AZ Plant Lady Family

Stepping Out of the Garden

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Life has been quite busy, which has kept me out of the garden much of the time. Of course, the with the hot temperatures of summer, I probably wouldn't be spending a lot of time outdoors, regardless of how busy I have been. I did spend…
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Fuss-Free Plant: Chuparosa

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Do you enjoy going out into the garden in summer? I don't! I admit to sometimes neglecting my garden when the temperatures go above the century mark.  My aversion to gardening in a furnace is one of the reasons that I like to…
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Growing Annuals: An Unusual Flower Container

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I am always on the lookout for new ways to display annual flowers.  I'll do anything from transforming old, antiques into planters to using brightly-colored containers. On a recent visit to the Green Bay Botanical Gardens in Wisconsin,…
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Southwestern Plants: An Old Favorite in New Colors…

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Do you like red yucca (Hesperaloe parvifolia)? Landscapes throughout the desert southwest come alive in spring and early summer as the coral-colored blooms of red yucca burst forth. There are a few reasons that this succulent is a…
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Purple Flowering, Beautiful, Fuss-Free Shrub

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Do you have a list of favorite plants for your Southwestern garden? I do. Today, I'd like to share with you about one of my favorite shrubs, desert ruellia (Ruellia peninsularis). It has beautiful, light-green foliage…
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Colorful Midwestern Garden of Amy, Get Busy Gardening

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Do you have friends with whom you share a common interest?I do.My friend and fellow blogger, Amy Andrychowicz of Get Busy Gardening loves gardening as much as I do.  Amy and I have spent time together in Arizona and later in…
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Desert Vegetable Garden: Getting Ready for Halloween???

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It's a beautiful summer day outside, yet my mind is on fall and Halloween? Why? Because, this is what I discovered growing in my vegetable garden this morning... Okay, maybe you cannot see it yet, but once you part the leaves... You…
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Road Trip Day 8: An Amish Gardener, Carbs and a Late Flight Home

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It's hard to believe that our road trip has come to a close. Our last day was filled with some memorable adventures. We woke up to an overcast morning at our bed & breakfast. You know what the best part of staying…
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Road Trip Day 7: Rhubarb, Pepsi and Lonely Roads

Today was spent driving from Wisconsin, over the Mississippi River into southeastern Minnesota. Bridge over the Mississippi River toward Minnesota. *Cell phone + dirty windshield = grainy photo.  You know how people who…
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Road Trip Day 6: Edible Containers, Vines and Perennials

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Day 6 of our road trip began with gray, dreary skies and a chilly breeze.   We decided to spend our time in Madison, Wisconsin by seeing the Olbrich Botanical Gardens, which were rated as the #1 attraction by Trip Advisor. As we…
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