Following a long-time club tradition in observance of Arbor Day, Scottsdale Garden Club, working in conjunction with the city’s Parks and Recreation Dept., donated a tree to the City of Scottsdale—thereby helping Scottsdale achieve a Tree City USA designation for the 42nd year.
A planting ceremony was held on April 20 during EarthFest, which was a family-friendly exhibition of sustainability-focused, educational booths. Eight club members grabbed golden shovels and helped Scottsdale Mayor David Ortega plant a Chinese Elm at the city’s Cactus Park.
SGC’s EarthFest booth highlighted the importance of bees to the environment. Visitors were offered a chance to win a decorative basket made by club member, DeAnna Twigg, that was filled with a native bee house and other bee-related items.
The event was fun for all garden club members involved and helped emphasize the importance of trees to our environment.
By Susan Salembier
Susan is a member of Scottsdale Garden Club.
Photo 1 Susan Salembier
(left to right) Scottsdale Garden Club members Susan Salembier, Sharon Davis, Sherry Baer, Jeanne Isbell, Helen Griller, and Judy Shelton (not pictured: Aurien Preiss, Carol Henry)
Photo 2 Susan Salembier
DeAnna Twigg created a decorative basket filled with bee-related items and a native bee house as a raffle item for the Arbor Day tree planting and EarthFest event held at Cactus Park.
