Keep Your Desert Garden Alive
Tips for your Desert Container Gardening Shopping
Do you plan before you go shopping for your potted desert garden? Before You Go Make a plan before you head out. I bet you have been dreaming about your next season’s pots. Take a cup of _____ (your favorite beverage) out to your patio or where you plan to buy plants, and sit and…
Read MoreThe Right Plant for the Right Place and Time
How to Choose Flowers and Plants for your Desert Pots The biggest challenge for new and experienced gardeners alike is in the desert’s harsh climate and knowing what plants to use in your garden pots. You must select suitable plants for your climate in the right season for your specific situation. Duh – obviously, correct?…
Read MoreWinter Pots – Quick Tips for a Stunning Desert Container Garden
As the desert becomes cooler, your pots should be starting to really show off. In spite of typical cold temperatures over the holidays, February’s potential warming will spur your seasonal annuals to bloom beautifully for you!
Read More5 Steps to Protect Desert Plants from a Freeze
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Read MoreRev Up Your Pots When They’re Tired aka the Shoulder Season
The Desert’s Extra Season I talk about two extra seasons here in the desert giving us seven seasons in total! There is a period between summer and winter and vice versa, where fall and spring come in. I don’t know where I first heard this, but I call these, Shoulder Seasons. They ride on the…
Read MoreDesert Heat – Keep Your Potted Plants Alive
Sunk in the summer heat? If you struggle to keep your potted flowers blooming and thriving throughout the hot and dry summer, consider this. Use a larger pot. I’m talking about 24” wide or larger. And I strongly recommend glazed ceramic over all others. I know many of you reading this are successful with smaller…
Read MoreSnowbirds – “Summer-rize” Your Desert Pots
Prepare Your Desert Pots Before You Leave for the Summer Snowbirds or summer travelers – we all like to leave the desert heat for a while during our summers. By planning ahead, you will save money, time and anxiety over your treasured pots and plantings. What Do You Have Planted? Full Sun Cactus and Large…
Read MoreFreezing Deserts – Watering the Desert Potted Garden When It’s Cold
Many desert dwellers will start complaining about the cold as soon as the mercury gets below 80°F! When we moved from an icy winter in New York State, we said that my blood thinned out as soon as we hit the Arizona state line. 😊 However, for our potted desert gardens, the cold will…
Read MorePreparing for Freezing Temperatures in Desert Pots
A desert freeze? Yes, many regions of the desert do have freezing winters. In layperson terms, we talk about three levels of the desert. The high desert of Albuquerque and other similar cities is at 5,500 feet above sea level. These areas will have a winter typical of more northern climates with temperatures below freezing…
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