*Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links for a garden product that I use in my own garden, which means if you click and purchase, I’ll receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Does your garden feel loved? I must admit that mine doesn’t always feel that way. Often, my busy life gets […]
How To Choose the Right Fertilizer for Your Plants Have you ever passed through the fertilizer aisle at your local nursery or big box store and felt overwhelmed by the large selection? It’s not surprising with so many different brands and types of fertilizer vying for our attention. What do those three numbers mean and […]
For those of you who are familiar with ‘Desert Museum’ palo verde trees, you know how their stately beauty enhances desert landscapes. The curving branches of this tree are a lovely shade of green, which reaches toward the blue sky creating welcome shade underneath. I have three of these palo verde trees planted around my […]
Hummingbird Container Garden Part 3 of the tour of my back garden looks at my favorite flowering shrubs, a hummingbird container garden, and a peek at a part of my garden that few people get to see. I hope that you enjoyed the tour of my garden. Admittedly, it isn’t fancy, but neither am I. […]
Garden Tour Part 2 of my garden tour is my favorite area, which is located on the side of my house. Apple, citrus, and peach trees grow nearby my test garden where I grow a number of plants sent to me by growers throughout the U.S. to see how they do in the desert. I […]
Do you have a garden or a yard? I like to refer to the outdoor spaces around my home as a garden. It’s not perfect but filled with color and beauty where the outside world seemingly melts away. Many of you have asked to see more of my garden, and I decided that the best […]
Disclaimer: This garden adventure to Savannah was provided by Troy-Bilt at no cost to me, however, my thoughts and opinions are my own. After our first full day in Savannah, we woke to a beautiful morning and got ready for a day working at the Savannah Botanical Gardens. The folks at Troy-Bilt organized this service project, […]
Disclaimer: This garden adventure to Savannah was provided by Troy-Bilt at no cost to me, however, my thoughts and opinions are my own. It is said that there are those who love to travel and those who love to garden. So what do you get when you pair the two together? A garden adventure! For those […]
Do you grow garlic in your garden? If so, you know that it takes a long time to grow with planting in October and harvesting it in May. During the long growing period, the leafy green tops of the garlic plant are all that is visible while the garlic bulb is growing below ground. But, […]
Lovely Perennials, Friendship Sage (Salvia ‘Amistad’) Talk to most homeowners about what they want in their garden and they will usually reply “color”. I am no different and when I was given the opportunity to try out two new plants, courtesy of the folks at Monrovia, I jumped at the chance to showcase more examples of […]
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