Upcoming Events

Join Tyler to learn how to both prevent weeds, and get rid of existing weeds from your garden, lawn and landscape—organically! 

Seating is limited; register today via our Eventbrite link!

Join Tyler to discover the wide world of growing your favorite citrus varieties. Fall is a great time to plant citrus in the Valley.  We’ll review the best location for planting—in-ground and in containers, soil preparation, care of existing citrus, fertilization, watering, mulching, pruning, and insect and disease controls.

Seating is limited; register today via our Eventbrite link.

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

Seating is limited; click the button below to register via Eventbrite.

Join Tyler 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.

Seating is limited; register today via our Eventbrite link!

Join Tyler, to learn how to grow and care for the most delicious deciduous and stone fruits. Fall is a great time to plant fruit trees in the Valley. We’ll review the best location and methods for planting, soil preparation, care of existing fruit trees, fertilization, watering, mulching, pruning, and insect and disease controls.

Seating is limited; click the button below to register via Eventbrite.

Join Jack to learn how to both prevent weeds, and get rid of existing weeds from your garden, lawn and landscape—organically! 

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.

Seating is limited; register today via our Eventbrite link!

Discover the wide world of growing your favorite citrus varieties. Fall is a great  time to plant citrus in the Valley.  We’ll review the best location for planting—in-ground and in containers, soil preparation, care of existing citrus, fertilization, watering, pruning, mulching, and insect and disease controls.

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.

Seating is limited; register today via our Eventbrite link.

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 meetings 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. 

Join Jack 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.

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.

Seating is limited; register today via our Eventbrite link!

In her new book, Dry Climate Gardening, desert horticulturist Noelle Johnson, aka 'AZ Plant Lady', delivers all the know-how you need to grow a breathtaking, colorful, and vibrant garden in low-water conditions.

Gardening in an arid climate doesn’t have to mean a yard full of rocks with a few cacti plunked in. With careful plant selection and thoughtful design, you can create a low-water landscape that’s an oasis for humans and wildlife alike. There are hundreds of plants well-suited to xeric conditions, and with the proper care, they create a living desert landscape that will stop passersby in their tracks. Let Dry Climate Gardening be your guide to crafting a climate-appropriate outdoor living space that’s the envy of the neighborhood.

Inside you’ll find:

• The best arid-adapted plants to feature in your landscape
• Information on which plants struggle in dry climates and how to avoid them
• The five “desert seasons” and which are best for planting
• How to handle desert soils
• Plant care techniques specific to dry climates, including pruning, fertilizing, and more
• How to design a planting for maximum impact and minimal water needs
• Plant profiles and charts for every category, from trees and shrubs to groundcovers, vines, succulents, and perennials
• Sample garden designs and plant lists you can adapt to your own space

With water restrictions and the number of gardeners dealing with drought conditions on the rise, we all need to get more creative in the way we grow. Water-wise landscaping is a must for millions of gardeners. In Dry Climate Gardening, you’ll learn how to do it with care and style.
 
Noelle Johnson is an author, horticulturist, landscape consultant, and instructor. She is the author of the new 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. 

Books will be available for purchase in-store at SummerWinds. 

Register today for this free event via our Eventbrite link.

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 meetings 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 meetings will provide an introduction to Evergreen trees.

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

Join Jimmy to learn how to both prevent weeds, and get rid of existing weeds from your garden, lawn and landscape—organically! 

Seating is limited; click the button to register via Eventbrite. 

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 meetings 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. 

Discover the wide world of growing your favorite citrus varieties. Fall is a great  time to plant citrus in the Valley.  We’ll review the best location for planting—in-ground and in containers, soil preparation, care of existing citrus, fertilization, watering, pruning, mulching, and insect and disease controls.

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.

Seating is limited; register today via our Eventbrite link.

In her new book, Dry Climate Gardening, desert horticulturist Noelle Johnson, aka 'AZ Plant Lady', delivers all the know-how you need to grow a breathtaking, colorful, and vibrant garden in low-water conditions.

Gardening in an arid climate doesn’t have to mean a yard full of rocks with a few cacti plunked in. With careful plant selection and thoughtful design, you can create a low-water landscape that’s an oasis for humans and wildlife alike. There are hundreds of plants well-suited to xeric conditions, and with the proper care, they create a living desert landscape that will stop passersby in their tracks. Let Dry Climate Gardening be your guide to crafting a climate-appropriate outdoor living space that’s the envy of the neighborhood.

Inside you’ll find:

• The best arid-adapted plants to feature in your landscape
• Information on which plants struggle in dry climates and how to avoid them
• The five “desert seasons” and which are best for planting
• How to handle desert soils
• Plant care techniques specific to dry climates, including pruning, fertilizing, and more
• How to design a planting for maximum impact and minimal water needs
• Plant profiles and charts for every category, from trees and shrubs to groundcovers, vines, succulents, and perennials
• Sample garden designs and plant lists you can adapt to your own space

With water restrictions and the number of gardeners dealing with drought conditions on the rise, we all need to get more creative in the way we grow. Water-wise landscaping is a must for millions of gardeners. In Dry Climate Gardening, you’ll learn how to do it with care and style.
 
Noelle Johnson is an author, horticulturist, landscape consultant, and instructor. She is the author of the new 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. 

Books will be available for purchase in-store at SummerWinds. 

Register today for this free event via our Eventbrite link.

Join Heidi Leavitt, of Rose Ranch Designs, to learn how to successfully grow and care for beautiful roses in the desert! Learn techniques for rose care, planting, watering, pruning, fertilizing and more...

Heidi Leavitt and her husband have been growing and showing roses in competition for over 30 years. They are American Rose Society (ARS) consulting rosarians, and past ARS Horticultural judges. They have owned Rose Ranch Designs for over 20 years, and create rose garden designs and installations, as well as providing everything from weekly to annual rose care.

Seating is limited; click the button below to register via Eventbrite.

Join Jack 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.

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.

Seating is limited; register today via our Eventbrite link!

Join SummerWinds Nursery's Garden Coach, Jeff Pavone, to learn how to grow and care for the most delicious deciduous and stone fruits. Fall is a great time to plant fruit trees in the Valley. We’ll review the best location and methods for planting, soil preparation, care of existing fruit trees, fertilization, watering, mulching, pruning, and insect and disease controls.

Jeff moved to the desert over 20 years ago from Chicago and took classes with the Maricopa County Master Gardener Cooperative Extension to become a Master Gardener. His passion is growing all things edible, and he has extensive knowledge of all plants that do well in the desert...  About Jeff

Seating is limited; click the button below to register via Eventbrite.

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 meetings 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 meetings will provide an introduction to Evergreen trees.

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