Blog Posts

  • Emu Bushes

    The first thing that attracted me to the Emu Bush was the name. How can you not like a plant with the name EMU? Continue reading →

  • Dragonfly

  • Container Gardening in the Desert

    Container Gardening in the Desert

    Container gardening in the desert presents unique challenges and opportunities due to the arid climate and extreme temperatures. Continue reading →

  • What’s in a Botanic Name?

    Have you ever wondered what the long, Latin(ish), unpronounceable names are that you see on every label of a plant? Are they important? What do they mean? Here’s the short story on a somewhat long explanation. Let’s first take a look at the two names that are associated with every plant out there (yes, every…

  • Apples and Aloe

    Apples and Aloe

    Welcome the first post post for the A to Z Blogging Challenge! I am excited to be writing about desert gardening throughout the month of April. You will find that I will be mixing things up a bit with not just posts about gardening, but you will find artwork and photography as well. I am…