Picture of the month: Maximillian's sunflower & Russian sage
The mission of The Green Valley Gardeners shall be to promote gardening education and related environmental issues to its membership and the gardening public through educational and charitable means.
Annual Membership is $25.00 single and $35.00 per family.
Weekly Gardening Seminars
Prominent authors, horticulturalists, growers, & plant authorities presenting their expertise. Free
admission includes coffee & light refreshments.
Contact: Chuck Parsons or call (520) 351-0740.
The Arid Garden
Mission: To maintain a peaceful and welcoming
garden demonstrating the use of native and low water plantings for the education and enjoyment of all area residents.
Located in Desert Hills, just off Camino Encanto in the heart of Green Valley, a 1-acre demonstration
garden, free and open to the public from dawn to dusk, with winding paths through over 600 plants,
shrubs and trees.
Contact: Mary Kidnocker phone - 648-7959
The Arid Garden Entrance The Arid Garden
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The Allen J Ogden Community Garden
Consists of several 10 ft by 40 ft plots for planting vegetables, melons and pumpkins, or flowers.
Members grow produce for their own use and to donate to our community food bank.
Water is available at each plot; completely fenced; secure; rototiller on site.
The only cost to member-gardeners is for water used.
Contact: Hal Tokuyama, phone - 867-6782
A Gardening Quote for Summer:
"People who take time to smell the roses are rarely the people who plant, fertilize, cultivate and spray them."
--- from A 1986 Green Valley Gardeners Newsletter