DATE: May 10, 2024
TIME: 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
PRICE: Free for members
Friday, May 10, 2024 | 5–6:30 p.m.
Dorrance Hall | In-person only
4:30 p.m. | Check-in
5 p.m. | Business and Addresses by Board President and Garden Executive Director
5:30 p.m. | Tancer Distinguished Speaker Series Presents: Dr. Juliet C. Stromberg, Professor Emeritus, Arizona State University.

The 2024 Annual Members Meeting will consist of a brief order of business and address by Board President, Harold Dorenbecher, and a History of the Garden by Ken Schutz, The Dr. William Huizingh Executive Director, followed by our Keynote Speaker: Dr. Juliet C. Stromberg.
Based on her recently published book “Bringing Home the Wild: A Riparian Garden in a Southwest City”, Dr. Stromberg shares her experience tending a four-acre riparian garden in south Phoenix to provide food, climate moderation, habitat, and ecotherapy. Enjoy this science-infused personal story of urban gardening as told from the perspective of a plant ecologist. Learn and be inspired on how to become your own ecological gardener in urban spaces.
For questions related to your membership or to register for the in-person event, please contact the Garden’s Membership Helpline at 480.941.3517 or email: [email protected].
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