Keep Your Desert Garden Alive
Desert Potted Plants Stay Healthy with this Surefire Method
Helping potted plants stay healthy can be challenging in hot, dry climates. I think I first learned this tip in the Master Gardeners program. I adopted it in my garden and then added this sage advice to our weekly routine in all of our clients’ gardens. Of course, you don’t need to stop at just…
Read MoreTo Drip or Not to Drip – Gain Time and Beauty in your Desert Potted Garden!
Homeowners do have the best intentions. We create beautiful container gardens and promise ourselves we will water our pride and joy faithfully. Living here in the desert can mean watering daily. And in the severe heat, we have much of the year, when we miss a day; it is likely that our beautiful flowers are…
Read More4 Ways to Prepare for Cooler Temperatures in Your Desert Garden
September brings more mornings with temperatures in the low seventies and a nice breeze to your desert garden. What a relief! This always entices me to do some work outside – not only in the garden but also in my swinging hammock chair on my iPad. Nice!!! On one of these mornings, I thought about…
Read MoreDesert Heat – Five Tips for a Worry-Free Summer in your Desert Pots
May is a good time to get your summer pots in good shape before the real saturating heat starts. Here are some tips to guide you along your way. Think about these this month before the intensity keeps you indoors. It’s not too late, you know – to plant your summer pots! You can still…
Read More3 Conditions Where Hand Watering Your Hot Container Garden is the Right Choice
You decide to add a couple of pots to your home’s landscape. You know you need the soil, pots and plants. As excitement about our project escalates, do we think about watering them once they are in place? In many climates, water is often not an issue. In cities like Seattle, where there are…
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