As desert summers grow longer and hotter and winters bring sudden temperature drops, maintaining a thriving container garden can be challenging. Discover the secrets of successful container gardening from Marylee, who has honed her methods over 30 years of designing, planting, and caring for thousands of pots. Uncover the keys to thriving desert container gardens with Marylee’s proven Beat the Heat Pillars: Pots, Placement, Plants, Prevention, and Pleasure. These insights will equip you to confidently plan and enjoy your potted gardens year-round, regardless of the weather.

Marylee’s books, “Getting Potted in the Desert,” and “Riley’s Garden Oasis” are available for purchase in the TBG Gift Shop or can be shipped to your home by calling Christine at 520-326-9686. All classes are recorded, and you will receive the video and slides a few days after the class takes place.

Instructor - Marylee Pangman

Marylee Pangman founded The Contained Gardener in 1998 as a niche business in the desert community of Tucson, Arizona.  

Since then, Marylee has been compelled to share all that she has learned about container gardening over 20 years of blistering summers and record breaking winters.  Marylee sees container gardening as a way to have an oasis garden while conserving water as the demands of pots are far less than heavily planted areas and beds.  You can find Marylee’s book, Getting Potted in the Desert, at the Garden Gift Shop. This excellent resource includes a month-by-month planning guide, ideas for creating and caring for potted gardens, advice on container selection, and much more. https://thepotteddesert.com

Refund & Cancellation Policy

No refund will be issued less than 15 days prior to any Community Class. A $10 cancellation fee will be applied to all refunds. No refunds will be issued for special events. We reserve the right to cancel Community Classes due to insufficient registration, garden closure, or inclement weather, in which case, participants will receive a full refund. People with disabilities should make requests for accommodation as early as possible to allow time to make appropriate arrangements.