Posts Tagged ‘potted desert flowers’
Container Gardening 101 for New Desert Gardeners
Rather you are a new or experienced gardener, it’s always good to come back to the basics. I wrote this article with new desert gardeners in mind, but everyone will benefit from these tips. Picture yourself in the Sonoran Desert, where the sun reigns supreme, and rainfall is a rare visitor. Knowing your environment is…
Read MoreMay in Your Desert Potted Garden
Don’t Miss These Tips for May in your Desert Container Garden Prevent tipping pots in the wind An easy-care summer pot design Your May Checklist Rose Care in the heat Windy City – No, Not Chicago Tips to safeguard your HOT Potted Garden I love watching wind farms! There is something graceful and mesmerizing…
Read MoreVolunteers in Our Garden – A Love Affair
We’ve all had them. Plants that sprout up in places we never planted them. It’s not so hard to figure out — grass in the flower patch, dandelions in the lawn, clover in the vegetable garden. Most likely, in these cases, the plants would be called weeds. Weeds – my definition of a weed is…
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 MoreWhy the Number 3 is Perfect for Desert Container Gardens
Does your designer often specify grouping objects in three’s even in your desert container gardens? Do you ever ask yourself why? It comes down to our brain. We like to pair things up. When we look at several items, we rationally try to put them together in two’s. When we create a group of three,…
Read MoreDramatic Seasonal Changes with Just 3 Pots… even in the desert
Would you believe something as simple as three pots could make a remarkable story in your desert garden? And that you can change on a whim? Now is a perfect time to plan for your living color garden in your hot, dry climate. Start with just three pots and have 365 days of color.…
Read MoreLow Water Desert Color – It Works!
Plan a garden of color in dry and hot climates
Read More“Back Home” Gardens Turn Into Desert Surprises
Did you grow up in the desert? I didn’t and a huge number of people I have met over the last 20 years are not from the dry, hot climate we have come to love. We came from ‘up north’, ‘back east’ or ‘out west.’ We may have gardened easily in these regions with ample…
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