Education is not just a sideline for ZonaGardens, it is one of our core
values. We teach desert gardeners how to be successful here.
Upcoming Events
Saturday, Jan. 5th
9:00am
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Water Harvesting Class
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U of A Cooperative Extension
4210 N. Campbell |
Wednesday, Jan. 9th
10:00am
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Earning a Sense of Place: Garden Design Approaches Inspired by Nature |
U of A Cooperative Extension
4210 N. Campbell |
January 31st
6:00pm
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Terrain.org 10th Anniversary Reading
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Cornelia Street Café in New York City |
Wednesday, Feb.13th
12:00 noon |
Fun and Frugal: Big Ideas for Small Budgets, Tucson Newcomer’s Club (229-0767) |
Tanque Verde Guest Ranch, 14301 E. Speedway Blvd., Tucson, Arizona.
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Saturday, Feb. 16th 10:00am
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Minimalist Magic: Keeping Things Simple In Desert Gardens
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Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, Arizona |
Saturday, Feb. 16th 1:00pm-5:00pm
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2008 Round Up Book Fair
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Cady Hall, Patagonia Arizona |
Sunday, Feb. 24th 11:00am-12:00 noon
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Fun and Frugal: Big Ideas for Small Budgets |
Xeriscape Conference and Expo (www.xeriscapenm.com)
Albuquerque New Mexico |
Saturday, March 1st 2:00pm
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Earning a Sense of Place: Garden Design Approaches Inspired by Nature |
Santa Fe Greenhouses, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
Friday, March 14th
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Earning a Sense of Place: Garden Design Approaches Inspired by Nature, Tenth Annual Residential Landscape Design Symposium |
Chicago Botanic Gardens, Chicago, Illinois |
Saturday, March 22nd
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Yard Full of Sun and Chasing Wildflowers Book Signing |
Native Seed/SEARCH (www.nativeseeds.org)
Tucson, Arizona |
Friday, May 16th 2:00pm
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Raingardening, 17th Annual Desert Horticulture Conference |
Tucson, Arizona |
Thursday,
June 19th-21st
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American Horticultural Society Gardening School |
Denver Botanic Gardens
Denver Colorado |
Saturday, June 28th
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Designing With Colored Walls, Bonfils-Stanton Lecture |
Denver Botanic Gardens
Denver Colorado |
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General Information
Scott Calhoun
is the primary presenter for ZonaGardens. He has entertained and amused
groups from 10 to 300 people.
 Organizations that have used Scott’s
public speaking talents include the San Francisco Flower Show, Western National Parks Association,
Sabino Canyon Visitor’s Center, Arizona
Native Plant Society, The Boise Flower and Garden Show, Tohono Chul Park,
and Tucson Botanical Gardens. References are available upon request.
All of Scott’s lectures are illustrated though digital
images. Scott will provide a laptop computer, digital projector, and
screen. The hosts are responsible for making sure Scott has electricity
and a public address system, if necessary.
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Rates
Speaking fees are negotiated on a case by case basis.
All topics
below are approximately 1 hour in length—plan for two hours minimum
to allow for setup, questions and answers, and take-down.
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Speaking Topics
- Fun and Frugal: Big Garden Ideas for Small Budgets
- No Drip, No Problem: Strategies for a No-Irrigation Landscape
- Go Native! Local Replacements for Common Exotics
- Chasing Wildflowers: A Mad Search for Wild Gardens
- Yard Full of Sun: The Story of a Gardener’s Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand
- Designing With Colored Walls
- New Watering Strategies for Desert Gardens
- The Rock and Roll Container Garden
- Prickly Pear Passion: Growing, Harvesting and Cooking with Prickly Pear Cactus Fruit.
- Desert Vines: The Drapery of the Garden
- The High Lonesome Garden: Plants for the High Elevation Arid West
- Wildflower Workshop: Knitting The Landscape Together with Wildflowers
- Rainwater Harvesting Using Cisterns
- Seductive Silvers: Making a Sterling Garden With Desert Plants
- Junque Yards: Gardening with Found Objects
- Grow Up! Vertical Desert Plants for Small Garden
- Small Plants for Small Spaces
Want to further customize a presentation or have
another topic in mind? No
problem—just
contact us.
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To schedule a class or speaking event, or for additional information,
please contact
us.
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