Maricopa County Cooperative Extension Home Horticulture:
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      Gardening & Landscaping in the Low Desert

      Arizona Garden Clubs

      Arizona Chapter of the California Rare Fruit Growers

        7:00 p.m. the second Thursday of each month
        The University of Arizona Maricopa County Cooperative Extension
        4341 E. Broadway Road, Phoenix, AZ
        Contact: Dick Gross, 4110 W. Hatcher Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85051-3247
        (602) 939-4570

      The Arizona Herb Association

        7:00 p.m. the first Thursday of each month (except in December and when a holiday falls on the first Thursday)
        Meetings are held at either:
          The University of Arizona Maricopa County Cooperative Extension
          4341 E. Broadway Road, Phoenix, AZ
          or
          The Pueblo Grande Museum and Cultural Park
          4619 E. Washington in Phoenix, Arizona
          (between 44th St. and State Rt. 143).
        Check calendar on website or call for location of specific meeting.
        Contact: P.O. Box 63101, Phoenix, AZ 85082-3101
        (602) 470-8086 ext#830
        azherb1@home.com

      The Arizona Mushroom Club

        Meetings as called
        The University of Arizona Maricopa County Cooperative Extension
        4341 E. Broadway Road, Phoenix, AZ
        Contact: Dr. Chester Leathers, P.O. Box 3136, Tempe, AZ 85280-3136
        (602) 832-6709

      The Arizona Native Plant Society

        7:30 p.m. the second Monday of the month
        Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, AZ
        Contact: Marsha Francis, 4362 E. Evans, Phoenix, AZ 85032
        (602) 992-5435

      The Central Arizona Cactus and Succulent Society

        2:00 p.m. the last Sunday of the month
        Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, AZ
        Contact: Deborah Korobkin, P.O. Box 8774, Scottsdale, AZ 85252
        (602) 493-7003

      Desert Designers

        10:00 a.m. the first Friday of the month October through April
        The Pyle Center in Tempe, Phoenix, AZ
        Contact: Dorothy Wirtz, 2607 E. Fox, Mesa, AZ 85213-5334
        (602) 962-7622

      Desert Pointe Garden Club

        9:30 a.m. the first Monday of the month
        Member's homes in the east Valley, south Tempe, and Chandler, AZ
        Contact: Judy Gustafson , 480-802-2176,

      Desert Sun African Violet Society

        10:00 a.m. the second Tuesday of the month
        Various homes Phoenix, AZ
        Contact: Barbara Vander Leest, P.O. Box 733, Carefree, AZ 85377
        (602) 488-3998

      The Desert Valley Orchid Society

        7:00 p.m. the third Monday of the month
        SRP Building, Center and Washington, Tempe, AZ
        Contact: Beverly Tall, 16147 E. Keota, Fountain Hills, AZ 86268
        (602) 816-4722

      Down to Earth Toastmasters

        5:45 p.m. every Tuesday
        The University of Arizona, Maricopa County Cooperative Extension
        4341 East Broadway Road, (Broadway west of 48th Street), Phoenix, AZ
        Contact: Dixie Humphryes, 1410 E. Manhatton Drive, Tempe, AZ 85282-5744
        (602) 839-7720

      East Valley Men's Garden Club

        7:00 p.m. the second Monday of the month
        Central Christian Church, Building G, 2nd floor, room G-259
        933 N. Lindsay Road, Mesa, AZ
        Contact: Dorothy Wirtz, 2607 E. Fox, Mesa, AZ 85213
        (602) 962-7622

      Fairway Estate Garden Club

        9:30 a.m. the third Monday of the month
        Maryvale Hospital, Phoenix, AZ
        Contact: Betty Harbour, 4334 N 63rd Drive, Phoenix, AZ 85003-2704
        (602) 846-1937

      Floral Designers of Sun City

        1:30 p.m. the fourth Monday of the month
        Various homes, Sun City, AZ
        Contact: Sylvia Patrick, 15625 Skyhawk Dr., Sun City West, AZ 85375-6514
        (602) 584-3780

      Fountain Hills Herb Society

        11:00 a.m. the third Monday of the month October through May
        Various homes, Fountain Hills, AZ
        Limited to Fountain Hills Residents
        Contact: Toni Patterson, 10615 Indian Wells, Fountain Hills, AZ 85268
        (602) 837-0694

      Gardeners and Arrangers Guild

        7:00 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of the month
        Valley Garden Center, 1809 N. 15th Ave., Phoenix, AZ
        Contact: Robert Peddle, 2014 N 58th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85035-3611
        (602) 278-3684

      Gardens for Humanity

        Contact: Amiee Beth Ward, 35012 N. 83rd St., Scottsdale, AZ 85251
        (602) 947-0374

      Gatestone Garden Club

        6:30 p.m. to 8:30 the second Thursday of the month
        Various Homes in west Phoenix, AZ
        Contact: Val Carsey, 8639 W. Clarendon, Phoenix, AZ 85037-2724
        (602) 849-4956

      Glendale Rose Society

        7:30 p.m. the first Thursday of the month
        Glendale City council chambers Glendale, AZ
        Contact: Nancy Medved, 4127 W Hayward Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85051
        (602) 934-6349

      Good Earth Garden Club

        9:30 a.m. the second Friday of the month
        Various Homes Goodyear, AZ
        Contact: Mary Jane Wetherbee, 152 La Cienega, Goodyear, AZ 85338
        (602) 932-2935

      Las Piedras Garden Club

        7:00 pm the second Thursday each month
        various homes Contact: Anna Johnson, 29888 N 78th Street, Scotttsdale, AZ 85262
        (602) 473-8059

      Litchfield Park Garden Club

        1:00 p.m. the fourth Tuesday
        Litchfield Library, Litchfield Park, AZ
        Contact: Louise King, 13213 N. 99th Drive, Sun City, AZ 85351-2835
        (602) 972-6895

      Maricopa Audubon Society

        7:30 p.m. the first Tuesday September thru April
        The Phoenix Zoo, 455 N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, AZ
        Contact: Scott Burge, 8869 S. Myrtle, Tempe, AZ 85284-3180
        (602) 897-8608

      The Mesa-East Valley Rose Society

        7 p.m. the second Thursday of the month
        Mesa Community College, 1833 W. Southern Ave., Mesa, AZ
        Contact: Larry Bell, 14631 S Foxtain Ln, Phoenix, AZ 85048-4355
        (602) 706-9667

      Mesa Garden Club

        9:30 a.m. the first Thursday of the month
        Various Homes, Mesa, AZ
        Contact: Dorothy Wirtz, 2607 E. Fox, Mesa, AZ 85213-5334
        (602) 962-7622

      Old Fashioned Garden Club

        The third Thursday of the month
        The Valley Garden Center, 1809 N. 15th Ave., Phoenix, AZ
        Contact: Harriett Chaplin
        (602) 569-2075

      The Orchid Society of Arizona

        7:00 p.m. the first Thursday of the month
        The Valley Garden Center, 1809 N. 15th Ave., Phoenix, AZ
        Contact: Wilella Stimmell, 6047 E Exeter Blvd., Scottsdale, AZ 85251
        (602) 947-8479
        Contact: Lou Ann Remeikis, 1999 President
        (480) 892-0263

      Osborn Garden Club

        10:00 a.m. the third Tuesday of the month
        In various homes
        Contact: Margie Clark,10520 Sutter Gold, Sun City, AZ 85351-1660
        (602) 933-4667

      Phoenix Bonsai Society

        7:30 p.m. the first three Tuesdays of the month September thru May
        Valley Garden Center, 1809 N. 15th Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004
        Contact: Robert Gustaston, 7543 W. Surrey Ave, Peoria, AZ 85345
        (602) 486-1687
        Contact: Elsie Andrade (602) 995-3870

      The Phoenix Chrysanthemum Society

        7:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month
        Valley Garden Center, 1809 N. 15th Ave., Phoenix, AZ
        Contact: Richard Boydston, 3411 N. 12th Place, Unit #9, Phoenix, AZ 85014
        (602) 604-9582

      The Phoenix Rose Society

        7:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month
        Valley Garden Center, 1809 N. 15th Ave., Phoenix, AZ
        Contact: Paul Bushkin, 4618 W. El Caminto Dr., Glendale, AZ 85302-6514
        (602) 937-5713

      Roadrunner African Violet Society

        Meetings as needed
        Various Homes, Phoenix, AZ
        Contact: Rosemary Lort, 15818 N. 52nd Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85254
        (602) 992-1251

      Saguaro Garden Club

        9:30 a.m. the first Wednesday of the month
        Pyle Center, 655 E. Southern, Tempe, AZ (602) 350-5211
        Contact: Mary Trick
        (602) 829-7972
        Contact: Lisa Stephens (602) 820-3439

      The Scottsdale Garden Club

        Noon the first Monday of the month
        Various homes, Scottsdale, AZ
        Contact Jeanne Hood, 8637 E. Camelback, Scottsdale, AZ 85251-1813
        (602) 945-3918

      The Scottsdale Rose Society

        7:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month September through May
        Eldorado, 2311 N. Miller Road, Room 5, South of Thomas on Miller Road
        June through August: call for details
        Contact: Julieanne Kucera
        (602) 451-6291

      Southwest Gourd Association

        7:00 pm on the 3rd Wednesday of the month
        Maricopa County Cooperative Extension office, 4341 E. Broadway, Phoenix, AZ Contact: Frank Martin
        (602) 470-1556 ext. 1010

      Sun City Rose and Garden Club

        7:00 p.m. the second Monday of the month
        Fair View Recreation Center, Sun City, AZ
        Contact: Don Elliott, 9511 W Indian Hills Dr., Sun City, AZ 85351
        (602) 876-0108

      Sun City West Garden Club

        9:00 a.m. the first Tuesday of the month September through May
        R.H. Johnson Recreation Center, Sun City West, AZ
        Contact: Joe Brenneisen, 13314 Paintbrush Dr., Sun City West, AZ 85375
        (602) 584-3900
        * Membership limited to SCW residents

      Sun Country Iris Society

        7:00 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month except December
        Valley Garden Center, 1809 N. 15th Ave., Phoenix, AZ
        Contact: Deborah Nolan
        (602) 371-8816, dan7nolan@aol.com email

      Tempe Garden Club

        9:30 a.m. the third Friday of the month
        Pyle Center, Phoenix, AZ
        Contact: Juanita Harelson, 1701 E. Jeanine Drive, Tempe, AZ 85254-3369
        (602) 491-0487

      Valley Garden Center

        1809 North 15th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85007
        Contact: Bill Carls, 2514 West Morningside Drive, Phoenix, AZ 85023
        (602) 942-1543

      The Valley of the Sun Gardeners

        7:30 p.m. the third Monday of the month
        Washington Adult Center Auditorium,2240 W. Citrus Way, Phoenix, AZ
        Contact: Thomas Huck
        (602) 841-0260

      Valley of the Sun Heritage Rose Association

        7:00 p.m. on the third Thursday of January, March, May, September, and November
        Maricopa County Cooperative Extension, 4341 E. Broadway Rd.,Phoenix, AZ
        Contact: Connie Heaton or Floyd Evans (602) 944-2198
        PO Box 62852, Phoenix, AZ 85082-2852
        For more information (602) 470-1556 ext. 831

      Washington Garden Club

        9:30 a.m. the second Friday of the month September through May
        Valley Garden Center, 1809 N. 15th Ave., Phoenix, AZ
        Contact: Betty Groves, 11816 N. 33rd Circle, Phoenix, AZ 85029
        (602) 866-7767

      Welcome Wagon Garden Club of Scottsdale

        Meets 10:00 am on third Monday each month.
        Meetings at various members homes or elsewhere as noted in newsletter
        Contact: Jan Popowchak, 14031 E. Mercer Lane, Scottsdale, AZ 85259
        (602) 451-9558

      West Valley Rose Society

        7:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month
        Glendale City Hall, Room B3, 59th Avenue and Glendale, Glendale, AZ
        Contact: Nelson Mitchell, 7002 West Jenan Drive, Peoria, AZ 85345
        (602) 412-1586

        Other Links to Clubs

        • Pacific Southwest District Rose Societies
          http://www.ars.org/psw.html
        • Garden Net Guide to Garden Associations
          http://gardennet.com/

          We would love to include your club in this list!
          Please send new or updated information to Cathy Rymer           crymer@ag.arizona.edu

        To Gardening & Landscaping in Maricopa County, AZ
        Arizona Garden Clubs
        visitors since July 9, 1997 visitors since January 13, 1999
        Last Updated December 13, 2000
        Author: Cathy Rymer, Instructional Specialist, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Maricopa County
        Reviewed by: Lucy K. Bradley, Extension Agent Urban Horticulture, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Maricopa County
        © 1997The University of Arizona, College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension, in Maricopa County
        Comments to Cathy Rymer,crymer@ag.arizona.edu 4341 E. Broadway Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85040
        (602) 470-8086 ext. 311

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