southwest - Page 5 of 10 - Fine Gardening
-
How-ToSouthwest September Garden To-Do List
Welcome to September! By now you’re appreciating every drop of monsoon water you’re receiving, and more than likely you’re ready for the cooler temperatures to start arriving. While we continue…
-
DesignPlants for Birds in the Southwest
As William Cullina mentions in his article on plants for birds, the sad reality is songbirds are disappearing: “Habitat loss, pesticides, and the accompanying decline of insect populations have contributed…
-
DesignUnbeatable Plant Combinations for the Southwest
Although I have no problem creating single-plant containers or placing plants individually in garden beds, sometimes I come across a grouping of plants that just works so well together that…
-
DesignShade-Tolerant Perennials for the Southwest
In the desert landscape, sometimes it can feel like everything is being constantly drenched in sunlight. That being said, most of us still have some shaded areas in our gardens…
-
DesignDrought-Tolerant Ground Covers for the Southwest
I think it is fair to say that when most of us think of ground covers, we imagine low, mounding, and spreading plants. Although that image is accurate, it isn't…
-
ArticleHeat-Tolerant Grasses for the Southwest
Living in the desert can be a blessing and a burden when it comes to growing grasses. We all know that lawn grasses, or turf, don’t belong in the desert.…
-
DesignOcotillo Is a Native Shrub You Need to Grow
Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens, Zones 7–11) is an unusually beautiful desert gem. This succulent shrub, often misidentified as a cactus, is impossible to miss when you are traveling through the desert.…
-
DesignJacaranda Trees Signal Spring in the Southwest
In midspring, the desert is dotted with jacaranda trees (Jacaranda mimosifolia, Zones 9–11) dripping with beautiful purple blooms. It always seems to take us by surprise when they start to…
-
DesignInspiration from Desert Botanical Garden
If there’s one thing we love doing, it’s exploring new gardens. While in Phoenix, we took the opportunity to pop into the famous Desert Botanical Garden for a bit of…
-
DesignGrowing Periwinkle in the Southwest
When most of us think about periwinkle, we either think of a vine or a ground cover. Here in the Southwest, it is extremely common to find another version of…
Fine Gardening Magazine
