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Northern New Mexico is a great place to garden, so it should come as no surprise that we have lots of great gardening clubs and horticultural society chapters here to serve the needs and interests of a wide range of gardeners, from newbies to seasoned pros.
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO GARDEN CLUBS
In the list that follows, titles in underlined blue contain clickable links to the website of the organization named in the listing. And by the way: if you learn of a gardening club that's not mentioned here, contact Rand B. Lee at Payne's Nursery South and he'll add it to the list. His email address (click on it to email him now) is
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. Happy gardening!
AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY, SANTA FE CHAPTER: Meets the 1st Tuesday of every month at 7 pm at Santa Fe Greenhouses in Santa Fe. President Jack Ortega (505-988-4614 in Santa Fe) is the contact person.
COUNCIL OF ALBUQUERQUE GARDEN CLUBS: For information, call 505-296-6020.
HERB SOCIETY OF AMERICA, SANGRE DE CRISTO UNIT: The Herb Society of America Sangre de Cristo Unit meets every other month, either at the Santa Fe County Cooperative Extension Building or in members' homes. The purpose of the Society is to promote the knowledge, use and delight of herbs through educational programs. For information about meeting times and locations please call Maggie Rubino at 505-983-6578.
LOS JARDINEROS GARDEN CLUB OF TAOS: Los Jardineros meets the third Thursday of each month, February through October, 10 AM to Noon. For meeting locations and educational programs please visit our website by clicking above on the title of this entry. You may also telephone us for information at 505-751-1585.
NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY OF NEW MEXICO, SANTA FE CHAPTER: The Santa Fe Native Plant Society is dedicated to the appreciation, protection, and cultivation of native plants in New Mexico. They have monthly meetings open to all who live in the Santa Fe and Los Alamos area. Questions? Contact their President, Dr. Thomas Antonio, at 505-690-5105, or click on
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to send him an email.
SANTA FE GARDEN CLUB: For information, call Ms. Andrea Cox at 505-989-4577.
SANTA FE IRIS SOCIETY: The Iris Society meets on the last Sunday of every month (except October, November, December, January, and when the Rodeo is using the Fair Grounds) at the County Fair Grounds on Rodeo Road. For information, contact Ms. Pat Feather at 505-983-6578.
SANTA FE MASTER GARDENER HOTLINE: Are your tomatoes toppling? Is your aspidistra listless? Got bugs on your shrubs that you can't get rid of? For free gardening advice from some of the most experienced gardeners around, contact the Santa Fe Master Gardeners live from 9 am to 2 pm Wednesdays through Fridays at 505-471-6251. If you call outside these times, just leave a message with your question(s) and contact information and someone will get back to you.
SANTA FE ROSE SOCIETY: You can grow great roses in Northern New Mexico! Info: Jack Ortega, 505-670-5821;
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TAOS NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY: The Taos Native Plant Society meets the second Wednesday of the month (except August, December, and January) at the San Geronimo Lodge, 1101 Witt Road, in Taos. For more information, please visit their website by clicking above on the title of this listing.
TESUQUE GARDEN CLUB: Meetings of the Tesuque Garden Club are held at 5 pm at the Tesuque Elementary School Library on the second Thursday of every month (August 13th, September 10th, October 8th, November 12th, December 10th, etc.) unless otherwise announced. For further information contact Kathleen Dittmer at 982-3839 or visit her website by clicking above on the title of this listing.
XERIC CLUB OF ALBUQUERQUE: For water-wise gardeners in the Albuquerque metro area! Click above on the title of this listing for more info, or email them by clicking
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. Visit them at 10120 Lomas Boulevard NE, Albuquerque NM 97112. Or phone them at 505-296-6020; fax 505-296-6026.
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