Desert Gardens Seminars

The Town of Carefree is pleased to offer its popular annual garden seminars, to be held monthly from January through April 2024 on various Saturdays of the month beginning at 9:30 a.m. The quiet beauty of Carefree Desert Gardens has been enchanting and educating visitors and residents to the wonders of the desert landscape since its creation in 2002.  

Each seminar focuses on a gardening topic of interest and features an expert speaker.  

No registration required, $5 donation at the door. 

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2023 Desert Gardens Seminar Series Schedule:

CREATIVE CONTAINER GARDENING

Sat., Jan. 13, 9:30 AM  |    Speaker:  Noelle Johnson

Location*:  Town Council Chambers 33 Easy Street

Join Noelle Johnson, aka ‘AZ Plant Lady’, as she shares her favorite tips for creating beautiful container plantings from the newest varieties of annual flowers to growing shrubs, succulents and even vegetables in containers.

 

DESERT MEDICINAL PLANTS

Sat., Feb. 10, 9:30 AM  |   Speaker:  JoAnna Sanchez

Location*:  33 Easy St., Carefree, AZ

JoAnna Sanchez will present a unique participatory demonstration of desert plants as medicines. There will be samples to see, touch, taste and take home as well as ideas of recipes and procedures to try at home.

 

BEAUTIFUL DESIGN FOR SMALL SPACES

Sat., March 9, 9:30 AM  |  Speaker:  Katie Coates

Location:  Town Council Chambers 33 Easy Street

Explore ideas to help create your own oasis in smaller spaces whether a small yard, courtyard, balcony, patio, or several smaller areas within a larger space. Knowing the right plant for the right place is essential to creating the ideal space to bring more success and enjoyment to how you live outside.

 

SURVIVING SUMMER EXTREMES:  ARID-ADAPTED PLANTS FOR THE LANDSCAPE

Sat., April 13, 9:30 AM  |  Scott McMahon

Location:  Council Chambers 33 Easy Street

Extreme temperatures and water stress in the summer of 2023 resulted in dead trees and shrubs throughout the valley. Scott McMahon will speak on how we can avoid this in the future using plants from hot, dry regions that require less water. He will provide information on arid-adapted plants and how to use them in the landscape.

*weather permitting:  alternate location 33 Easy St.