by Nate O'Meara | Mar 3, 2025 | Education
Native serviceberries make the lists of Flagstaff’s best plants for local gardens. (photo credit: April O’Meara) This article originally appeared in the Arizona Daily Sun on February 27th. As an avid gardener, winter is a time of planning. With a cup of tea in hand, I...
by Sarah Armanovs | Feb 4, 2025 | Education
My favorite winter gardening activity happens on a slow Sunday morning, as the low light of the winter sun streams through my window. With a damp microfiber rag in hand, I gently dust each leaf of the Sansevierias, Pothos, and Arrowhead plant. Without natural rain...
by Sheila Murray | Feb 4, 2025 | Education
Autumn Buttercup reintroduction project. Plant conservation professionals aim to help rare plants avoid extinction. One available method of conservation is rare plant reintroduction or translocation; this is the process of establishing new populations in new...
by Nate O'Meara | Jan 30, 2025 | Education
Kinnikinnick, a native plant, provides evergreen interest in the winter garden. (photo credit: April O’Meara) This article originally appeared in the Arizona Daily Sun on January 30, 2025. During snowless winters like we are having this year, I relish the evergreen...
by Gina Goegan | Jan 14, 2025 | Education
Apart from the evergreens, most Flagstaff gardens are a variety of brown and gray hues this time of year. While this winter color palette holds its own kind of beauty, I can never resist visualizing all the color that will arrive with the onset of spring warmth. This...
by Sarah Armanovs | Dec 11, 2024 | Education
Today I’m going to take you on a seed harvesting adventure. Once you’ve gathered your scissors and a paper bag, it’s time to begin. The first thing we’ll do on our seed harvesting adventure is look at the stalk leading up to the dead flower. If it’s brown looking and...
