Serious gardeners are in the garden on the first warm day of spring. While there is no harm in cleaning up fallen branches and debris, wait until the soil is no longer wet enough to form a ball in your hand before walking on it and compacting. But start your cleanup quickly. It’s much easier to cut … [Read more...] about Top Seven Spring Cleaning Tasks Every Garden Needs
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Spring 2023 Free Garden Classes taught at Watters Garden Center
January 14 @ 9:30 am: Happy, Healthy Houseplants with Professional Style You'll learn the top plants grown indoors and how to care for them. Learn best practices for watering, light placement, and how to treat and prevent pests and problems. January 21 @ 9:30 am: Top Local Landscapes with … [Read more...] about Spring 2023 Free Garden Classes taught at Watters Garden Center
Top Evergreen Shrubs of Winter
Autumn colors are spectacular. The colors and textures are unique to the four seasons of the Mountain West. As we lose the last autumn leaves, the landscape can feel naked and bare. Deciduous plants, which lose their leaves through winter, often expose you to prying eyes, vehicle glare, and a yard … [Read more...] about Top Evergreen Shrubs of Winter
Holiday Evergreens Hide the Neighbors
Now is the time to plant privacy screens for maximum growth and seclusion in spring. Without strategically placed evergreens in the yard, it can feel as if prying eyes are looking right into your home. Not only does your privacy seemingly disappear, but that neighbor’s debris pile can be on … [Read more...] about Holiday Evergreens Hide the Neighbors
How to Grow an Evergreen Arizona Cypress
A valid Arizona native growing naturally at the 3,500- to 6,000-foot elevation, the Arizona Cypress, is collected by conifer lovers around the globe. It is an exceptional choice for xeriscape and desert landscaping for its toughness in dry, windy climates. Often used as a living Christmas tree … [Read more...] about How to Grow an Evergreen Arizona Cypress
Eleven Fall Tips for Better Gardens
Autumn gardening is a great time to look back on garden successes and disappointments. There’s still plenty of time to do some garden maintenance. Fall gardening takes advantage of cooler temperatures and fewer weeds and insects. Putting the garden to bed is not as hectic as waking it up in the … [Read more...] about Eleven Fall Tips for Better Gardens
Free Garden Class offered every Saturday in October
October 1 @ 9:30 am - Fall ‘To-do‘ list for a Healthy Yard - Get the most out of your landscape with this easy to use checklist of fall care. Bring the color out of your fall gardens, reduce bugs next spring, or simply put your landscape to bed with these easy to use ideas. October 8 @ 9:30 am - … [Read more...] about Free Garden Class offered every Saturday in October
September is the Perfect Time for Planting Fall Vegetables
There are lots of vegetables that grow well through the cool autumn weather. Some plants need longer days and a bit warmer soil to really get started, but all produce through the end of the year. You can start seed in August by growing your starts in a cool, shady spot in the garden. We also have … [Read more...] about September is the Perfect Time for Planting Fall Vegetables
Watters Garden Center to host Frontier Rotary Grapes-4-Good Benefit on September 25
Wine Flows and spirits lift as the gardens come alive at Watters Garden Center hosts Prescott Frontier Rotary’s 16th benefit. On September 25, 5–8 pm, the garden center transforms into “A Garden Party,” with all proceeds going directly to Rotary community causes. Grapes-4-Good received an outpouring … [Read more...] about Watters Garden Center to host Frontier Rotary Grapes-4-Good Benefit on September 25
Exploring the Perfect Ground Cover for Desert Landscapes
Ground cover plants are beneficial in so many ways. The foliage provides visual interest across hills, between boulders and down slopes. They also reduce yard maintenance by fighting erosion and suppressing weeds. Here is the definitive list for local groundcovers grown in the brutal sun or dense … [Read more...] about Exploring the Perfect Ground Cover for Desert Landscapes
