Ron McKitrick's Landscaping with Cactus 

Renowned northwest cactus expert and Yakima resident Ron McKitrick will show you just how easy it is to incorporate hardy and attractive cacti into your home landscape. 

Ron's own yard is the nationally recognized Hillside Desert Gardens.  His collection of cacti has been featured on the Arboretum's Garden Tour, in newspaper articles and national periodicals, and conventioneers from Seattle often make special trips over to see his amazing assortment of plants.   

Using a picture filled PowerPoint presentation, Ron will discuss easy to grow cactus varieties, make suggestions for garden themes and designs, describe suitable growing conditions and provide information on good places to purchase these often hard to find plants.  Ron will also share techniques for growing cactus that are not suitable to our climate zone.   Here is your chance to benefit from Ron's 30 + years of propagating, growing, and experimenting with cacti.