Denise Johnson

Denise Johnson

JULY GARDENING

July gardening happens during our early summer monsoon; hot days punctuated (hopefully) by thunderstorms and drenching rains. WATER & MULCH Keep yourself hydrated; enjoy a glass of tea flavored with mint, pineapple sage, or lemon balm from the garden. Provide…

Planting Tomatoes

High Country Garden Club Blog Gardening Tips Planting tomatoes

Time to plant tomatoes! There are a few “tricks” to setting your tomatoes up for success: Location, Location, Location! These are sun-loving plants. Put them where they’ll get at least 6 hours of sunlight each day. Feed them well. Tomatoes are…

Garden Tours Coming

high country garden club - Yvonnes garden

                  Garden Tours Are Coming WEDNESDAY JULY 24,  9am Join us for this month’s garden tour! Check out Martin’s latest greenhouse adventures, orchard, and more. There’s always something new at Martin &…

Annual Plant Sale

High Country Garden Club Blog Events Plant Sale

SATURDAY, MAY 4TH, 2024 7A – NOON High Country Garden Club’s annual Plant Sale (our only fundraiser) is coming right up. We’ll be in the Big Lots parking lot, at the corner of Manzanita Dr and 260 Hwy, on Saturday…

MAY PLANTING

High Country Garden Club Blog Garden Tips May planting

May planting. It’s time to start our gardens, but our last Spring frost may be just around the corner. So, when and what can we plant? General: Start planting outside mid-month. If planting earlier, be prepared to protect plants from…

September Gardening

September gardening in Rim Country is about transitions. Summer lingers. Vegetable production starts to taper off. But, the warm soils are perfect for planting cool-weather crops! Improve Garden Soil.   Spread fresh chicken or horse manure directly over empty garden beds. Its high…

Zucchini, Zucchini!

“If you have two zucchini plants, you have too many…” At this point in the summer, if you have two or more zucchini plants, you may have too many! Now that  they are producing, and producing, and producing, what do…