Planting Facts

Sun-loving bougainvillea, agave and lantana thriving against a bright west-facing Phoenix wall

Full Sun Champions: Best Plants for Brutal West...

Hey there, heat-beaters! Tim Burr here, and today we're tackling the single most punishing spot in any Phoenix yard: the west-facing wall. You know the one — that strip of...

Full Sun Champions: Best Plants for Brutal West...

Hey there, heat-beaters! Tim Burr here, and today we're tackling the single most punishing spot in any Phoenix yard: the west-facing wall. You know the one — that strip of...

Drought-proof Phoenix xeriscape front yard with agaves, barrel cacti and desert shrubs in granite

Low-Water Landscaping: Building a Truly Drought...

Howdy, water-savers! Tim Burr here. In the desert, low-water landscaping isn't just a nice idea — it's the whole game. Done right, a drought-proof yard isn't a barren patch of...

Low-Water Landscaping: Building a Truly Drought...

Howdy, water-savers! Tim Burr here. In the desert, low-water landscaping isn't just a nice idea — it's the whole game. Done right, a drought-proof yard isn't a barren patch of...

Mediterranean-style Phoenix landscape with fruitless olive trees, gravel, terracotta and a cypress

Fruitless Olive & Mediterranean Trees for the A...

Hello, friends! Tim Burr here. There's a reason so many of the Valley's most elegant homes are framed by silvery olives and tall, dark cypress — the Mediterranean and the...

Fruitless Olive & Mediterranean Trees for the A...

Hello, friends! Tim Burr here. There's a reason so many of the Valley's most elegant homes are framed by silvery olives and tall, dark cypress — the Mediterranean and the...

Sculptural prickly pear with magenta fruit and cholla cactus in a Phoenix desert garden

Prickly Pear & Cholla: Designing with Sculptura...

Hey there, cactus fans! Tim Burr here. We've covered columnar cacti and barrels — now let's talk about two of the most characterful, colorful, and downright fun cacti in the...

Prickly Pear & Cholla: Designing with Sculptura...

Hey there, cactus fans! Tim Burr here. We've covered columnar cacti and barrels — now let's talk about two of the most characterful, colorful, and downright fun cacti in the...

Flowering desert trees in bloom in a Phoenix yard, palo verde, desert willow and jacaranda

Best Flowering Trees for Phoenix: Desert Color ...

Howdy, color lovers! Tim Burr here. We've talked plenty about shade trees and about colorful shrubs — but there's a special category that gives you the best of both worlds:...

Best Flowering Trees for Phoenix: Desert Color ...

Howdy, color lovers! Tim Burr here. We've talked plenty about shade trees and about colorful shrubs — but there's a special category that gives you the best of both worlds:...

Sculptural ocotillo, yucca and desert spoon accents in a Phoenix xeriscape with boulders

Yucca, Ocotillo & Desert Spoon: Sculptural Dese...

Hey there, design lovers! Tim Burr here, and today we're getting into one of my favorite topics: the plants that act like living sculpture. Cacti get all the attention, but...

Yucca, Ocotillo & Desert Spoon: Sculptural Dese...

Hey there, design lovers! Tim Burr here, and today we're getting into one of my favorite topics: the plants that act like living sculpture. Cacti get all the attention, but...