Photo: Mister Lincoln hybrid tea rose I love roses. So much so, that at one time I had over forty different varieties growing in the garden of my home in Phoenix. Fast forward 25 years later, and I live in a different house with a different garden. While I don’t have quite as many roses […]
Cool-season vegetables transplants One of the things that I enjoy about living in the Southwest is the ability to garden throughout the year. Well, that may be a slight exaggeration – I don’t especially like gardening in July or August. During those months, I simply like to view my garden out the window from the […]
I adore flowers of all kinds, but I must confess that my favorite types look as if they belong to a cottage garden, which probably explains why I am wild about penstemons. Photo: The pink flowers of Parry’s penstemon (Penstemon parryi) adds welcome color to a spring garden. I adore flowers of all kinds, but […]
Books for Waterwise Gardening Gardening in a dry climate comes with unique challenges where water is viewed as a precious resource and needs to be used wisely. Does that mean that you cannot have a beautiful garden? Absolutely not! You can have an attractive outdoor space filled with beautiful plants and a vegetable plot as […]
Photo: Colorful containers at Civano Nursery, Tucson Does your garden have a case of the ‘blahs’? One of the most frequent desires for homeowners that I meet with is more colorful interest in their outdoor spaces. One of the easiest ways to add a splash of color to the garden is by introducing brightly colored […]
Today I’m back with more gift ideas for the gardener in your life. As a garden writer and horticulturist, I have the opportunity to view and test many different types of products, free of charge so I can give you my honest review. Some attract my interest right away, while others don’t. Those that I […]
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Life has been awfully busy lately. So much so, that it has affected me from doing blogging as regularly as I like to do. So, I would like to take a little time to let you know what I have been up to this past month. Work has seen me driving me from one corner […]
The appearance of a package in my mailbox always brightens my day. Sometimes, it is the latest garden product that a company wants me to try out, or new plants to try out in my garden. But, this small box contained three small items that I had long been waiting for. Whale’s Tongue Agave (Agave […]
Photo: Landscape Renovation Project As a mom, grandmother, and horticulturist, the fall season is a very busy season for me. Whether I’m busy on the work site, hosting a Halloween party, or helping out my mother as she recuperates from a broken leg – there is never a dull moment. I thought that I would […]
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