Planting Facts

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...

August is one of the best planting windows of the year in Phoenix, and the reason is the monsoon. Warm soil drives fast root growth, higher humidity and cloud cover...

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

August is one of the best planting windows of the year in Phoenix, and the reason is the monsoon. Warm soil drives fast root growth, higher humidity and cloud cover...

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

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

Aloes, euphorbias, and succulents are among the easiest plants to grow in Phoenix, provided the drainage is sharp. Aloes range from 6-inch rosettes to tree-sized specimens and bloom through winter...

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

Aloes, euphorbias, and succulents are among the easiest plants to grow in Phoenix, provided the drainage is sharp. Aloes range from 6-inch rosettes to tree-sized specimens and bloom through winter...

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

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

Green Hopseed (Dodonaea viscosa) is Phoenix's fastest privacy screen. It's evergreen, grows 2 to 3 feet a year, and reaches 10 to 15 feet tall and 8 to 10 feet...

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

Green Hopseed (Dodonaea viscosa) is Phoenix's fastest privacy screen. It's evergreen, grows 2 to 3 feet a year, and reaches 10 to 15 feet tall and 8 to 10 feet...

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

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

Texas sage (Leucophyllum), also called cenizo or barometer bush, bursts into purple, lavender, pink, or white bloom a day or two after a monsoon storm, when humidity spikes. It's evergreen,...

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

Texas sage (Leucophyllum), also called cenizo or barometer bush, bursts into purple, lavender, pink, or white bloom a day or two after a monsoon storm, when humidity spikes. It's evergreen,...

Phoenix desert front yard with golden barrel cacti, saguaro, organ pipe and prickly pear in decomposed granite

The Complete Guide to Cacti for Phoenix & Scott...

Cacti are the lowest-effort, highest-impact plants in a Phoenix yard. Give them full sun and fast-draining soil, plant them at the same depth they were growing, and wait a week...

The Complete Guide to Cacti for Phoenix & Scott...

Cacti are the lowest-effort, highest-impact plants in a Phoenix yard. Give them full sun and fast-draining soil, plant them at the same depth they were growing, and wait a week...

Terracotta container garden with agaves and succulents on a Phoenix patio

Container Gardening in Phoenix: How to Create a...

Container gardening works in Phoenix because you control the soil and the drainage — no caliche, no clay. The trade-off is water: a plant that needs watering once a week...

Container Gardening in Phoenix: How to Create a...

Container gardening works in Phoenix because you control the soil and the drainage — no caliche, no clay. The trade-off is water: a plant that needs watering once a week...