Bonnie Marcus It’s that time of year again, January-February, when we begin to prepare for the upcoming weeds. It is much easier to fight weeds with prevention and to stay on top of your weed situation before they get out of hand. Preventing the weeds from emerging in the first place will not only save…
Tag: gardening
Clubs and Classes, February 2017
Annual Garden Club House and Garden Tour March 12
Thank you, SunBird, for supporting SunBird Garden Club’s evening with Marshall Trimble. The monies raised from this project will be used to operate our club and beautify SunBird, so thanks again for joining us to hear Arizona’s favorite historian. Mark your calendars for SunBird Garden Club’s annual House and Garden Tour on Sunday, March 12,…
Front Page, January 2017
Enjoy an evening with Marshall Trimble January 26
Arizona’s Official State Historian, Marshall Trimble is appearing at the SunBird Community Ballroom on Thursday, January 26 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at SunBird’s HOA Office for $10. The SunBird Garden Club is sponsoring this event which features Marshall Trimble, a multi-talented historian, who has been called the “Will Rogers of Arizona.” He…
Clubs & Classes, December 2016
SunBird Garden Club update
The SunBird Garden Club met at 9:00 a.m. on November 11 in the east end of the Ballroom and will continue on the second Friday of the month throughout April. December will include a Christmas Brunch for which one needs to buy a reservation. Don’t forget the program presented by Marshall Trimble on January 26,…
Clubs & Classes, November 2016
SunBird Garden Club prepares for busy fall
Lois Anderson, Publicity Bougainvillea are one of the most common plants used in the Arizona garden. The colorful part of the bloom is not the flowers; they are tiny and usually white. The flowers are embraced by large, papery vividly colored bracts, which are modified leaves. This is the reason they are colorful for…
Front Page, September 2016
Begin The Season With Starter Plants
Lois Anderson If one is lucky enough to have a cactus plant in one’s yard perhaps you have enjoyed blooms such as the ones pictured. This Argentine cactus is in Wayne and Kate Chambers’ yard and had a large number of flowers this past spring. Kate has offered to give out starter plants this fall…
Clubs & Classes, September 2016
SunBird Garden Club
Lois Anderson Time for a quick quiz! Name the dean of Arizona historians. In 1997, name the man appointed by the governor as the official state historian. Name the author of 21 books on Arizona. Name a cowboy singer, humorist and storyteller. The answer to all these items is Marshall Trimble. The SunBird Garden Club…
Clubs & Classes, July 2016
SunBird Garden Club news
Now is the time for all of those SunBird gardeners left behind in the triple digit heat to take a look around our yards. Most of the land around our houses is covered with rock but there may be a few trees, bushes, cacti or succulents that could use a long cool drink. If your…
Association News, July 2016
It’s time to trim your palm trees
Bonnie Marcus, Community Administrator Just a friendly reminder that as summer is approaching us it is time to have your palm trees trimmed. Pruning should be performed no more than once a year, if done, preferably at the end of June or July. Please determine if it is time for you to prune your palm…
Association News, June 2016
It’s time to trim your palm trees
Bonnie Marcus, Community Administrator Just a friendly reminder that as summer is approaching us it is time to have your palm trees trimmed. Pruning should be performed no more than once a year if done, preferably at the end of June or July. Please determine if it is time for you to prune your palm…