Planting Facts

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...

Tall manicured Ficus nitida columns forming a dense green privacy hedge along a Phoenix backyard wall

Ficus for Phoenix Privacy: Columns, Hedges & Sc...

Howdy, privacy people! Tim Burr back again. Last time I gave Green Hopseed its due as our fastest, easiest privacy plant. Today we're talking about the other Valley privacy heavyweight...

Ficus for Phoenix Privacy: Columns, Hedges & Sc...

Howdy, privacy people! Tim Burr back again. Last time I gave Green Hopseed its due as our fastest, easiest privacy plant. Today we're talking about the other Valley privacy heavyweight...

Freshly planted late-summer Phoenix desert garden bed with young shrubs, a new tree, drip irrigation and mulch

What to Plant in August in Phoenix (Late-Summer...

Well hey there, desert dwellers! Tim Burr here. I know what August in Phoenix feels like — you step outside, the heat hits you like an open oven, and the...

What to Plant in August in Phoenix (Late-Summer...

Well hey there, desert dwellers! Tim Burr here. I know what August in Phoenix feels like — you step outside, the heat hits you like an open oven, and the...

Colorful Phoenix succulent garden with aloes, euphorbias and rosette succulents among rocks

Aloes, Euphorbias & Succulents: A Phoenix Garde...

Hey there, desert gardeners! Tim Burr here. If cacti are the bold sculptures of a desert yard, then aloes, euphorbias, and succulents are the jewelry — the colorful, textural, endlessly...

Aloes, Euphorbias & Succulents: A Phoenix Garde...

Hey there, desert gardeners! Tim Burr here. If cacti are the bold sculptures of a desert yard, then aloes, euphorbias, and succulents are the jewelry — the colorful, textural, endlessly...

Tall lush Green Hopseed privacy hedge screening a backyard wall in a Phoenix desert garden

The Complete Guide to Green Hopseed, Phoenix's ...

Howdy, privacy seekers! Tim Burr here, and today we're talking about the single most popular plant we sell — the one that solves more Phoenix backyard problems than anything else...

The Complete Guide to Green Hopseed, Phoenix's ...

Howdy, privacy seekers! Tim Burr here, and today we're talking about the single most popular plant we sell — the one that solves more Phoenix backyard problems than anything else...

Texas Sage shrubs in full purple bloom after monsoon rain in a Phoenix desert landscape

Texas Sage & Desert Shrubs That Bloom After Mon...

Hey there, storm-watchers! Tim Burr here. One of the great quiet magic tricks of the Sonoran Desert is what happens a day or two after a monsoon storm rolls through:...

Texas Sage & Desert Shrubs That Bloom After Mon...

Hey there, storm-watchers! Tim Burr here. One of the great quiet magic tricks of the Sonoran Desert is what happens a day or two after a monsoon storm rolls through:...