Southwest Gardening 252 Stories

Give wildlife a snack and give yourself a break — this food-source grass is easygoing in many climates and conditions

Gardening Guides Great Native Plant: Angelita Daisy

Want a pretty perennial that can handle high and low temps with little fuss? Versatile angelita daisy is your workhorse

Landscape Design Great Design Plant: Old Fashioned Smoke Bush

By Karen Chapman

Balance garden color with this shrub's cool blue-green foliage, luminous when backlit and sporting yellow-green flowers in spring

Gardening Guides Great Native Plant: California Flannel Bush

Forget watering once this bush is established. But the yellow burst in spring and summer, you'll remember

Gardening Guides Great Design Plant: Veronica

By Jocelyn H Chilvers

Consider adaptable Veronica, or speedwell, for its colorful blooms, butterfly-drawing power and low maintenance requirements

Gardening Guides Great Native Plant: Damianita

Enjoy its masses of golden flowers as an easy-care ground cover or appreciate the aroma of this desert native's leaves

Gardening Guides Great Design Plant: Pride of Madeira

Try this drought-tolerant stunner for its massive flower spikes that burst with purple, drawing butterflies and birds to the garden

Gardening Guides Southwest Gardener's April Checklist

Welcome the return of roses and herbs, and consider a new use for vines as you rejoice in your newly green spring garden

Flowers Great Design Plant: Globe Mallow

This drought-tolerant perennial hides a secret, but the delicate beauty it brings to desert landscapes is no surprise

Gardening Guides Great Design Plant: Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine

By Jocelyn H Chilvers

Try this drought-tolerant small evergreen for its sculptural beauty and slow-growing nature

Gardening Guides Great Design Plant: Dudleya, a Dramatic California Native

Set up this succulent in native conditions and see just how little care it needs to thrive in the landscape