Eremophila Maculata Valentine or Emu Bush The Valentine bush is an evergreen shrub with lush, green foliage. It will gro to 4′ high by 5′ wide and produces red tubular flowers from winter to early spring. The leaves are tinged red in winter. This is an excellent choice for gardens needing some winter color. It […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Arizona winter potted plants. Here are a couple of pictures of a potted plant with winter color. It has red Geraniums, Purple and Yellow Mini Famous Calibrachoa plants. The Calibrachoa is a nice draping plant that will drape to the bottom of this pot by the spring with all winter blooms and color. This is […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Convolvulus Sabatius – aka: Ground Blue Morning Glory This is a trailing, evergreen plant that grows to 6″ tall and spreads 2-3′. It has small clusters of lavender blue 1″ flowers spring through summer in Arizona. Likes full sun, good drainage and not too much water. This is perfect for ground cover, color, trailing over […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Use this landscape guide as a resource for your watering. This is meant to be a guide and you will need to make adjustments as needed depending on the plant. LANDSCAPE WATERING GUIDELINES How Much & How Often Water to the outer edge of plant’s canopy and to depth indicated. Watering frequency will vary depending on […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Plant selection is very important when planning your Arizona landscape. There are several questions to ask before picking a plant. Six steps to picking the right plant in the right location. 1. Is this the right plant – in the right place? 2. Does the plant prefer full sun, afternoon shade or full shade and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Arizona winter vegetable planting chart guide. Arizona desert has two planting seasons for vegetables. We can plant them in spring and fall for year round vegetables. Use this vegetable planting guide to plan your winter vegetable garden. Use Arizona planting calendar to choose planting date. This is a wonderful resource to get started. Fall/Winter Garden […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ground Cover: Trailing Acacia – low water, fast growing, trailing shrub up to 1′high x 10″ high. Produces small yellow flower in early spring. Evergreen with gray/green foliage with low litter and no thorns. Great around pools. Red Spike Ice Plant – Full sun, low water, slow growing clumping plant that provides brilliant red flower […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Fall is time to plant and enjoy the winter blooms. Below is a short list of my favorites. For a more complete list check out this website: University of Arizona. Pansies: They come in blue, purple, orange, yellow, white, red, and pink. Pansies get 6-12″ tall, can be planted in sun to partial sun but […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In Arizona, almost anything can be planted in your garden if you use the appropriate varieties of plants at the right time and plant certain plants together for optimum growth. Arizona desert has 2 optimal growing seasons – spring and fall. Day temps and amount of sunlight vary dramatically between seasons (short days and cold […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Plant Bermuda lawns during the active growing season, May through August. Fertilize Bermuda grass lawns each month beginning late April or early May with nitrogen according to the directions on the package. Apply Iron once per month according to the directions on the package to keep the lawn green. Once every two or three years […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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