"Learn from the Masters"
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The Yavapai County Master Gardeners are hosting a day of garden tours, where Master Gardeners will proudly showcase their own beautiful and diverse gardens for inspiration and education. The 5 gardens are in the Prescott Area (Prescott and Prescott Valley). The gardens will provide a variety of educational garden features.
Check-in on tour day from 7:00am to 10:00am.
Featured Gardens
Fire-wise and Water-wise
This property integrates a wild mountainside, functional hardscape and productive edible plants including berry patches, fruit trees and raised vegetable beds. The landscape is surrounded by a native area which adheres to fire-wise and defensible space principles.
Pollinator Garden
Lush beautiful flower gardens with unusual plants and sculptures are thoughtfully combined for year-round interest. The diverse blooms attract a wide range of pollinators - butterflies, bees and birds, followed by abundant seed production.
Habitat Garden
Perched on a canyon edge with views of Thumb Butte, Granite Mountain and Flagstaff's Three Sisters, the garden was designed to blend with the surrounding native landscape. See how a relatively flat lot, boulders and native plants can become a habitat for wildlife who benefit from collected rainwater, nectar and seed sources, and layered perennials shrubs and trees for perching, nesting and protection.
Demonstration Garden
This small yard on the edge of native vegetation is a great demonstration of maintaining a defensible space while still enjoying beautiful vistas. Learn about building healthy soil, successful methods of raised bed and container gardening and capturing rain water with a rain garden and swales.
Sharlot Hall Museum Arboretum
Recently accredited as a Level 1 Arboretum by ArbNet, the grounds feature over 30 tree species among nearly 100 woody plants, a rose garden boasting 270 roses in about 100 varieties, an iris collection, an herb garden, perennial beds, a serene pond and much more. Master Gardener volunteers play an integral role in the maintenance of the landscape.
Photos by Damion Planchon