Picture of the month: Pomegranate Flower
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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: Peggy Cederstrom phone - 648-2540
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 - 393-7680
The Arid Garden Entrance The Arid Garden
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Arid garden slideshow, click here to view This is a QuickTime movie. You can download QuickTime for free at www.apple.com.
The Allen J Ogden Community Garden
Consists of several 10 ft by 40 ft plots for planting vegetables, melons and pumpkins, or flowers.
Water available at each plot; completely fenced; secure; rototiller on site.
The only cost to member-gardeners is for water used. (Due to the long waiting list,
future plot assignment will be reserved for Green Valley Gardener members.)
Contact: Hal Tokuyama, phone - 284-0868
Gardening Quote for February
Our club grows in proportion to the effort of each member. Our goal is to make our
club one of the most respected desert gardening clubs in America."
-- Alen Ogden, chief organizer and 1st president of the Green Valley Gardeners, 1980-1981.