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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 →
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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 →
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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…
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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…




