Upcoming Events

Join us to hear from, and meet, gardening influencer Janey Santos at SummerWinds Nursery in Glendale.

Event Schedule:

• 10:00 a.m. - Janey Santos will present her favorite plants  from her Best for the West collection with Proven Winners.  Discover why these plants can add just the color, texture and  interest you’ve been looking for in your desert garden! 
• 10:45 a.m. - Line up for a meet and greet with Janey!  Take a  photo, get her autograph, and check out accessories from her collection.
• 12:00 noon - Event with Janey ends. Feel free to explore our garden center.

Register today to attend this free event.

At SummerWinds, We Guarantee Success!

Scottsdale Bonsai Society members educate one another with hands-on workshops and established tree training techniques. Bring a tree of choice to work on after a time of discussion as outlined each month. 

The March meeting will discuss tropical plants as Bonsai.

This is a community sponsored event.  To learn more about the Scottsdale Bonsai Society, click the button below. 

Please note: This is an in-store book signing event and opportunity to meet the author. It is not a gardening class... Books will be available for purchase in-store at SummerWinds. 

No registration required to attend this in-store book signing...

About Her New Book:

Have you ever faced water-use restrictions and worried about how you can still grow a beautiful, productive landscape? Let The Water-Smart Garden show you how!

As freshwater shortages increasingly strike regions around the globe, it’s more important than ever to employ water-conserving practices in the garden. Whether your landscape is filled with shrubs and perennials or fruits and vegetables, in The Water-Smart Garden, you’ll learn dozens of techniques to limit water use while growing a gorgeous and thriving garden. Not only will you learn how to make smart plant choices and improve the water-holding capacity of your soil, you’ll learn xeriscaping techniques, drought-tolerant growing tips, and plant care advice to make the most of low-water situations.

Also includes information on:

• Harvesting and redistributing rainwater in cisterns and rain barrels
• Employing methods like ollas and drip irrigation to target water directly to plant roots
• Being more water-efficient in the vegetable garden by using mulches and targeted irrigation
• Planting containers that require less-frequent watering 
• Replacing a lawn with more drought-resilient plants 
• Building swales and berms to redirect water to where it’s needed

Author and dry-gardening horticulturist Noelle Johnson of @az.plant.lady makes it easy to help save this precious resource and still have a resilient, attractive, and low-maintenance landscape. 

Noelle Johnson is an author, horticulturist, landscape consultant, and instructor. She is also the author of the book, "Dry Climate Gardening: Growing Beautiful, Sustainable Gardens in Low-Water Conditions". Popularly known as 'AZ Plant Lady' Noelle has been teaching and inspiring desert-dwellers to grow and maintain beautiful gardens that thrive in a hot, dry climate for over twenty-five years through her award-winning website www.azplantlady.com, consultations, online classes, and speaking engagements. Noelle has been featured on NPR, PBS, and Water Use It Wisely. 

Scottsdale Bonsai Society members educate one another with hands-on workshops and established tree training techniques. Bring a tree of choice to work on after a time of discussion as outlined each month. 

The April meeting will discuss everything Ficus trees.

This is a community sponsored event.  To learn more about the Scottsdale Bonsai Society, click the button below. 

Scottsdale Bonsai Society members educate one another with hands-on workshops and established tree training techniques. Bring a tree of choice to work on after a time of discussion as outlined each month. 

The May meeting will focus on summer maintenance.

This is a community sponsored event.  To learn more about the Scottsdale Bonsai Society, click the button below. 

Have questions about worms? Stop by SummerWinds Nursery in Phoenix and talk with Paul, the owner of Brown Banana Organics.

Learn about Brown Banana Organics' Premium Worm Castings, and their Worm Casting Extract and discover the many ways these products can benefit your lawn, succulents, flowers, trees, vegetables, fruits, houseplants and more!

Shota, from Tank's Green Stuff, will be in-store between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. at our Phoenix location on Tatum Blvd. Stop by to learn more about these great garden products:

• Tank's Pro Cactus & Succulent Mix
• De La-Tanks Soil Mix
• Compressed Cocochip Block
• SuperMix 100% Natural Organic Fertilizer
• Horticultural Pumice
• Composted Fine Mulch

We look forward to seeing you in-store!

Scottsdale Bonsai Society members educate one another with hands-on workshops and established tree training techniques. Bring a tree of choice to work on after a time of discussion as outlined each month. 

The March meeting will discuss tropical plants as Bonsai.

This is a community sponsored event.  To learn more about the Scottsdale Bonsai Society, click the button below. 

Join us to hear from, and meet, gardening influencer Janey Santos at SummerWinds Nursery in Phoenix.

Event Schedule:

• 10:00 a.m. - Janey Santos will present her favorite plants  from her Best for the West collection with Proven Winners.  Discover why these plants can add just the color, texture and  interest you’ve been looking for in your desert garden! 
• 10:45 a.m. - Line up for a meet and greet with Janey!  Take a photo, get her autograph, and check out accessories from her collection.
• 12:00 noon - Event with Janey ends. Feel free to explore our garden center.

Register today to attend this free event.

At SummerWinds, We Guarantee Success!

Please note: This is an in-store book signing event and opportunity to meet the author. It is not a gardening class... Books will be available for purchase in-store at SummerWinds. 

No registration required to attend this in-store book signing...

About Her New Book:

Have you ever faced water-use restrictions and worried about how you can still grow a beautiful, productive landscape? Let The Water-Smart Garden show you how!

As freshwater shortages increasingly strike regions around the globe, it’s more important than ever to employ water-conserving practices in the garden. Whether your landscape is filled with shrubs and perennials or fruits and vegetables, in The Water-Smart Garden, you’ll learn dozens of techniques to limit water use while growing a gorgeous and thriving garden. Not only will you learn how to make smart plant choices and improve the water-holding capacity of your soil, you’ll learn xeriscaping techniques, drought-tolerant growing tips, and plant care advice to make the most of low-water situations.

Also includes information on:

• Harvesting and redistributing rainwater in cisterns and rain barrels
• Employing methods like ollas and drip irrigation to target water directly to plant roots
• Being more water-efficient in the vegetable garden by using mulches and targeted irrigation
• Planting containers that require less-frequent watering 
• Replacing a lawn with more drought-resilient plants 
• Building swales and berms to redirect water to where it’s needed

Author and dry-gardening horticulturist Noelle Johnson of @az.plant.lady makes it easy to help save this precious resource and still have a resilient, attractive, and low-maintenance landscape. 

Noelle Johnson is an author, horticulturist, landscape consultant, and instructor. She is also the author of the book, "Dry Climate Gardening: Growing Beautiful, Sustainable Gardens in Low-Water Conditions". Popularly known as 'AZ Plant Lady' Noelle has been teaching and inspiring desert-dwellers to grow and maintain beautiful gardens that thrive in a hot, dry climate for over twenty-five years through her award-winning website www.azplantlady.com, consultations, online classes, and speaking engagements. Noelle has been featured on NPR, PBS, and Water Use It Wisely. 

Scottsdale Bonsai Society members educate one another with hands-on workshops and established tree training techniques. Bring a tree of choice to work on after a time of discussion as outlined each month. 

The April meeting will discuss everything Ficus trees.

This is a community sponsored event.  To learn more about the Scottsdale Bonsai Society, click the button below. 

Scottsdale Bonsai Society members educate one another with hands-on workshops and established tree training techniques. Bring a tree of choice to work on after a time of discussion as outlined each month. 

The May meeting will focus on summer maintenance.

This is a community sponsored event.  To learn more about the Scottsdale Bonsai Society, click the button below.