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High Country Garden Club posts regular content on our blog so our members and gardening friends can benefit. Here you will find tips and tricks, inspiring stories, club news, and much more so you stay informed.
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Gardening is a lifelong pursuit and provides immeasurable joy, satisfaction, pride, and contentment, so we believe it should be as fruitful as possible. Everyone can use a helping hand or a word of encouragement from time to time, so our blog is intended to provide all of this and more to anyone who visits.
We will focus on local gardening education and information, stories and highlights, human interest stories of gardening bliss, and club updates and information so don’t miss it! In addition, if there is a topic you would like us to cover in a future post, or to share tips and tricks, please let us know.
Club News
More on Plant Sale Raffle
“This awesome potting package was donated by Paul’s Ace Hardware for the HCGC Plant Sale raffle. In addition, Ace has…
Plant Sale Raffle Item
Woohoo – this is every man’s (or woman’s) dream garage or workshop addition! Home Depot has generously donated this 10-drawer…
Annual Plant Sale
SATURDAY, MAY 3RD, 2025 7A – NOON High Country Garden Club’s annual Plant Sale (our only fundraiser) is coming right…
2025 Northern Gila County Fair
NGCF: September 4th – September 7th, 2025 Plan to be part of our local Northern Gila County Fair. What in…
Recipes
Honey Dandelion Shortbread Cookies
Pin Print Honey Dandelion Shortbread Cookies Servings 18 cookiesPrep time 30 minutesBaking Time 9 – 11 minutes Ingredients 1/2 cup…
Tips & Tricks
JULY GARDENING
July gardening happens during our early summer monsoon; hot days punctuated (hopefully) by thunderstorms and drenching rains. WATER & MULCH…
Planting Tomatoes
Time to plant tomatoes! There are a few “tricks” to setting your tomatoes up for success: Location, Location, Location! These…
MAY PLANTING
May planting. It’s time to start our gardens, but our last Spring frost may be just around the corner. So,…
September Gardening
September gardening in Rim Country is about transitions. Summer lingers. Vegetable production starts to taper off. But, the warm soils…
AUGUST GARDENING
August gardening in Rim Country is prime time to start fall vegetable gardens – even as the summer harvest continues.
June Gardening
June gardening in Rim Country is water-intensive while we wait for the monsoons to start. Add +/or maintain a 3-inch…
Garden Stories
Zucchini, Zucchini!
“If you have two zucchini plants, you have too many…” At this point in the summer, if you have two…
Passionate About Peonies
PEONIES What’s not to love? Peonies have gorgeous single and double blooms in multi colors, and are highly scented. They…
Signs of Rim Country Spring
Signs of Rim Country Spring Signs of Rim Country Spring are everywhere across our landscape. California poppy plants are growing in…
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