When it comes to the inevitable face-off between you and bugs, keeping them away from your immediate vicinity is a top priority. There are pesticides and bug traps, but plants can reduce the need for so many chemicals around the patio. Plants are in the business of repelling insects as a natural … [Read more...] about Mosquitoes, Flies, Spiders are No Match for These Plants
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Featuring the Most Beautiful Mountain Flowers in the Garden
Some flowers capture the imagination like no other. Their sheer beauty makes them iconic, transporting gardeners in the remembrance of garden weddings, tropical destinations and secret forests. These flowers may seem exotic, but many can be grown right here in the mountains of Arizona. Here are the … [Read more...] about Featuring the Most Beautiful Mountain Flowers in the Garden
January is the Time to Prepare Garden Soils
Gardeners know the better the soil, the larger the harvest, the brighter the flowers, the easier the gardening. Once you’ve tried digging the first planting hole in a mountain garden, you figure it out. Our native soils are HARD! Successful gardens always come down to soil quality. Skimp on spring … [Read more...] about January is the Time to Prepare Garden Soils
Five Gardening Tips to End 2020 Strong
The days grow short as we move into the end of the 2020 gardening season. This is the time when gardeners like to relax, sip some tea while warming our feet by the fire, and reflect on our gardening successes and near misses of the past season. But, gardening activity doesn’t come to a complete … [Read more...] about Five Gardening Tips to End 2020 Strong
Examining the Top Evergreen Trees for Mountain Landscapes
This is the season when decorated evergreens dominate living rooms and sparkle in the winter landscape. The list provided grows best outdoors and is often used as a living tree through holiday celebrations, then planted in the yard when the festivities are over. Here is a list of the top seven … [Read more...] about Examining the Top Evergreen Trees for Mountain Landscapes
Identifying Plants that Attract Butterflies
I believe that butterflies, some of the most beautiful, magnificent and interesting creatures in any garden, are God’s gift to gardeners. Fortunately, butterfly numbers are increasing in our landscapes. The reason so many butterflies are appearing in gardens is that they are losing their natural … [Read more...] about Identifying Plants that Attract Butterflies
Growing, Reaping Benefits of Rosemary
Rosemary is commonly used in cooking to flavor soups, sauces and meats. Perhaps less well known, it also has many health benefits and can be used as a natural remedy for a variety of ailments. Here are 10 health benefits of rosemary that will prompt you to grow this plant and find ways to use this … [Read more...] about Growing, Reaping Benefits of Rosemary
Run on Garden Center has Official Name – Victory Garden 2.0
The spring planting season has an unusual twist, a consumer-run on garden supplies, seed, plants, and fruit trees are selling out. The garden center industry has even names the phenomenon - Victory Garden 2.0. The demand is surprisingly healthy for anything edible in the … [Read more...] about Run on Garden Center has Official Name – Victory Garden 2.0
Planting Your Christmas Tree After the Holidays
Using living trees instead of fresh-cut trees to decorate for the holidays has increased in popularity. More than half of my local Christmas tree sales are for living trees that will be planted in January. Because of their waxy needles and high internal pitch, most conifers need surprisingly little … [Read more...] about Planting Your Christmas Tree After the Holidays
Should You Plant a Fruit Tree?
You used to need a lot of land to grow fruit trees. Most standard-sized fruit trees mature at a height and width of between 18-25 feet. Not only do trees of this size require a big chunk of your garden, they are too tall to prune and spray without a ladder. Dwarf and semi-dwarf fruit trees have made … [Read more...] about Should You Plant a Fruit Tree?
