Gather at the Ranch
A place to learn, wander, and grow together in the high desert.
Sage & Soil NV is Located at the Ranch
Sage & Soil NV high desert nursery and the Lorntzen Ranch Farm Stand are both open for the 2026 season.
Come wander, connect, and take something beautiful home with you.
The garden is open, with a quiet sitting area if you’d like to stay awhile.
Tea will be waiting in the greenhouse.
Upcoming events
Second Saturday Garden Workshops
We meet at the Greenhouse at 10am each month for a hands-on workshop rooted in the rhythms of the seasons of the high desert.
Second Saturdays Schedule
| Date | 2026 Workshop Title | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | 🍂 Plant Now, Thrive in Spring | Fall planting: trees, shrubs, perennials & garlic; why fall is such a good planting season |
| Nov 14 | 🍁 Tuck Your Garden In for Winter | Winter watering, mulching, perennial care, what to cut back/leave standing, irrigation & winter protection |
| Dec 12 | 🎁 Handmade From the Garden | Fun garden-inspired gifts using dried herbs, flowers, seeds & other garden materials |
🌿 Sage & Soil NV — 2027 Second Saturday Garden Workshops
| Month | Date | Workshop |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 9 | Winter Sowing & Seed Starting — What to start, when to start it, and winter-sowing techniques. |
| February | Feb 13 | Planning Your High Desert Garden — What to grow, choosing varieties, planting timing, and laying out your garden. |
| March | Mar 13 | Compost 101: Turn Waste Into Garden Gold — How to make compost, what goes into it, why our soil needs it, when to add it, and how to use it. |
| April | Apr 10 | Get Ready to Plant! — Preparing beds and irrigation, hardening off seedlings, frost planning, choosing native and waterwise plants, and planning for pollinators and beneficial insects. |
| May | May 8 | Planting Time! — What to plant after the last frost, transplanting seedlings, direct sowing, spacing, watering-in, and protecting new plants. |
| June | Jun 12 | Summer Garden Survival — Preparing for high-desert heat and long summer days: watering, mulch, shade, heat stress, and keeping the garden productive. |
| July | Jul 10 | Printing With Sunshine: Botanical Sun Prints — A fun hands-on garden-art workshop using flowers and foliage to create botanical cyanotype sun prints. |
| August | Aug 14 | Harvest, Preserve & Enjoy — Harvesting and curing garlic, harvesting herbs, drying, dehydrating, freezing, canning, and storing your garden harvest. |
| September | Sep 11 | Fall Vegetable Gardening — Planting radishes, carrots, beets, lettuce, kale, daikon, and other cool-season crops. |
| October | Oct 9 | Fall Is for Planting! — Planting trees, shrubs, perennials, and garlic; proper fall planting and getting new plants established before winter. |
| November | Nov 13 | Putting the Garden to Bed — Winter watering, mulching, perennial care, what to cut back and what to leave, irrigation, and winter protection. |
| December | Dec 11 | Gifts From the Garden — A fun workshop creating simple handmade gifts using herbs, seeds, flowers, and other things from the garden. |