Welcome to the second edition of “AZ Plant Lady Drive By: What’s Wrong With My Landscape”. Where you able to figure out what was wrong with the landscape, below? I got some great answers and they were all right, BUT only one person noticed one problem that others hadn’t. Here are a few of the […]
A few weeks ago, I introduced a new feature called “AZ Plant Lady Drive By“, where I show a photo of a landscape design that I have driven by that has something wrong. My goal is to help you avoid making the same mistake in your landscape. The response to my last one was overwhelming, […]
I don’t have a favorite tree….I actually have quite a few favorites. But, if I had to pick one that I like most of all, it would be the ‘Desert Museum’ Palo Verde (Parkinsonia x ‘Desert Museum’). Remarkable Hybrid Origins of the ‘Desert Museum’ Palo Verde This Palo Verde is natural hybrid, resulting from 3 […]
Earlier this week, we were at my mother’s house for our traditional Tuesday night dinner. I love having one night off a week from making dinner and it is nice to hang out with my siblings and their families, who also come. However, as I entered the house, I saw my mother’s beautiful fall display […]
Fall is definitely in the air. I can stand outside and feel a slight coolness to the breeze, which I love. This is my favorite time of year. One of the many reasons is that it is time to get ready to plant my fall vegetable garden. One of my favorite vegetables to grow is […]
Early in June, our son Kai underwent his fifth surgery for his hip. You may remember me blogging about it earlier. For those of you who may be newer readers of my blog, Kai was born with a dislocated hip and 2 club feet. His birth parents abandoned him when he was 2 weeks old […]
Have you ever been on television before? I hadn’t until 2 weeks ago. To be frank, the idea was a bit scary to me. Do you remember way back, when you were in school and had to present a report in front of the entire class? That is what I imagined it would feel […]
**Disclosure: This post contains an affiliate link of a product that I use in my garden and I recommend to those who are experiencing similar problems. A week ago, I was called to see one of my regular clients to see how her landscape was progressing since she had installed a lot of new plants […]
Do you like mint? I love using it in my iced tea. I have a beautiful apple mint growing in my garden, but winter is not its best season. Because I want to enjoy fresh mint in the winter, I decided to freeze some mint leaves in ice cubes. My granddaughter, Lily helped me pick […]
The past couple of weeks have been quite busy with helping others with their landscapes, writing articles, keeping up with the kids, throwing a baby shower and my first television appearance thrown in to boot. You would think that all of that would be enough to keep me preoccupied. But, there was something else going […]
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