Save the date of Sunday, March 5, from noon to 2 p.m. Looking for fresh ideas? The SunBird Garden Club invites you to tour the various styles and updates of homes in the SunBird community. This is a fun social event not to be missed! Join your neighbors and bring your friends. Tickets purchased in…
Paula Russell was so excited when her husband noticed a strange-looking rock outside the entrance to the SunBird clubhouse. Paula investigated and came away with the April Rock of the Month. This was the final rock of the Garden Club’s “Rock of the Month” series. The painted rocks were intended to spark an interest in…
SunBird has experienced an unusual amount of rain and warmer temperatures this season, resulting in an overabundance of weeds. The weeds have been very healthy and plentiful and would take over the garden spaces in SunBird if not for the diligent efforts of the Garden Club volunteers. Over 20 women have been working each week…
Jan Davidson Oh my goodness! We are coming up to the last meeting of the SunBird Garden Club for this session. We started our meetings in November of 2021 after a COVID-19 hiatus for 2020-21. It feels like we just had that first meeting a few weeks ago, but it has been five months already.…
Jan Davidson Come one, come all! Don’t miss the SunBird Garden Club’s Donna Bergmann Memorial Home Tour on Sunday, March 13, from noon to 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance, and they will be available at the clubhouse. This year our Home Tour is dedicated to Donna Bergmann, who was a very active member…
I am the SunBird Garden Club’s March Rock of the Month. I can be found among the cacti, plants, and other landscape in the rock gardens. If you find me, take me home and call Garden Club member Mary Jane Mogden at 815-861-1755. The first person who captures the rock will return it to the…
I am the SunBird Garden Club’s February Rock of the Month. I can be found among the cacti, plants, and other landscape in the rock gardens. If you find me, take me home and call Garden Club member Mary Jane at 815-861-1755. The first person who captures the rock will return it to the Garden…
Our first Garden Club meeting will be Friday morning, Nov. 12, at 9 a.m. in the east ballroom. We have fun activities planned for the year and invite you to join us. No gardening experience required! Our club’s purpose is to assist in the beautification of SunBird Golf Resort and to learn about desert gardening…
Nancy Mumpton Stinknet is a fast-moving, invasive weed in Arizona and locally in Sun Lakes. It has green “carrot-like” leaves and rounded flowers. The leaves smell pungent and 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 along in…
JoAnne Gaudioso Essential oils can be valuable tools for every gardener, whether you are taking care of indoor plants or an outdoor garden. Not only are essential oils a natural alternative to harsh gardening chemicals, but they are also effective and easy to use. Whether you are trying to chase away garden pests, improve health…