Growing up, we had a lemon tree in our backyard in California.  I loved to be able to go outside and just pick lemons whenever we needed them.  As an adult, I must admit that of all the different kinds of citrus trees - lemon are…

I mentioned earlier this week about our beautiful Palo Verde tree that fell victim to the high winds of a monsoon storm.  As sad as I was for the loss of my tree, I began to realize that I would now have to choose a replacement. …

I am faced with a wonderful dilemma of selecting a desert tree... My last post dealt with the loss of one of our beautiful 'Desert Museum' palo verde trees. So now we are faced with the question of which type of tree should we choose…

Isn't it interesting how the best laid plans go awry?  I had great plans for the beginning of this week.  I was getting ready to build my flower garden.  I have had visions of a garden filled with both annual and perennial flowers…

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While we are in the midst of the dog days of August, it is easy to get discouraged when I look out into my garden.  Now, that doesn't mean that my garden looks bad....actually just the opposite.  Many of my plants are in full bloom…

Hello Everyone.....I hope you are all enjoying your summer so far.  My August has been quite busy and filled with kids back in school, preparing to teach a vegetable gardening class, planning my fall vegetable garden, a baby shower (more…

It is hard to believe that it has now been 7 years since Gracie walked into our lives.  I cannot imagine life without her.   Now for the most part, this is a blog about my adventures living and gardening in the desert southwest,…

Summertime temperatures bring a riot of color to my desert garden and my plants are growing larger and larger.  The combination of warm (okay, hot) temperatures and summer rains means that my garden is going crazy with growth and blooms. As…