Southwest Regional Reports
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Southwest Regional ReportsSouthwest May Garden To-Do List
Welcome to May in the Southwest. With social distancing and so much staying at home, we’re sure everyone’s gardens are getting the attention they need. But in case you still…
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Southwest Regional ReportsSouthern Plains May Garden To-Do List
Harvest your vegetables and cut flowers. After all of the hard work you put into planting your spring garden, don’t forget to enjoy the harvest. By now your garden is…
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Southwest Regional ReportsSouthern California May Garden To-Do List
Plant a perennial vine. Vines can provide an abundance of color and shade in the garden and are perfect for small spaces. If you have an unsightly fence or wall,…
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Southwest Regional ReportsNative Wildflowers for the Southwest
If you’re lucky enough to live in the Southwest in early spring, not only will you enjoy amazing weather, but you’ll see that wildflowers are popping up everywhere—yards, traffic medians,…
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Southwest Regional ReportsFavorite Tools in My SoCal Garden
My father was a master carpenter, probably before that term existed. His single-car garage held every sort of tool imaginable, and he was very fond of telling us that we…
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Southwest Regional ReportsBeautiful Heirloom Crinums for Southern Plains Gardens
If you’ve ever walked through an old cemetery yard in the Southern Plains, you’ve likely seen crinum lilies (Crinum spp. and cvs., Zones 8–10). Crinums, which aren’t true lilies but…
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Southwest Regional ReportsApril Garden To-Do List for the Southern Plains
April is a great time to plant your spring vegetable garden if you haven’t already. If you live in the more northern reaches of the Southern Plains, April is likely…
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Southwest Regional ReportsApril Garden To-Do List for the Southwest
Plant or transplant cacti. This is a great time to start planting cacti and succulents and to start transplanting perennials, but be sure to increase your watering routine as temperatures…
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Southwest Regional ReportsApril Garden To-Do List for Southern California
Clean out containers. Before you start a mad rush of buying new plants this month, get your old pots ready for reuse. Plants need every advantage you can give them,…
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Southwest Regional ReportsRunning Out of Room? Go Vertical!
We live in a time when people are choosing to downsize their large homes and expansive yards into smaller, more manageable spaces. Whether due to aging, wanting to reduce their…
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