners.com) or…
Clubs & Classes, February 2019
A Quail Creek garden surprise
Bonnie Nowicki, Quail Creek resident Waking up January 1 to a dusting of snow was magical. Waking up January 2 to almost two inches of the white stuff was shocking. This, once in a decade phenomenon, caught me off guard. The freezing cold lingered for a few nights. Hastily covered tender citrus survived, but some…
Clubs & Classes, January 2019
Photo Club of Quail Creek’s photo contest: Fruit
The Photo Club of Quail Creek continued with its monthly members’ contest with November having a theme of fruit. Each club member could enter up to three photos taken in the last three years. This subject proved to be a bit challenging and only drew 17 entries. All of the photos can be seen on…