Tag: gardening

Gardening: A Popular Hobby

Ruthette Kennedy Do you have an interest in gardening? Are you interested in receiving ideas and inspiration for your home’s landscape? If you would like to meet neighbors with a love of gardening, then the Garden Club of PebbleCreek is a great place for you to learn more about plants, exchange ideas, ask questions, hear speakers,…

PebbleCreek Garden Club Is Back!

Cindi Sokoloff Just when we all thought that we could not take another hot day in the 100s, the weather turns to what makes PebbleCreek one of the most desirable places to retire in Arizona. That also means that the Garden Club of PebbleCreek is back! Our members have been very busy this summer planning…

Please Help Remove Stinknet

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…

Spring Transition to Bermuda Grass

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…

Home and Garden Tour on March 2

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…

Overseeding of grassy common areas

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…