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Garden Club Annual Home Tour — March 8

The annual Garden Club Home Tour is Sunday, March 8, from noon to 2:00 p.m. This year, six residents have graciously opened their homes to us. Each home is unique and reflects the residents’ personality and interests. Thank you to each and every person who makes our Home Tour a success! Tickets are on sale…

Is Your Yard Weed-Free?

ACC Committee SunBird homeowners are solely responsible to keep their property free of all dead/dying weeds. With the cooler weather we’ve been having, accompanied by rains during the holidays, this is bringing out the weeds! It is strongly advised to have your yard sprayed with a pre-emergent every six months. We cannot stress how important…

SunBird Garden Club news

Jan Davidson To all you leap year babies living here in SunBird—Happy “February 29” Birthday from the SunBird Garden Club as you actually celebrate on your special date. Also, we are happy to announce that our December and first “Rock of the Month” winner is Cindy Vig. She found the wreath rock near hole #10…

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December's Rock of the Month

Laurie Doyle The SunBird Garden Club members painted a number of rocks with whimsical pictures and sayings that have been placed among the garden spaces throughout the community to provide smiles and laughter to those who see them. As a bonus, the Garden Club is hosting a contest for people to be on the lookout…

SunBird Garden Club news

Laurie Doyle The Garden Club will host its second meeting of the year on Friday, Dec. 13, at 9 a.m. in the ballroom with a Holiday Brunch. All members and guests are welcome to join in the festivities; there is a $10 cost for the brunch. Contact Julie Anderson if you have not already signed…

Garden Club resumes November 7

Julie Anderson The Garden Club resumes with its first meeting on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 9 a.m. in the east ballroom. This date is a departure from the normal meeting on the second Friday of the month. This change will allow Garden Club members to join the SunBird bus trip to Kartchner Caverns. The meeting time was incorrect in the…

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The guardhouse update is almost complete! The new planter has been installed, and the stone facing has been added. Finishing touches, such as repainting the guardhouse and planting flowers, will take place in September. Thank you to Barb Ott, Jerry Seiler, and Bill Hook for collaborating on this project, which was presented to the Project…

It’s time to trim your palm trees

Now that the palm flowers have bloomed, it is time to have your palm trees trimmed. We are now in monsoon season, and with the high winds and heavy rains, palm trees leave unsightly debris throughout the community and can cause damage to homes. If you are not in SunBird now, please make arrangements to…

Garden Club summer update

Julie Anderson Summer is here, and the temperatures are rising! This is typically the time of year when we all kick back and relax, but the SunBird Garden Club continues to focus on projects within our community. First up, is the new garden being installed along Championship Drive. Our Garden Club has teamed with the…