Upcoming Events

Join us to learn how to successfully grow and care for beautiful roses in the desert! Learn techniques for rose care, watering, pruning, fertilizing and more...

No registration required. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

About our instructor: "My name is Tyler, and for the past five years at Summerwinds, I’ve had the privilege of immersing myself in the world of gardening, a passion that has brought me immense joy and fulfillment. My journey into gardening began later in life, at the age of 29, with a humble onion that sprouted unexpectedly in my kitchen. When I decided to plant it and watched it bloom into a stunning flower, I was instantly hooked. That moment sparked a deep, enduring love for gardening within me, and every day since then has been a celebration of that newfound passion." 

Join us for our comprehensive class on planting trees and shrubs, and nurturing them for long-lasting beauty and sustainability! Learn about selection, placement, and spacing in your garden landscape; soil preparation; how to help them develop strong root systems; mulching, watering, pruning, fertilization, pest- and disease-management and more.

No registration required. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

About our instructor: "My name is Tyler, and for the past five years at Summerwinds, I’ve had the privilege of immersing myself in the world of gardening, a passion that has brought me immense joy and fulfillment. My journey into gardening began later in life, at the age of 29, with a humble onion that sprouted unexpectedly in my kitchen. When I decided to plant it and watched it bloom into a stunning flower, I was instantly hooked. That moment sparked a deep, enduring love for gardening within me, and every day since then has been a celebration of that newfound passion." 

No registration required. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Join Tyler to learn how to create microclimates that can help your plants thrive in our sometimes harsh desert environment. Discover techniques for modifying temperature, humidity, wind, and sunlight exposure to establish more favorable conditions for a wide variety of plants, from water-wise natives to fruit trees and vegetables. We'll cover strategies like selecting and positioning shade structures, using mulch and ground covers, windbreaks, water features, and other landscaping elements. Whether you want to reduce water use, extend the growing season, or create cooler areas for outdoor living, this class will equip you with practical solutions to make the most of your unique garden space in the desert.

About our instructor: "My name is Tyler, and for the past five years at Summerwinds, I’ve had the privilege of immersing myself in the world of gardening, a passion that has brought me immense joy and fulfillment. My journey into gardening began later in life, at the age of 29, with a humble onion that sprouted unexpectedly in my kitchen. When I decided to plant it and watched it bloom into a stunning flower, I was instantly hooked. That moment sparked a deep, enduring love for gardening within me, and every day since then has been a celebration of that newfound passion." 

No registration required. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Get a head start on your landscape’s success by learning the essential steps for establishing trees and shrubs that will thrive through the summer heat. In this class, we’ll guide you through proven techniques for planting and caring for trees and shrubs so they develop strong, healthy root systems. You’ll learn how to assess the right planting times, optimize watering schedules for each season, and provide the necessary nutrients to support long-term growth and resilience.

Topics covered will include soil preparation, seasonal watering strategies, and tips for mulching, staking, and pruning to encourage robust plant health. By setting up your plants properly now, you’ll ensure they’re ready to flourish through the hottest months of next summer and beyond. Whether you’re a new or experienced gardener, this class will provide you with practical advice to build a healthy, sustainable landscape.

About our instructor: "My name is Tyler, and for the past five years at Summerwinds, I’ve had the privilege of immersing myself in the world of gardening, a passion that has brought me immense joy and fulfillment. My journey into gardening began later in life, at the age of 29, with a humble onion that sprouted unexpectedly in my kitchen. When I decided to plant it and watched it bloom into a stunning flower, I was instantly hooked. That moment sparked a deep, enduring love for gardening within me, and every day since then has been a celebration of that newfound passion." 

Join Master Gardener, Jack to learn how to successfully grow and care for beautiful roses in the desert! Learn techniques for rose care, watering, pruning, fertilizing and more...

No registration required. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Scottsdale Bonsai Society members educate one another with hands-on workshops and established tree training techniques. Bring a tree of choice to work on after a time of discussion as outlined each month. 

The October meeting will welcome members back and discuss the successes and failures of surviving the summer.

This is a community sponsored event.  To learn more about the Scottsdale Bonsai Society, click the button below. 

No registration required. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Join Jack to learn how to create microclimates that can help your plants thrive in our sometimes harsh desert environment. Discover techniques for modifying temperature, humidity, wind, and sunlight exposure to establish more favorable conditions for a wide variety of plants, from water-wise natives to fruit trees and vegetables. We'll cover strategies like selecting and positioning shade structures, using mulch and ground covers, windbreaks, water features, and other landscaping elements. Whether you want to reduce water use, extend the growing season, or create cooler areas for outdoor living, this class will equip you with practical solutions to make the most of your unique garden space in the desert.

About our instructor: Jack is a US Army Veteran who has lived in the Phoenix area for over 25 years. He is a graduate of the Arizona Culinary Institute and is a private chef after many years working in the restaurant industry. His love of cooking was his path to gardening where he incorporates the highest quality, freshest ingredients. He is a Certified Master Gardener through Maricopa County Cooperative Extension. His gardening passions include plumerias, adeniums, all edible plants and fruit trees—including a wide variety of tropical fruits growing in his back yard. His front yard is a certified National Wildlife Habitat & Native Pollinator Garden.

No registration required. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Get a head start on your landscape’s success by learning the essential steps for establishing trees and shrubs that will thrive through the summer heat. In this class, we’ll guide you through proven techniques for planting and caring for trees and shrubs so they develop strong, healthy root systems. You’ll learn how to assess the right planting times, optimize watering schedules for each season, and provide the necessary nutrients to support long-term growth and resilience.

Topics covered will include soil preparation, seasonal watering strategies, and tips for mulching, staking, and pruning to encourage robust plant health. By setting up your plants properly now, you’ll ensure they’re ready to flourish through the hottest months of next summer and beyond. Whether you’re a new or experienced gardener, this class will provide you with practical advice to build a healthy, sustainable landscape.

About our instructor: Jack is a US Army Veteran who has lived in the Phoenix area for over 25 years. He is a graduate of the Arizona Culinary Institute and is a private chef after many years working in the restaurant industry. His love of cooking was his path to gardening where he incorporates the highest quality, freshest ingredients. He is a Certified Master Gardener through Maricopa County Cooperative Extension. His gardening passions include plumerias, adeniums, all edible plants and fruit trees—including a wide variety of tropical fruits growing in his back yard. His front yard is a certified National Wildlife Habitat & Native Pollinator Garden.

Scottsdale Bonsai Society members educate one another with hands-on workshops and established tree training techniques. Bring a tree of choice to work on after a time of discussion as outlined each month. 

The November meeting will discuss deciduous tree winter maintenance. 

This is a community sponsored event.  To learn more about the Scottsdale Bonsai Society, click the button below. 

Scottsdale Bonsai Society members educate one another with hands-on workshops and established tree training techniques. Bring a tree of choice to work on after a time of discussion as outlined each month. 

The December meeting will be an introduction to Evergreen trees. 

This is a community sponsored event.  To learn more about the Scottsdale Bonsai Society, click the button below. 

Scottsdale Bonsai Society members educate one another with hands-on workshops and established tree training techniques. Bring a tree of choice to work on after a time of discussion as outlined each month. 

The January meeting will discuss junipers, pines and confiers.

This is a community sponsored event.  To learn more about the Scottsdale Bonsai Society, click the button below. 

Scottsdale Bonsai Society members educate one another with hands-on workshops and established tree training techniques. Bring a tree of choice to work on after a time of discussion as outlined each month. 

The February meeting with discuss spring maintenance—repotting and fertilizing.

This is a community sponsored event.  To learn more about the Scottsdale Bonsai Society, click the button below. 

Scottsdale Bonsai Society members educate one another with hands-on workshops and established tree training techniques. Bring a tree of choice to work on after a time of discussion as outlined each month. 

The March meeting will discuss tropical plants as Bonsai.

This is a community sponsored event.  To learn more about the Scottsdale Bonsai Society, click the button below. 

Please note: This is an in-store book signing event and opportunity to meet the author. It is not a gardening class... Books will be available for purchase in-store at SummerWinds. 

No registration required to attend this in-store book signing...

About Her New Book:

Have you ever faced water-use restrictions and worried about how you can still grow a beautiful, productive landscape? Let The Water-Smart Garden show you how!

As freshwater shortages increasingly strike regions around the globe, it’s more important than ever to employ water-conserving practices in the garden. Whether your landscape is filled with shrubs and perennials or fruits and vegetables, in The Water-Smart Garden, you’ll learn dozens of techniques to limit water use while growing a gorgeous and thriving garden. Not only will you learn how to make smart plant choices and improve the water-holding capacity of your soil, you’ll learn xeriscaping techniques, drought-tolerant growing tips, and plant care advice to make the most of low-water situations.

Also includes information on:

• Harvesting and redistributing rainwater in cisterns and rain barrels
• Employing methods like ollas and drip irrigation to target water directly to plant roots
• Being more water-efficient in the vegetable garden by using mulches and targeted irrigation
• Planting containers that require less-frequent watering 
• Replacing a lawn with more drought-resilient plants 
• Building swales and berms to redirect water to where it’s needed

Author and dry-gardening horticulturist Noelle Johnson of @az.plant.lady makes it easy to help save this precious resource and still have a resilient, attractive, and low-maintenance landscape. 

Noelle Johnson is an author, horticulturist, landscape consultant, and instructor. She is also the author of the book, "Dry Climate Gardening: Growing Beautiful, Sustainable Gardens in Low-Water Conditions". Popularly known as 'AZ Plant Lady' Noelle has been teaching and inspiring desert-dwellers to grow and maintain beautiful gardens that thrive in a hot, dry climate for over twenty-five years through her award-winning website www.azplantlady.com, consultations, online classes, and speaking engagements. Noelle has been featured on NPR, PBS, and Water Use It Wisely. 

Scottsdale Bonsai Society members educate one another with hands-on workshops and established tree training techniques. Bring a tree of choice to work on after a time of discussion as outlined each month. 

The April meeting will discuss everything Ficus trees.

This is a community sponsored event.  To learn more about the Scottsdale Bonsai Society, click the button below. 

Scottsdale Bonsai Society members educate one another with hands-on workshops and established tree training techniques. Bring a tree of choice to work on after a time of discussion as outlined each month. 

The May meeting will focus on summer maintenance.

This is a community sponsored event.  To learn more about the Scottsdale Bonsai Society, click the button below. 

Join us for our comprehensive class on planting trees and shrubs, and nurturing them for long-lasting beauty and sustainability! Learn about selection, placement, and spacing in your garden landscape; soil preparation; how to help them develop strong root systems; mulching, watering, pruning, fertilization, pest- and disease-management and more.

No registration required. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

No registration required. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Join Jack to learn how to create microclimates that can help your plants thrive in our sometimes harsh desert environment. Discover techniques for modifying temperature, humidity, wind, and sunlight exposure to establish more favorable conditions for a wide variety of plants, from water-wise natives to fruit trees and vegetables. We'll cover strategies like selecting and positioning shade structures, using mulch and ground covers, windbreaks, water features, and other landscaping elements. Whether you want to reduce water use, extend the growing season, or create cooler areas for outdoor living, this class will equip you with practical solutions to make the most of your unique garden space in the desert.

About our instructor: Jack is a US Army Veteran who has lived in the Phoenix area for over 25 years. He is a graduate of the Arizona Culinary Institute and is a private chef after many years working in the restaurant industry. His love of cooking was his path to gardening where he incorporates the highest quality, freshest ingredients. He is a Certified Master Gardener through Maricopa County Cooperative Extension. His gardening passions include plumerias, adeniums, all edible plants and fruit trees—including a wide variety of tropical fruits growing in his back yard. His front yard is a certified National Wildlife Habitat & Native Pollinator Garden.

No registration required. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Join Jimmy to learn how to create microclimates that can help your plants thrive in our sometimes harsh desert environment. Discover techniques for modifying temperature, humidity, wind, and sunlight exposure to establish more favorable conditions for a wide variety of plants, from water-wise natives to fruit trees and vegetables. We'll cover strategies like selecting and positioning shade structures, using mulch and ground covers, windbreaks, water features, and other landscaping elements. Whether you want to reduce water use, extend the growing season, or create cooler areas for outdoor living, this class will equip you with practical solutions to make the most of your unique garden space in the desert.

Scottsdale Bonsai Society members educate one another with hands-on workshops and established tree training techniques. Bring a tree of choice to work on after a time of discussion as outlined each month. 

The November meeting will discuss deciduous tree winter maintenance. 

This is a community sponsored event.  To learn more about the Scottsdale Bonsai Society, click the button below. 

No registration required. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Get a head start on your landscape’s success by learning the essential steps for establishing trees and shrubs that will thrive through the summer heat. In this class, we’ll guide you through proven techniques for planting and caring for trees and shrubs so they develop strong, healthy root systems. You’ll learn how to assess the right planting times, optimize watering schedules for each season, and provide the necessary nutrients to support long-term growth and resilience.

Topics covered will include soil preparation, seasonal watering strategies, and tips for mulching, staking, and pruning to encourage robust plant health. By setting up your plants properly now, you’ll ensure they’re ready to flourish through the hottest months of next summer and beyond. Whether you’re a new or experienced gardener, this class will provide you with practical advice to build a healthy, sustainable landscape.

Scottsdale Bonsai Society members educate one another with hands-on workshops and established tree training techniques. Bring a tree of choice to work on after a time of discussion as outlined each month. 

The December meeting will be an introduction to Evergreen trees. 

This is a community sponsored event.  To learn more about the Scottsdale Bonsai Society, click the button below. 

Scottsdale Bonsai Society members educate one another with hands-on workshops and established tree training techniques. Bring a tree of choice to work on after a time of discussion as outlined each month. 

The January meeting will discuss junipers, pines and confiers.

This is a community sponsored event.  To learn more about the Scottsdale Bonsai Society, click the button below. 

Scottsdale Bonsai Society members educate one another with hands-on workshops and established tree training techniques. Bring a tree of choice to work on after a time of discussion as outlined each month. 

The February meeting with discuss spring maintenance—repotting and fertilizing.

This is a community sponsored event.  To learn more about the Scottsdale Bonsai Society, click the button below. 

Scottsdale Bonsai Society members educate one another with hands-on workshops and established tree training techniques. Bring a tree of choice to work on after a time of discussion as outlined each month. 

The March meeting will discuss tropical plants as Bonsai.

This is a community sponsored event.  To learn more about the Scottsdale Bonsai Society, click the button below. 

Please note: This is an in-store book signing event and opportunity to meet the author. It is not a gardening class... Books will be available for purchase in-store at SummerWinds. 

No registration required to attend this in-store book signing...

About Her New Book:

Have you ever faced water-use restrictions and worried about how you can still grow a beautiful, productive landscape? Let The Water-Smart Garden show you how!

As freshwater shortages increasingly strike regions around the globe, it’s more important than ever to employ water-conserving practices in the garden. Whether your landscape is filled with shrubs and perennials or fruits and vegetables, in The Water-Smart Garden, you’ll learn dozens of techniques to limit water use while growing a gorgeous and thriving garden. Not only will you learn how to make smart plant choices and improve the water-holding capacity of your soil, you’ll learn xeriscaping techniques, drought-tolerant growing tips, and plant care advice to make the most of low-water situations.

Also includes information on:

• Harvesting and redistributing rainwater in cisterns and rain barrels
• Employing methods like ollas and drip irrigation to target water directly to plant roots
• Being more water-efficient in the vegetable garden by using mulches and targeted irrigation
• Planting containers that require less-frequent watering 
• Replacing a lawn with more drought-resilient plants 
• Building swales and berms to redirect water to where it’s needed

Author and dry-gardening horticulturist Noelle Johnson of @az.plant.lady makes it easy to help save this precious resource and still have a resilient, attractive, and low-maintenance landscape. 

Noelle Johnson is an author, horticulturist, landscape consultant, and instructor. She is also the author of the book, "Dry Climate Gardening: Growing Beautiful, Sustainable Gardens in Low-Water Conditions". Popularly known as 'AZ Plant Lady' Noelle has been teaching and inspiring desert-dwellers to grow and maintain beautiful gardens that thrive in a hot, dry climate for over twenty-five years through her award-winning website www.azplantlady.com, consultations, online classes, and speaking engagements. Noelle has been featured on NPR, PBS, and Water Use It Wisely. 

Scottsdale Bonsai Society members educate one another with hands-on workshops and established tree training techniques. Bring a tree of choice to work on after a time of discussion as outlined each month. 

The April meeting will discuss everything Ficus trees.

This is a community sponsored event.  To learn more about the Scottsdale Bonsai Society, click the button below. 

Scottsdale Bonsai Society members educate one another with hands-on workshops and established tree training techniques. Bring a tree of choice to work on after a time of discussion as outlined each month. 

The May meeting will focus on summer maintenance.

This is a community sponsored event.  To learn more about the Scottsdale Bonsai Society, click the button below.