Posts Tagged ‘Container Garden Care’
January in your Desert Container Garden
Greetings All! Happy New Year! In the above picture are two RBP’s, aka Really Big Pots, filled with winter color. The front pot has white Petunias, yellow Snaps. yellow Calendula and the pink flowers are Schizanthus, a winter plant that grows huge! The back pot has purple Petunias, Dusty Miller, and purple Osteospermums. The pots…
Read MoreFebruary in Your Desert Container Garden
Do not let a warm week in February allow you to think that winter is over. How’s your winter been so far this year? Cold nights and cool days? Are flowers and vegetables slow to grow? Limited rain, if any? Snow or hail? We can and most likely will have freezing temperatures this month and…
Read MoreHow to Change the Soil in your Pots
How to Know When to Change the Soil in your Pots Warning! This is a long article. Take it slowly and try to absorb the process. If you have any questions, please email me right away! Before we start, let me make one clarification. We don’t use soil or dirt in pots. There are specialty…
Read MoreApril in your Desert Container Garden
Happy Spring! Mature Winter Potted Gardens in a Desert Home In the above picture, two larger pots are thriving with winter color. The left pot (20″) has huge yellow “Rocket” Snapdragons, blue Lobelia, yellow Violas and white Candytuft. The right pot (24″) has a Foxtail Fern and is otherwise filled with red Geraniums. These cobalt…
Read MoreDecember in your Desert Container Garden
Greetings All! Happy December! As I sit down to write December’s post, I think back over the year and continue to ponder about what I want to do – for you – lovers of all things pots and for me – what my growing retirement looks like. My fall online classes with the Tucson Botanical…
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 MoreDesert 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…
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