Planting Facts

Red Bird of Paradise with orange-red blooms beside Yellow Bells in a Phoenix desert garden

Red Bird of Paradise & Yellow Bells: Phoenix's ...

Red Bird of Paradise and Yellow Bells are Phoenix's two toughest summer bloomers. Red Bird of Paradise reaches 4 to 6 feet in a season with orange-red blooms from late...

Red Bird of Paradise & Yellow Bells: Phoenix's ...

Red Bird of Paradise and Yellow Bells are Phoenix's two toughest summer bloomers. Red Bird of Paradise reaches 4 to 6 feet in a season with orange-red blooms from late...

West Valley Phoenix front yard with low-water desert landscaping and the White Tank Mountains

West Valley Planting Guide: Best Plants for Gle...

The best plants for Glendale, Peoria, Surprise, Goodyear, Buckeye, and Avondale are heat- and wind-tough desert performers: Desert Museum Palo Verde, Willow Acacia, and Evergreen Elm for shade; Texas Sage,...

West Valley Planting Guide: Best Plants for Gle...

The best plants for Glendale, Peoria, Surprise, Goodyear, Buckeye, and Avondale are heat- and wind-tough desert performers: Desert Museum Palo Verde, Willow Acacia, and Evergreen Elm for shade; Texas Sage,...

Phoenix desert garden under intense summer sun during a heat wave

How to Keep Your Phoenix Plants Alive Through a...

To carry Phoenix plants through a heat wave, water deeply before sunrise — 1 to 2 feet down for shrubs, 2 to 3 feet for trees — lay a 2...

How to Keep Your Phoenix Plants Alive Through a...

To carry Phoenix plants through a heat wave, water deeply before sunrise — 1 to 2 feet down for shrubs, 2 to 3 feet for trees — lay a 2...

Hummingbirds and songbirds in a flowering Phoenix desert garden

How to Attract Birds to Your Phoenix & Scottsda...

The Sonoran Desert hosts over 350 bird species, and three things decide how many of them visit your yard: food plants, dense shelter, and water. Plant nectar flowers for hummingbirds...

How to Attract Birds to Your Phoenix & Scottsda...

The Sonoran Desert hosts over 350 bird species, and three things decide how many of them visit your yard: food plants, dense shelter, and water. Plant nectar flowers for hummingbirds...

Upscale Scottsdale backyard with modern desert landscaping and pool

Scottsdale Backyard Landscaping Ideas That Impr...

A resort-quality Scottsdale backyard comes down to six plants and a warm-toned base: Desert Museum Palo Verde for filtered shade, Blue Glow Agave in groups of 3–5, Bougainvillea on a...

Scottsdale Backyard Landscaping Ideas That Impr...

A resort-quality Scottsdale backyard comes down to six plants and a warm-toned base: Desert Museum Palo Verde for filtered shade, Blue Glow Agave in groups of 3–5, Bougainvillea on a...

Heat-loving bougainvillea in full bloom in Phoenix summer

7 Plants That Actually Love 110°F Phoenix Heat

The toughest plants for Phoenix summer — 7 heat-lovers that thrive at 110°F on low water.

7 Plants That Actually Love 110°F Phoenix Heat

The toughest plants for Phoenix summer — 7 heat-lovers that thrive at 110°F on low water.