The University of Arizona, Cooperative Extension, Pinal County Southeast Master Gardeners are pleased to invite you to our Community Education Presentation at 1 p.m. in the SaddleBrooke Ranch Sol Ballroom, located at 31143 S. Amenity Drive, in Oracle, on Wednesday, October 8. Join us for a presentation on “Cool Cacti and Succulents for Hot Gardens“.

Love cacti and succulents and feeling ready to plant something new? Our presenter, Greg Starr, is a horticulturalist, author of many books, and nursery owner. Greg opened Starr Nursery in the summer of 1985 and has specialized in low water use plants for landscaping in southern Arizona. Greg has traveled extensively in Mexico and the southwestern United States to study the plants for their potential landscape use in desert regions of the world. He has also traveled to South Africa, Madagascar, Peru, Ecuador, Chile and Argentina, all in his quest for knowledge about the world and its flora and fauna.

His focus for this talk will be on his latest book of the same name, “Cool Cacti and Succulents for Hot Gardens”, published in 2024. He will discuss general cultivation of cacti and succulents with topics including but not limited to cold hardiness, growth rate, water use and sun exposure. He enjoys when the audience members ask questions whether they be general or specific, so grab paper and a pen and jot down a couple of questions that you would like addressed.

Gregg will have his books and plants available for sale. We hope to see you there!

For more information, please visit extension.arizona.edu/southeast-pinal-county-master-gardener.

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