March 14-15, 2009 - Special Thanks to all those who participated
Raffle Sponsored by TACA to benefit the Tucson Humane Society.
Tree of the Month
Civano Low Seed Desert Willow
If you do not like seed pods this is the desert tree for you. Extremely heat and drough tolerant this selected variety will bloom all summer long and produces only a few seed pods.
What's New? It's Fruit Planting Season!
This is a great time for planting trees and shrubs in the garden. Here are just a few fruit treesthat do very well in our climate, Anna's Apple, Desert Gold Peach, Katy Apricot, Cherry, Persimmons, Loquat, Santa Rosa plum, Giant Blue Figs and Pomegranites. Don't forget the berry, grapes, blackberry, bluesberry, rasberry, bumbleberrry. Stop by Civano Nursery and find out what other plants can be planted to have a fruitopia style garden. Least we forget citrus - lemons, limes, oranges, grapefruit.
Dog Show - October 2009
date to be announced
Everyone is a winner - all contestants will receive a certificate of participation MUST SIGN UP TO COMPETE - call or drop by the garden center and sign up. Its FREE and it's fun!
Who can enter, all dogs of any shape size of breed, dress them up or just come as they are. Lots of great prizes.
Fruit Tasting Workshop - to be announced
Learn what varieties do well in Tucson how to prune and when to fertilize. We will be sampling different Fig varieties and pomegranites while they last.
Call or come in to reserve a space in the workshop. The workshop is $5.00 and we will be serving a lite lunch of grilled fig Salad and Pomegranite Couscous and you can wash it all down with fresh made Basil Limeade. The recipes will be available for everyone to take home. See you on Sunday!
What ! BlueBerries in Tucson
Yes, Blueberries will grow in Tucson. If you have ever grown Camelias or Gardenias you can grow Blueberries. The Southern Highbush Blueberry is the best for our hot summer -mild winter climate since they are native to the southeastern United States (Georgia,Florida) and can tolerate our heat. These hardy Blueberries do not need cold winters to set fruit and are self fertile.Growers are now planting acre after acre of Blueberries in the central valley of Southern California to keep up with the increasing popularity of Fresh Blueberries. Like Camelias and Gardenias Blueberries prefer acidic soil, so adding a lot of organic material will help to keep the soil acidic and your blueberries happy. Once blueberries are established they are mildly drought tolerant and really only need regular water when they are in fruit production.
For more Inspiration
Stop by the nursery and visit our demonstration gardens including the Butterfly Garden full of Butterflies. You will see the Royal Court of Butterflies the Monarch, the Queen and the Viceroy. Pictured above is the Tiger Swallowtail who is all over the Garden Center this time of year laying it's eggs on the citrus trees.
Children love to see the butterflies as well as our chickens and Brownie the Loop Eared Rabbit. Let the kids play in our Childrens Garden as you shop.
Don't Delay-Plant Citrus Now
A new shipment has just arrived from our 70 acre farm - Lemons, Limes, Grapefruit, Tangerine, Oranges and Blood Oranges in both standard and dwarf sizes. Plant them now so that they get established before the cold of winter sets in.
Jackson & Perkins Roses
Hand selected for the best quality, and varieties that are suited to our Arizona climate. Jackson & Perkins is the oldest and best rose growers in the United States. Roses really enjoy our weather and in fact have a longer blooming cycle in Arizona. Plant roses now for a spectacular display of large flowered hybrid tea roses this fall.
Farmers Market - every Sunday
Every Sunday from 10 am to 2 pm - Organic Beef from San Simon Arizona is now available at the Sunday Market.
The best time for Planting is upon us.
Come celebrate being a Mother and make a beautiful gift
Spend a morning painting in the garden center with your child. During this two-hour workshop we will explore the basics of watercolors and crayon resist. We will focus on painting the plants and flowers in the garden.
Date: May 9th/10th
Time: 10am to Noon
Fee: $35.00 per one Adult and one child - add $20.00 for each additional child
All supplies included
Dad's welcome too - make a great surprise gift
For more information regarding this and more upcoming painting classes in the garden center contact
Instructor: Suzanne Vetek
Tel: 247-3735
Email: youngartistworkshops@yahoo.com
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The best time for Planting is upon us.