Date: Saturday, May 30, 2026
Time: 2-3:30 PM
Location: Heber-Overgaard Fire Station, 2061 Lumber Valley Rd, Overgaard, AZ

Limited to 40 attendees.

Kayla & Katy will discuss our unique growing conditions & soil, and suggest many species of flowering plants that love growing here. You'll go home with a list of suggestions and a flower growing calendar to help you succeed.

You’ll learn:

Our climate, soil, and growing challenges, and how to overcome them
Growing annuals, biennials, perennials, and native plants in Navajo County
Flower bed maintenance and overcoming common obstacles
See a variety of live samples to help you identify what you'd like to grow
Go home with a task calendar to keep you growing strong

What to bring? Your questions and something to take notes with!

About the Speakers: Katy Neild grew up gardening, harvesting, and preserving with her grandmother in Northern New York. Most of her gardening experience has been in New York and Pennsylvania, and she loves the challenge of learning to garden (more or less) successfully in Heber-Overgaard. She recently became an Arizona Certified Master Gardener for High Elevations. She enjoys sharing her garden and skills with others.

Kayla McKernan has been a Mogollon Rim native for over 35 years. Since childhood she's had a profound love for our forest and lakes thanks to grandparents who have been here since the 1960’s. Her life is about gardening and providing a natural life for her family, however, her passion is outdoor adventure and turning those adventures into beneficial substances for daily living. Through the years she has gained knowledge about a wide variety of flowering plants, trees, vegetables, and especially native plants. She and Josh own Rim Roots Nursery and are a great resource for local gardeners.

Exchange: Free for Garden Members (Friends of the Garden, Gardeners, Stewards).

Non-members: Suggested donation of $5.

Join Now Become an annual Friend of the Garden and enjoy free registration to our educational events, access to our composting and herb garden (as available), and special access to garden events.

Bloom Where You're Planted

Growing Annual, Perennial, and Native Flowers on the Mogollon Rim