Arizona Herb Association

09/01/2026

Fun video on the at the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension in Phoenix. Follow these two City of Phoenix sites for additional clips in future👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼🐝🦋🐦‍⬛
Mike

08/16/2026

BLACK-EYED SUSANS Video Update below with Herbies and Maricopa County Master Gardeners Mindy and Courtney. These summer blooming, pollinator friendly wildflowers are easy to grow in Low Desert Arizona gardens with irrigation. Rudbeckia hirta plants can grow as annuals, biennials or weak perennials in our growing conditions - all from the same packet of seeds. Plant seeds in late winter to early spring here for the best success, and blooms the first spring through summer. Blooms are yellow, often with streaks or stripes of bronze, red and brown and up to 3-4 inches in diameter. Small seed eating birds including Verdins, Lesser Goldfinches and House Finches all love to eat the tiny sunflower-type seeds, so leave some of the bloomed stalks standing to feed your local hungry birds in the summer.
Thank you Donna Lorch for your videography skills -Mike

08/07/2026

Friday August 21, 2026
From 8:00 thru 10:00am
No Charge, Free - Must Pre-Register To Attend
*Home Gardeners and Small Farmers Welcome
SEED STARTING WORKSHOP
In person, in Phoenix taught by experts at the Center for Urban Smart Agriculture at University of Arizona Cooperative Extension
REGISTER IN ADVANCE at Link Below or through QRCode-Mike
**See Workshop Details Below**

https://events.trellis.arizona.edu/en/f44lNu67/g/vHfTy21bc5/seed-starting-workshop-5a3UV42dDaX

08/06/2026

THIS Friday August 7th from 8:00 to 10:00am at University of Arizona Cooperative Extension office in Phoenix, just south of I-10. Address Details Sent With Your Registration Confirmation
**Crop Planning and Efficient Garden Design Workshop**
Pre-REGISTER FREE CLASS
CLICK LINK BELOW or SCAN QR👇🏼
IN-PERSON LIVE CLASS Taught by regional experts. -mike

https://events.trellis.arizona.edu/f44lNu67/5a3UV42dDVh

08/02/2026

FREE Native Crops event. Heirloom Crops For Monsoon Planting
REGISTRATION REQUIRED - scan QR Code
Center For Urban Smart Agriculture

https://extension.arizona.edu/center-urban-smart-agriculture

Monday August 3, 2026 at 7:00am through 9:00am
PHOENIX, AZ - Address shown
University of Arizona Cooperative Extension

-Mike

07/01/2026

Flashback to April 2025: Our own Herbie Kathy leading a tour of the demonstration gardens at Maricopa County Cooperative Extension in Phoenix. Stop by sometime to check out these always changing demonstration gardens and learn about gardening in the Low Desert from the Maricopa County Master Gardeners and our club Arizona Herb Association -mike

06/09/2026

Excellent summer pollinator plant for Low Desert gardeners. 👇🏼Here is a detailed comparison from Spadefoot Nursery in Tucson, so you do not get mixed up with nasty Puncture Vine and accidentally pull out your Arizona Kaltrops Poppy (Az Summer Poppy). Seeds for this native poppy germinate June-July, and bloom into late fall.
Seed is at some local nurseries or online from Native Seeds/SEARCH one of our Arizona heirloom seed companies.👇🏼👇🏼-mike

https://www.nativeseeds.org/products/wf003?variant=40717798047898

06/05/2026

Fun June meeting tonight as Drew taught us about growing & using and we snacked on Lemongrass Tea and tasty snacks with Lemongrass ingredients.
After a break to shop for & and other plants & gardening books, we settled in for our main speaker.
Maureen with the Maricopa County Master Gardeners taught us about product labels to watch for as we shop local nurseries and garden centers for seeds, plants, soil amendments and other gardening products. Maureen cut right through the mysteries & confusion over different products.

PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND our September meeting as our guest. Meet new & fun plant people, share tasty snacks and learn about growing herbs & pollinator plants in our unique climate, soils and water.-mike
(See Notes On Pics Below)

05/27/2026

🌿 Join the Herbies for our June meeting! 🌿

Have you ever stood in the garden center staring at bags of soil, amendments, fertilizers, seed packets, and “plant helper” products wondering what is actually worth buying?

Our June speaker will help us sort through the hype.

Smart Shopping at the Garden Center
📅 Thursday, June 4
🕖 7:00 PM
📍 UofA Maricopa County Cooperative Extension Office
4341 E Broadway Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85040

We’ll learn what to buy — and what to skip — when it comes to soils and potting mixes, common amendments, and popular garden products. The presentation will also include practical tips for choosing seeds, reading labels, understanding organic claims, and setting your plants up for success in the low desert.

Since early June is also the perfect time to think seriously about summer protection, we’ll also touch on choosing proper shade cloth for Phoenix gardens.

Bring your questions — and bring your most confusing product label!

This is a great meeting for new gardeners, experienced gardeners, and anyone who has ever wondered whether that expensive bag, bottle, or box at the nursery is really worth it.

Guests are welcome. Come learn with us!

05/22/2026

Upcoming great event for Arizona Herbalists😁 Flagstaff June 13th, perfect time to visit the mountains. Click below for details and to register before space runs out👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

https://www.willowbendcenter.org/events/herbfest