Professional advice is easy to come by with respect to interior decorating, but fewer suggestions are available when our yards are involved. Less often, those ‘exterior decorating’ ideas seldo… Read moreLandscaping to Attract Birds
Nature Lovers Corner Birding
As I write this column (on Tuesday, January 9), there have been a pair of Streak-backed Orioles observed 90 miles north of SaddleBrooke at the Riparian Reserve at Gilbert Water Ranch since Sun… Read moreWinter Orioles
One of the more fascinating and beautiful families of birds in Africa is one we don’t see in the Western Hemisphere, Meropidae, the family of Bee-eaters. The name Meropidae is derived from Mer… Read moreSouthern Africa's Bee-eaters
If you’re like me, you keep track of birds you’ve seen in or from your yard. Some people write bird sightings on their calendar, some check off birds in a field guide and some keep a formal li… Read moreCreating a List of Yard Birds
When we planned our trip to Africa last year, it started out as six-weeks in South Africa. But then, we discovered several other countries bordering on South Africa that had a lot of different… Read moreBirding Namibia
Gardening
Your SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners are pleased to invite you to attend a Zoom webinar presentation with Dr. Shaku Nair on Wednesday, May 10, at 1 p.m. Dr. Nair will give a p… Read moreMaster Gardener Zoom Webinar Presentation with Dr. Shaku Nair
Becoming a Master GardenerOrientation at SaddleBrooke Ranch will be held Monday, February 6, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the La Mesa Room. Read moreSaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners Upcoming Events
SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners are delighted to bring Mark Sitter, owner of B & B Cactus Farm in Tucson, for an in-person presentation, Cold Hardy Cacti, on Wednesday Dec… Read moreIn-Person Presentation with Owner of B & B Cactus Farm
Your SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners invite you to attend an in-person presentation with Deb North who will be presenting, Winterizing Your Desert Garden at 1 p.m. on Wednesda… Read moreWinterizing Your Desert Garden
Nature Lovers Corner Naturalists
Friday, July 15, 2022 On this morning, we watched for two-hours: the hatching of three baby chicks from their nest in our large patio pot containing a Jade plant. “Nest” is the wrong word sinc… Read moreQuail Socks
One day, several years ago, I saw a very strange looking snake crawling across a trail. It was a kingsnake, but without the yellow and black ring patterns—in fact, it had no pattern, but had p… Read moreFamiliar Strangers
Over the years, I have met far too many SaddleBrooke residents that have lost their much loved pets to a predator. Even though a resident was in the yard with his dog and had the patio lights … Read morePets and Predators
I got many calls last summer and fall from residents wondering who or what was digging up their gardens and potted plants. The answer is skunks. Then they wanted to know if they could relocate… Read moreWho Dug Up My Garden?
Great Horned Owl Read moreNaturalist View: Wakeup Call