Posts Tagged ‘Desert Winter Flowers’
Desert Gardening – Patience required
If you have followed my winter garden this year, you know I have been frustrated. In the fall, we put five large pots into our 18-foot raised bed, making it easier for me to tend them. I devised a splendid plan (in my mind, at least!) and installed the pots and plants in late October.…
Read MoreFebruary in Your Desert Container Garden
How do you remember our winter so far this year? Cold nights and cool days? Flowers and vegetables have been slow to grow? Only a few drops of rain if any? And, the snow we had a week ago? Do not let a warm week in February allow you to think that winter is over.…
Read MoreShades of Purple for your Winter Desert Pots
A Winter KISS Design for Full Sun in Your Desert Pots (KISS – Keep It Super Simple!) Plant this pot design from the back to front (as pictured) or start with the Osteos in the center for an all-around pot. Why I Love These Plants Osteospermums, Petunias, Pansies and Lobelia provide bold color for your…
Read MoreMarch in Your Potted Garden with Warnings!
March Diligence Will Pay Off 3 Reasons to Hold Off Planting Summer Flowers 1. It’s always too cold in March to plant summer flowers. In the next couple of weeks in desert communities, nights will be in the 40s, plus or minus 5 degrees depending on your elevation and micro-climates. Summer annuals need a solid…
Read MoreNovember in Your Desert Container Garden
Happy November! November is marvelous in our desert container gardens. New winter flowers, fresh air, warm days and cool nights. Be sure to get out on your patio and enjoy the time. Print this and put it on your refrigerator to remind you of your November Potted Garden Tasks! Plant Your Winter Potted Garden Now!…
Read MoreA Winter KISS Design for Full Sun in Your Desert Pots
This KISS Design ensures plenty of ways to get it right (KISS – Keep It Super Simple!) Looking at this combination of flowers in a winter pot, I realized it does not matter where you place the plants. Since each of the three varieties (in five colors) have a medium upright stature as well as…
Read MoreViolas – A Desert Cool Season Annual
Violas in my book, are true winter annuals, as opposed to what I call “Shoulder Season” annuals such as Snapdragons and Petunias that can handle the desert’s heat that stretches into autumn’s months where the thermometer seems to stall out in the upper 80’s and ’90s. Some years, longer than others. (For more on “Shoulder…
Read MoreA Super Simple Winter Desert Container Design
Plant your desert pots with the KISS method Keep It Super Simple! Our center stage of this KISS pot is Calendula. You already have a Calendula plant description article in your premium content folders. Here is the LINK, so you don’t have to go searching. https://potteddesert.com/calendula/ I chose Calendula for this KISS design because it…
Read MoreCalendula – A Staple in the Desert Container Garden
Calendula for your winter garden in the desert Calendula (Calendula officinalis) is normally grown as an annual in any climate. The difference within the climates is in its growing period. It is a short-lived perennial with a lifespan of around two years, but it is usually grown as an annual flower in both garden beds…
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Euonymus in Silver and Gold
A Potted Desert Recipe
Perfect Plant for Year-Round Pots in the Desert If you have been around me much at all, you have heard me talk about Euonymus shrubs. With 175 species, there are many to choose from but here in our desert pots, I stick to my favorite two. The “Silver King” Euonymus and the “Golden” Euonymus. Cold…
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