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Hello garden friends!🙋🏻‍♀️ Would you Hello garden friends!🙋🏻‍♀️

Would you like to learn more about gardening in the desert?  I have created an online garden club, Through the Garden Gate, and I would love to have you join me.🌵🦋🌼

For more information and to sign up, check out the link in my bio.
Did you know that Prickly Pear can be planted from Did you know that Prickly Pear can be planted from seed, but there is a much easier way?😊

Just cut off a pad that is at least 6 inches tall.  Put the pad upright in a dry, shady place for at least 2 weeks.  This allows a callus to form at the bottom.

Plant with the cut end down and do not water for the first month because it is susceptible to fungal infections. 

After the first month, water every 2 - 3 weeks until established.  If planted in the summer, provide shade until established (about 3 months).

I generally do not recommend planting in the winter, but encourage waiting until spring when the soil warms up.☀️

Have you tried this before?
I can definitely relate! You?😂 I can definitely relate! You?😂
This landscape is a great example of what NOT TO D This landscape is a great example of what NOT TO DO to your plants when pruning.✂️

‘Gumdrop’ shaped lantanas and Texas Sage pruned into ‘cupcakes’  have been stripes of their beauty and natural shapes. 

Let’s face it, gumdrops and cupcakes belong inside sweet shops and not in the landscape.  Don’t you agree?🧁🍬

If you would like to prune the ‘right way’, I offer my online Shrub Pruning Workshop, and I will teach you everything you need to know. Details are in the link in my bio.🌿
In early February, is usually when I sow my flower In early February, is usually when I sow my flower seeds in planting trays in preparation for adding them to my vegetable garden.🥕🌼

Two years ago, I decided against using plant markers to identify what I planted in each cell, because I didn’t have any.

So, I created a ‘map’ of what was planted where in my garden journal.📔

Do you keep a garden journal?  What records do you keep in it?
Bug hotels are used as nest sites for beneficial i Bug hotels are used as nest sites for beneficial insects like solitary pollinators, and predatory insects. 🐞🦋🐝

By offering a bug hotel, you are supporting the pollinator population while improving the health and performance of your plants at the same time.🌳🌼🌾🪴

Place your bug hotel as close as possible to the area where you want the insects’ help pollinating and protecting. 

The insects prefer a warm, dry place with exposure to plenty of sunlight.☀️

Do you have a insect house in your garden?
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Earlier this week, I met up with my sisters at the Earlier this week, I met up with my sisters at the @theRiparianPreserve in Gilbert, AZ to go birdwatching. What a fun way to spend the morning on a chilly day!🦉❄️🦢

My younger sister Grace walks the area daily and is familiar with the birds who call it home. She led us to the best spots and we were able to see so many different species.
🪺🦤🕊️🦜🦢

I realized that I need to do this more often. I am already planning a trip in the spring so I can see all the new blooms and colors!🌳🌻🌸🌞

Have you ever been on a ‘bird walk’ before? Where did you go?
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