A scenic view featuring succulents in the Arizona landscape as your yard could look with landscape maintenance from Corona Landscape.

Embrace the Beauty: The Importance of Regular Landscape Maintenance in Arizona this February

As February unfolds in Arizona, the vibrant landscapes beckon us outdoors to bask in the mild weather and scenic beauty. To fully embrace this desert paradise, investing in regular landscape maintenance becomes essential. Beyond the aesthetic appeal, a well-maintained landscape offers numerous benefits. In February, Arizona experiences a unique set of climatic conditions, making it the perfect time for pruning, …

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 …

Arizona Citrus

Appropriate Watering is Key Master gardeners in the state of Arizona explain that the biggest problem for home gardeners growing healthy citrus trees is watering. When you water your citrus trees the area on the ground that you water should be about a foot wider than the canopy of the tree. Generally this is about how far the root system …

Agave Geminiflora

Agave ferdinandi-regis (King of the Agaves) – A stunning small slow-growing agave to 18 inches tall by as wide with an open rosette of stout triangular blue-green leaves having narrow longitudinal white bud imprints that usually form a triangle shape. The margins of the leaves are dark reddish brown and spineless terminating at the blunt leaf tip in a stout …

Sago Palms

This lush, long-living plant isn’t actually a palm at all, though their foliage looks like palm fronds. Sagos are in the cycad family and are native to southern Japan. Cycads go back to the Jurassic Age, and with all of their armor, it’s easy to see why they have survived so long. There are several types of cycads on the …

The Pittosporum Plant (Mock Orange)

Leaves show a textured, contrasted border Evergreen / Low Maintenance Stand alone or medium hedge Small creamy white flowers have a pleasing orange-blossom fragrance Native to Japan, Korea, and China, Pittosporum is commonly used as a hedge, where its dramatic foliage color can bring interest to landscapes. Also known as Mock Orange, this is an attractive mounding evergreen shrub with …