Planting Facts
Frost Protection: How to Keep Phoenix Plants Sa...
Yes, it freezes in Phoenix. On clear, calm nights from December through February, lows dip to freezing, especially in low, open spots. Protect frost-tender plants like bougainvillea, lantana, yellow bells,...
Frost Protection: How to Keep Phoenix Plants Sa...
Yes, it freezes in Phoenix. On clear, calm nights from December through February, lows dip to freezing, especially in low, open spots. Protect frost-tender plants like bougainvillea, lantana, yellow bells,...
Do Desert Plants Need Fertilizer? What, When, a...
Most desert natives — palo verde, mesquite, desert willow, Texas sage, cacti, agave, ocotillo — need no fertilizer at all. Feeding pays off on citrus, roses, fruit trees, flowering shrubs,...
Do Desert Plants Need Fertilizer? What, When, a...
Most desert natives — palo verde, mesquite, desert willow, Texas sage, cacti, agave, ocotillo — need no fertilizer at all. Feeding pays off on citrus, roses, fruit trees, flowering shrubs,...
How to Stop Weeds in Decomposed Granite and Gravel
The fix for weeds in decomposed granite is pre-emergent herbicide applied twice a year: September into October, before the winter rains bring cool-season weeds, and again around February ahead of...
How to Stop Weeds in Decomposed Granite and Gravel
The fix for weeds in decomposed granite is pre-emergent herbicide applied twice a year: September into October, before the winter rains bring cool-season weeds, and again around February ahead of...
Pruning Desert Plants: When to Cut, When to Lea...
Prune desert trees in late winter to very early spring, and avoid major pruning from roughly May through September — removing canopy in summer exposes bark to sun and causes...
Pruning Desert Plants: When to Cut, When to Lea...
Prune desert trees in late winter to very early spring, and avoid major pruning from roughly May through September — removing canopy in summer exposes bark to sun and causes...
How to Revive a Heat-Stressed or Struggling Des...
A crispy plant after a stretch of 115-degree days is usually more alive than it looks. Scratch the bark with a thumbnail — green and moist underneath means living tissue....
How to Revive a Heat-Stressed or Struggling Des...
A crispy plant after a stretch of 115-degree days is usually more alive than it looks. Scratch the bark with a thumbnail — green and moist underneath means living tissue....
Common Phoenix Garden Pests and How to Beat Them
Five pests cause most Phoenix garden trouble: agave snout weevil, aphids, whiteflies, spider mites, and scale. Four of the five respond to the same organic sequence — a strong blast...
Common Phoenix Garden Pests and How to Beat Them
Five pests cause most Phoenix garden trouble: agave snout weevil, aphids, whiteflies, spider mites, and scale. Four of the five respond to the same organic sequence — a strong blast...
