Southwest Gardening 252 Stories

Take a yard from stale to stupendous with ideas from these expertly designed gardens in the U.S. Sunbelt

Gardening Guides Great Design Plant: Autumn Sage Brings Color and Butterflies

Whether you live in the arid desert or the humid South, you'll likely find this deer-resistant beauty as irresistible as winged creatures do

Gardening Guides Southwest Gardener's September Checklist

Cool weather's coming, so prep for the first frost, swap out plants and get bulbs for spring in the ground now

Flowers 5 Sensational Flowering Vines for Warm Climates

Splash your garden with bright tropical color from late summer through fall with these showy trailing and climbing beauties

Gardening Guides Great Design Plant: Palo Blanco Softens Sharp Desert Angles

Willowy foliage and creamy white bark give this tree a delicate beauty, but its constitution is tough

Gardening Guides Great Design Plant: Velvety Dwarf Bottlebrush Beckons a Touch

Brilliant red blooms and inviting textures will capture your heart, but the low maintenance and small size will win over your practical side

Gardening Guides Great Design Plant: Callirhoe Involucrata Wakes Up Hot Garden Spots

By Jocelyn H Chilvers

Give a dry and sunny garden a jolt of violet-pink color summer to fall — and watch bees and butterflies flock to the nectar

Landscape Design Great Design Plant: Sun-Loving Bougainvillea Showers Yards With Color

Bring unbeatable vibrancy to a garden or wall with this unfussy and trainable shrub packed with colorful bracts

Gardening for Butterflies Great Design Plant: Red Bird-of-Paradise Soars With Color

Fiery bursts of red-orange flowers bring hot summer gardens to life, while this shrub's drought tolerance keeps the living easy

Landscape Design Great Design Plant: Paint the Summer Landscape With Desert Willow

If the vibrant flowers of this Southwestern native tree don't blow you away, the hummingbirds, fire resistance and low maintenance will

Landscape Design Celebrate a Sunny Climate With the Right Leafy Palm for Your Site

So you get freezes or floods. So your garden is small. These palms send excuses riding off into the tropical sunset