Since 1999, the Falcon Garden Club, a nonprofit social club, has been offering programs and tips for growing gardens on the prairie.Meetings are held at the High Prairie Library in Falcon almost every month on the third Saturday, from 10 a.m. to noon. The meetings feature informative speakers on a variety of topics, such as combating poor soil quality, planting the right seeds and seed exchanges, high-altitude gardening tips, lasagna gardening, mulching and soil amendments, water retention, herbs, native plants, wildlife and much more.ìThe New Falcon Heraldî lists the topics each month in the community calendar section of the paper.Several members in the club have more than 30 years of gardening experience in the Falcon area, with many ìtrial and errorî moments. Gardening challenges are plentiful; however, with the right resources, successful gardening is achievable in Zones 4 and 5.The club hosts an annual plant sale in the beginning of June at the Falcon Fire Protection District Station No. 3 at 7030 Old Meridian Road. Local flowers, herbs, vegetables and small shrubs are among the plants for sale at reasonable prices ñ- most of the goods are from club membersí own gardens. Those plants are already well-adapted to the areaís climate and altitude.Every Christmas, the club donates to the Falcon Fire Protection District, the High Plains Library and a local food pantry as part of their contribution to the community.The club also maintains a flower garden onsite at the library.Family membership dues are $15 for the year.The website address for the group is http://www.falcongardenclub.org. The site lists helpful resources as well as events in the Pikes Peak area related to gardening.
