Cindi Sokoloff The Garden Club of PebbleCreek held its first year-end party at the home of our president on Tuesday, April 12. More than 35 active members were in attendance to enjoy the scrumptious potluck luncheon. We can honestly say that we have some of the most fantastic cooks in our club and admit that…
Nancy Mumpton Stinknet is a fast-moving, invasive weed in Arizona. It has green “carrot like” leaves and rounded flowers. The leaves smell pungent. It can be allergenic. It emerges from November to April and starts flowering in February. Seed is easily spread by wind and traffic. It loves to sprout in the stones along the…
Traci Baker CareScape is our contract landscape provider. They have provided this informative reminder for us regarding grass during the spring transition: Transition time is upon us. When nighttime temperatures reach the mid-60s, the Bermuda grass, which has been dormant all year, begins to wake up. As daytime temperatures reach into the 90s, the winter…
Beautiful 100-year old Litchfield Road is the setting for a self-guided tour of seven homes and their gardens. There will be old cars along the street and quilts in the backyards. Join the tour on Saturday March 2, 2019, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., $20 each. Finish the day at the award-winning Litchfield Park…
Keven Pauling Finally, it’s fall in the desert. For the most part, the triple digit days have left for the year and working in the garden becomes fun again! Pruning If you do it now, your plants will grow during the cooler fall weather and look beautiful throughout most of the winter. Prune off all…
Susan Knox Wilson To the great joy of all PebbleCreek birds and critters, it’s time, once again, to overseed the grassy common areas. Aeration and overseeding is a very important process for us to undertake, in order for our gardens to look good. The overseeding will begin September 19 and continue through October 9. During…
Keven Pauling The list of to-dos for the September desert gardener can be rather long, but the results will be apparent when the weather cools and your plants begin to shine. Weed Control Toward the end of September, beginning of October, apply a pre-emergent. I use a product called SURFLAN XL, a granular product that…
Susan Knox Wilson Trees fall; they all do eventually. Yelling “timber” may help move people out of the way, but most trees fall without a lot of yelling. Here in PebbleCreek big storms with lots of wind – like the one a few weeks ago – can wreak havoc on trees like nothing else. If…
Keven Pauling Plant The monsoon season is one of the most desirable times of the year to plant. Increased humidity and rain helps plants establish better root systems with less stress than if planted earlier in the summer. Adjust Irrigation System If monsoon rains have brought adequate moisture, adjust your irrigation system to skip as…
Keven Pauling New Plantings June is typically the hottest and driest month of the year. If you are planting new plants or trees, be sure to water them as much as two times a day until established. I usually set the water to come on early in the morning and then again after 1:00 p.m.…