Southwest Gardening252 Stories
Gardening GuidesMistletoe Is Coming to Town
The sight of this mistletoe may not always bring about festive feelings, but for U.S. Southwest gardeners, it’s not all bad
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Simmondsia Chinensis
Jojoba shrugs off hot, reflected desert heat while making surrounding plants stand out
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Low-Maintenance Calliandra Eriophylla
Pink, puffy flowers of pink fairy duster transform the lacy foliage of this desert native in spring
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Annual Phacelias
Coveted by California beekeepers and wildlife gardeners, phacelias are worth planting now for their prolific blue to purple spring blooms
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Convolvulus Cneorum
Bush morning glory’s silvery foliage is transformed every day as pinkish buds open to reveal white flowers
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Staphylea Trifolia Shines in the Shade
Plant American bladdernut for 3 seasons of interest: spring flowers and striped brown branches and bladder-like seedpods in fall and winter
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Echinocactus Grusonii
The curved golden-yellow spines of golden barrel cactus add sunny color to the drought-tolerant garden
Full StoryGardening GuidesDecorate the Landscape With Versatile Agave
Beautiful, succulent leaves reach toward the sky, adding texture and beauty to the drought-tolerant landscape
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Small but Mighty Agave Victoria-Reginae
Queen Victoria agave powers through tough desert conditions with its unusual beauty intact
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Dasylirion Wheeleri
The gray-toothed leaves of common sotol add great spiky texture to drought-tolerant landscapes
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Parkinsonia Florida
Blue palo verde's trunk and branches provide a beautiful backdrop to a spectacular spring show in the desert
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