GrowTogether Garden

Vegetable Abundance: Grow More of What You Love—and Use
2026-04-25 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Phoenix)
Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026
Time: 2:00-3:30 PM
Location: Heber-Overgaard Fire Station, 2061 Lumber Valley Rd, Overgaard, AZ
Limited to 40 attendees.
Ever wish your garden would stop being polite and start being wildly productive? In this fun and information-packed class, you’ll learn how to turn your garden into a steady source of fresh, delicious vegetables—the ones you actually love to eat—using smart timing, proven techniques, and a few insider tricks that make a big difference in our high-country climate.
You’ll learn:
What you’ll learn:

How to grow prolific crops like tomatoes and peppers that produce so much you’ll start looking for new recipes (and friends to share with)
The secret to succession planting so something new is always ready to harvest (instead of everything ripening at once in one overwhelming week)
How to use vertical space, smart spacing, and intensive planting to grow more food without needing more garden beds
When to plant cool-season and warm-season crops so your garden works with nature—not against it
Simple, proven tips that help prevent common frustrations and keep your plants healthy, happy, and productive all season long

What to bring: A way to take notes and your questions!
About the Speaker: Bonnie Leedy is an Arizona High Elevation Master Gardener and passionate about learning how to garden successfully in the unique conditions of Arizona’s high country. Through her work at home and with the GrowTogether Community Garden, she enjoys helping others grow with confidence using practical, rewarding, and sustainable methods.
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Community Garden Open House
2026-05-02 10:00 - 14:00 | 2181 Country Club Dr. Overgaard, AZ 85933, 2181 Country Club Dr., Overgaard, 85933, United States
Join us for the Heber-Overgaard Community Garden Open House at the new garden! Come check out our new digs (yes, pun intended)!
Date: Saturday, May 2, 2026
Time: 10 am – 2 pm
Where: Community Garden (behind Mountain Meadows Elementary School)
We will have tours, plant sales, vendors with food and goodies, and lots of chances to meet gardeners and wanna-be gardeners.
You can find us by turning at the transfer station (the dump), going past the Sheriff’s Office, and toward the elementary school. Turn right at the “Buses Only” sign and drive around behind the school… keep going past the playground on your left. The new garden will be on your right, nestled in the trees.

Community Garden Plant Sale!
2026-05-23 10:00 - 14:00
Thanks to Nature’s Nursery, we are able to offer a season-starter Plant Sale on Saturday, May 23rd, from 10 am to 2 pm. Please come and support our fundraiser and get some outstanding plants!
See you there!

Bloom Where You're Planted
2026-05-30 14:00 - 15:30 | Heber-Overgaard Fire District, 2061 Lumber2061 Lumber Valley Rd,, Overgaard, 85933, United States
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.

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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 experiences into useful products for daily life. 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.

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Growing Gourmet Mushrooms Indoors and in the Garden
2026-06-13 13:30 - 16:30
Join us for our upcoming class: Growing gourmet mushrooms indoors and in the garden.

From one kit of mushrooms to a whole operation, we will go over the necessary steps and infrastructure to grow mushrooms indoors safely and in the garden in a bale of straw! Mushroom kits will be available for purchase at the class.
Date: Saturday, June 13, 2026
Time: 1:30-4:30 PM
Location: Heber-Overgaard Fire Station, 2061 Lumber Valley Rd, Overgaard, AZ
(A portion of this class will be at the Community Garden, bring a hat!)
Limited to 40 attendees.
You’ll learn:

Interesting facts about mushrooms
How to fruit a mushroom kit in a few easy steps.
How to set up an indoor grow for the zealous hobbyists.
How to inoculate a straw bale in the garden for mushrooms during monsoon weather

What to bring? Your questions, something to take notes with, and a willingness to learn and hat for the garden portion of the class.
About the Speaker: Nicole, her husband Dan, and their children have been growing food for the mountain for over 10 years, gourmet mushrooms for the last 4 years on and off. They love the food, and now many others do too! But one of their favorite things to share about the process is how quickly the waste can become soil for an amazing garden! Start to finish, the mushrooms are magical. And we’re happy to tell you about it!
Register Today!
Exchange: Free for Garden Members + Friends of the Garden.
Non-members: Suggested donation of $5.

Good Bugs, Bad Bugs & What To Do About Them
2026-06-27 14:00 - 15:30 | Heber-Overgaard Fire District, 2061 Lumber2061 Lumber Valley Rd,, Overgaard, 85933, United States
When: Saturday, June 27, 2026
Time: 2:00-3:30 pm
Where: Heber-Overgaard Fire Station
You’ll learn:
Not all bugs are bad, and not every plant problem needs fixing—this class will show you how to tell the difference. You’ll learn organic treatment options, along with practical tips for preventing, spotting, and reducing common garden diseases. Join us!

Build a garden that works with nature, not against it—learn how to encourage helpful bugs and create conditions that pests don’t love, even with our short seasons and big temperature swings.
Figure out who’s who in your garden (friend or foe!) and learn when to relax, when to act, and how to handle problems using organic, garden-safe solutions.
Tackle common high-country disease issues like fungal problems caused by cool nights, irrigation, and surprise weather, plus what to do naturally if they show up anyway.

Meet Our Speakers: Bonnie and Tim Leedy are Master Gardeners with Navajo County who have been gardening in our high-country community for the past five years. Passionate about learning and sharing practical, real-world skills, they focus on everything that supports a tiny homestead—from growing and preserving food to raising chickens and keeping bees—always with an emphasis on working with nature and learning what truly works in our unique climate.
Register today!
Exchange: Free for Garden Members + Friends of the Garden.
Non-members: Suggested donation of $5.

Garden Tours
2026-08-29 09:00 - 15:00 | GrowTogether Garden, 3450 Mustang, Heber, AZ, 85928, United States
On August 29, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, enjoy a day touring local gardens in Heber-Overgaard and visiting with the gardeners. Fill your car with friends and make a day of it!
You will:

Start at the GROWtogether HOCRN Community Garden to receive your map and an entrance pass.
Travel to each home to enjoy the gardens and learn from the various gardeners.
You will see a wide variety of plantings and techniques.
Self-paced; spend your time where you’re most interested.
See what experienced gardeners are growing in H/O, and how they do it.

About the Gardens: We have all kinds of gardens for you to see! Vegetables, flowers, orchards, berries, grapes, and lots of different techniques. There will be something new to discover for everyone!
Tickets: $20
