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 for 2012
Monday,
January 9th
1:00pm
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The Hot Garden |
Yuma Garden Club,
Yuma Public Library |
Monday,
January 9th
7:00pm
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Provocative Succulents Talk
to the San Diego Horticultural Society |
Del Mar Fairgrounds,
North San Diego County, California |
Friday,
January 27th,
7:00pm
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The Gardener’s Guide to Cactus Talk and Book Launch |
Antigone Books,
Tucson, Az |
Thursday,
February 2nd,
7:00pm
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Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society |
Junior League Building,
River Road, Tucson |
Friday,
February 3rd,
7:30pm
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Provocative Succulents Talk to the Tucson Young Professionals |
Tucson Museum of Art |
Saturday,
February 11th, 10:00am
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The Gardener’s Guide to Cactus
Talk and Book Launch |
Desert Botanical Garden,
Phoenix, Arizona |
Saturday,
February 18th, 10:00am
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The Gardener’s Guide to Cactus
Talk and Tucson Book Launch |
Tohono Chul Park,
Tucson, Arizona |
Saturday,
February 25th
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Event TBD |
Calloway’s Nursery,
Ft. Worth, Texas |
Thursday,
March 15th
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Los Jardineros Garden Club,
Talk TBD |
Taos, New Mexico |
Thursday,
March 15th
7:00pm
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Colorado Cactus and Succulent Society,
Walking Stick Chapter, Talk TBD |
Pueblo, Colorado |
Saturday,
March 17th
9:15am & 3:00pm
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Western Landscape Symposium |
Pueblo, Colorado |
Friday, March 23 through
Sunday, March 25
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Writing Down the Jaguar Writing Workshop |
Rancho El Aribabi,
Sonora, Mexico |
Saturday,
April 7th
10:00am
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Hot Pots Class |
Tohono Chul Park,
Tucson, Arizona |
Friday,
October 12 through Oct. 15
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Garden Writers Association Symposium |
Tucson, Arizona |
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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. Please email Scott to discuss technical arrangements before the event.
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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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