Last week, I decided to get rid my older pots that I have in my front entry. Years ago, I received these plants from a client who decided that she wanted fancier pots. So, I took them home, painted them bright colors and installed them by my front entry. While they have served me well […]
With warming temperatures, many of us begin to think about changing out our cool-season annual flowers for plants that can take the heat of summer. Last week, I gave a potting demonstration for attendees of a local home tour. Potting demonstration The pots were then to be raffled off. I planned on creating two […]
Spring for a horticulturist, is much the same as tax season for tax professional. With the warming temperatures, I am very busy with landscape consults. While I enjoy meeting and helping clients with their landscape needs, it does create the problem of less time to be able to do other things that need to get […]
Have you ever embarked upon an unexpected adventure? I recently did. It all started with an email from the folks at Troy-Bilt who asked me to partner with them and review their outdoor power products in return for my honest opinion. I had heard of Troy-Bilt company before and knew that they made high-quality gardening equipment. But, […]
Signs of Trouble: Overwatered Saguaro Cactus Last week, I was finishing up a landscape consult with a client. I see that the saguaro cactus growing in his neighbor’s yard is a fat overwatered cactus. At first glance, you may have trouble seeing what is wrong. You might think that it is a little on the […]
Isn’t this a pretty flowering shamrock? Okay, it’s not really a shamrock. It does belong to a family of plants known as ‘false shamrocks’. Since I can’t grow real shamrocks in my desert garden, I just like to pretend that my pink- flowering one is the real deal. This plant that masquerades as a shamrock […]
There are few types of vegetables that don’t always survive winter in my zone 9a garden without protection when temperatures dip below freezing. In the past, I have protected my San Marzano tomato plants with success by covering them completely with frost cloth. This year, I decided to protect my bell pepper plants. The […]
One of my favorite plants is described as having ‘chartreuse-colored’ flowers. Just saying the word, ‘chartreuse’ sounds fancy, doesn’t it? So what color is chartreuse anyway? Well, I looked up the definition and found this definition from Wikepedia: – “a color halfway between green and yellow that resembles a French liqueur called Chartreuse.” The only […]
Wouldn’t it be great to have a regional guide for things to do, places to stay and great places to eat? The EastValleyGuide is a great resource for those who live in Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa and Tempe. I was asked to write an article for them about the challenges of desert gardening and some simple […]
I’d love to share with you the latest addition to my desert garden… My Desert Garden I am now the proud owner of two new apple trees. It’s hard to believe that you can grow apples in the desert, but you can! Okay, I must confess that the photo above, is NOT from my new […]
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