15th Annual "High on the Desert" 
High Desert Gardening & Landscaping Conference

   Our 15^th Annual High Desert Gardening & Landscaping Conference has come and gone. From all reports everyone had a great time and learned so much. It is with great pleasure that we say, “Thanks! Job well done!” to all the dedicated volunteers of the Cochise County Master Gardeners Association!

Special thanks to our sponsors
De & Ceci Lewis
EuroFresh Farms
Sulphur Springs  Valley Electric Cooperative

 Program Advertisers
Ace Garden Place, Ron Scott Ameriprise Financial, Felice Dayhoff Birdlegs Pottery & Yard Art, Cathy Stuckey Butterfly Gardens, Candles & Scents, Castle & Cooke, Cochise Stone, LLC, Clint’s Haircuts, Vicki Gilbert Farmer’s Insurance, Felice Dayhoff Leaves in the Wind, Long Realty Company (Deb DeShae, Lee Knaeble, Bev Mahlmann, Barbara Pursell, Phyllis Puckett, Jess Valentine, Kye Welker, Amanda Weller), Lori Kovash Stalwart Designs, Mountain View Koi Fish Nursery & Aquatic Plants, Angel Rutherford Nature Photography, Romisco Sign Systems, Sierra Remodeling, Southwest Desert Images, LLC, Whetstone Pottery & Fountains, Wild Birds Unlimited.

 Exhibitors
Arizona Revegetation & Monitoring Co., Birdlegs Pottery & Yard Art, Candles & Scents, Diamond JK Nursery, EuroFresh Farms, Kazzam, Stalwart Designs, Mesquite Gourds, Mountain View Koi Fish Nursery & Aquatic Plants, Oasis Water Harvesting, U of A South Bookstore, Wild Birds Unlimited

 Non-Profit/Non-Selling Exhibitors
Cochise County Master Gardeners Association, Ft. Huachuca WaterWise & Energy Smart, Sierra Vista Area Garden Club, U.S. Forest Service-Sierra Vista Ranger District, USDA, APHIS, PPQ, WaterWise

 Door Prize Donors
|Ace Garden Place, Sierra Vista, Pat Anderson, Azida, Inc., Birds and Bloom Magazine, Birdlegs Pottery & Yard Art, Bloom Country, Butterfly Gardens, Inc, Robert E. Call & Family, Candles & Scents, Cochise County Master  Gardeners Association, De Lewis & Family, Desert Oasis Soap Company, Fry’s Food Stores, Ft. Huachuca WaterWise & Energy Smart, Hastings Books, Music & Videos, Kazzam, K-Mart Stores, Lee Valley Tools, Ltd, Lowe’s, Mesquite Gourds, Mountain States Wholesale Nursery, Mountain View Koi Fish and Nursery, LLC, The Nature Conservancy Ramsey Canyon, Oaks of the Wild West Nursery, Oasis Water Harvesting, Ortega’s Boot & Shoe Repair, Angel Rutherford, Safeway, Sally Beauty Supply, Sierra Vista Area Garden Club, Sierra Vista Flowers and Gifts, Southwest Desert Images, LLC, Southwest Native Landscapes & Irrigation, Stalwart Designs, Sunset Magazine, Target, Wal-Mart, WaterWise, We Frame It, Wild Birds Unlimited

 Businesses and Organizations that made the registration gift bags possible
City of Sierra Vista, Cochise County Cooperative Extension, Dewitt Landscape Products, Ferry-Morse Seeds, Gardeners Supply, High Country Gardens, Lee Valley Tools, Ltd, Nature’s Control, Park Seed Company, Select Seeds, Sierra Vista Chamber of Commerce

 Speakers
A great big THANK YOU! We couldn’t have done it without you!

Committee chairpersons and CCMGA Members
Thanks to all the committee chairpersons and members who gave so much of their time, energy, and talents to make our 14^th Annual High Desert Gardening & Landscaping Conference successful: Rob Call, Extension Agent and Program Chair,  Dave Barry, Conference Coordinator, Rosemarie Burke, Jim Byrum, Facilities Chair, Dave Crandall, Felice Dayhoff, Deke & Peggy Descoteaux, Gift Bags, Terrie Gent, Anita Gollwitzer, Finance Chair, Jeannine Grabowska, Carolyn Gruenhagen, Gary Gruenhagen, Registration Chair, Karl Hallsten, Larry Kovarcik, Merriane Lange, De Lewis, Cheri Melton, Publicity Chair, Helen Morgan, Angel Rutherford, Sponsor Chair, Doug & Eleanor Templeman, Sarah Turan, Joan Wakefield, Artist, Robert Welton, Centerpieces, Rob Call, Felice Dayhoff, and Lori Kovash. Thanks also to the Cooperative Extension Staff in Willcox and Joyce Williams in the Sierra Vista office. A special thank you to Master of Ceremonies Jan Groth!

  Thanks to all of you!
YOU made it happen!

The wonderful world of gardening has unique opportunities and challenges.
The High Desert Conference benefits all gardeners, novice and seasoned,
with over 20 sessions focusing on food production,
landscaping with native plants, and environmental stewardship.

Click here to sign-up for an E-mail Registration Form notification
for the 2009 High Desert Gardening & Landscaping Conference
scheduled for February 12 and 13, 2009!