English shrub roses *Disclosure: I am so excited about these two roses, which were sent to me free of charge, to test in my garden. Roses have enchanted gardeners over the centuries with their colorful petals arranged in intricate…

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…

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…

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)…

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…

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…

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…

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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…