Gopher Plant – Blue Euphorbia

Groundcovers for Desert Gardens If you’re looking for some Earth-friendly groundcovers to add color and texture to your garden landscape, or for some alternatives to growing a traditional lawn, we’ve got some great options to choose from, and they grow well in the valley! Blue Euphorbia Uses: Commonly known as Silver Spurge, Upright Myrtle Spurge and Gopher Plant (Euphorbia rigida – …

Low Water Use Trees in Arizona

Low-Water Use Trees – see http://SummerWindsNursery.com Trees Designed for Desert Life Once established, the following tree varieties require minimal water to grow and thrive in your desert garden landscape. To learn how to ensure your trees develop a strong root system, refer to our New Plant Watering Guide. Arizona Rosewood Vauquelinia californica is excellent for use in Xeriscapes, as a background or screen, …

Orange tree blossoms

Citrus Blossoms

Anyone growing orange trees [1] appreciates both the fragrant spring blossoms and the sweet, juicy fruit. You may not know what to do if you see oranges and flowers at the same time on the tree, however. Can you harvest from a flowering orange tree? Should you allow both waves of fruit crops to come to orange harvest [2]? That depends on whether they are …

Desert Rose Adenium

Adeniums – the Desert Rose

Adenium obesum (also known as a Desert Rose or a Karoo Rose) is a succulent plant that is able to store water within its stem and branches through periods of little to no rainfall. As such, it is a wonderful plant for containers due to its drought tolerant nature and its unusual, beautiful shape. For more information on growing Desert …

Vegetable basket

Growing Vegetables in Arizona

In the low desert regions of the southwest, including Maricopa County, Arizona, most any type of vegetables and fruits can be grown successfully when appropriate varieties are selected and planted at the right time. The climate, the season, and potential pests all impact the selection of what to plant when. Check out:  https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/pubs/az1005-2018.pdf for more information,  and as always contact us …

Lady Banks White Rose

Growing Roses in Arizona

Roses are timeless flowers and thankfully they grow very well in Arizona. The oldest Lady Banks Rose can be found in Tombstone, Arizona. Hundreds of thousands of commercial grown roses come from Arizona, California and Texas every year. Let’s get started and grow roses in your Phoenix garden.

Heat Stressed Plants

1. Water deep Deep watering at the base of the plant for a long time is the best way to revive and protect plants, because it coaxes roots deeper into the ground. Plants are like people, they get lazy. If they get water for 5 minutes every day, they keep their roots near the surface, so by watering deeply you’re …

California Orange Trichocereus Cactus

Blooms can vary in color depending on weather & fertilizer given. Can be ground planted if given excellent drainage in winter months. Tends to lean at 3ft in height, so staking maybe required above 3ft if not in a tight mass planting.  Trichocereus Hybrid ‘ORANGE CALIFORNIA’ Has a large 8″+ diameter bloom in light orange to pink and a darker orange midstripe/backpetals. …