

Merry Christmas Cookies!
az plant lady family
There comes a time every Christmas season, when all the gifts and bought and wrapped (I finished up my last knitting gift today 🙂
I have finally finished baking for Christmas,
- Toffee Bars - that I make every year at Christmas
-…

December In The Garden….Sit Back And Relax
AZ Plant Lady
With all of the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, it as a blessing that our desert gardens need little, if any attention during this month, letting us have more time for all of our numerous holiday activities.
I realize it is…

A Hidden Garden in the Smallest Place
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I came upon a hidden garden while I was visiting a charming little town in Wales. Actually this town, Llantwrtyd Wells, (population 700), is the smallest town in Great Britain. I can't pronounce the name correctly, my Gaelic is…

My Winter (& Spring) Tomatoes
Vegetable Gardening
As I write this, it is raining outside. I love the rain. I always have, even as a young girl growing up in Southern California.
I especially like the thought of all the rain falling on my vegetable garden.
If you…

Crowded Shrubs and Pizza Night at Costco
AZ Plant Lady
My family has a tradition of gathering together at Costco (of all places) for dinner once a month. (For those of you who don't know what Costco is - it is a lot like Sam's Club).
You see, we all love Costco and their pizza is pretty good. …

Six Trees, a Boy Scout and a Horticulturist
Horticulturist
Last time we visited together, I was "talking" about having to plant shrubs around our church along with a boy scout who was working on his community hours for his next badge.
As I promised, here is 'part two' where we planted six 15-gallon…

A Boy Scout, a Horticulturist and a Lot of Plants
Horticulturist
A few months ago, I was asked to help re-design part of our church's parking lot landscape. There was nothing really wrong with it except for some old plants and some dying Chinese Elm trees.
So, I created a design that switched out…

Visit to a Client’s Desert Garden
desert gardening
Usually when I am called to a help out a homeowner with their landscape, it is because they are having a problem with their plants, or sometimes they are new to the desert and want to learn how to garden in our dry climate.
Last…

Changing Out the Old for the New…
AZ Plant Lady
There is a gardening task that I both enjoy and dread when I have to do it twice every year.
Now, I am not only doing it for myself, but also for my mother-in-law.
So what it is this task?
The seasonal task of changing…

Further Temptations at the Nursery…
AZ Plant Lady
Do you suffer from temptation when you visit your local plant nursery?
I certainly did during my last visit. I had such a great time and took quite a few photos, so I had to split them up into two separate posts.(You can read the first…