Southwest Gardening252 Stories
Gardening for ButterfliesGreat Design Plant: Firecracker Penstemon
Ignite a winter landscape with color and draw hummingbird visitors with this unfussy drought-tolerant perennial
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TreesGreat Design Plant: Pinyon Pine
You might just go nuts for this tough evergreen native to the Western U.S.
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Gardening GuidesSouthwest Gardener's February Checklist
Orange you glad for a citrus-fertilizing reminder? And don't forget the recommended doses of vegetable seeds and cold-hardy flowers
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Gardening GuidesTexas Gardener's February Checklist
Show roses some love around Valentine's Day and set the stage for future garden growth with seeds and starts
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Southwest GardeningTexas and Desert Southwest Gardener's January Checklist
Since snow doesn't swirl in these parts, it's time to get fruit trees in the ground, check irrigation and color the garden with annuals
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Harry Lauder's Walking Stick
"Gnarly" is a compliment here — a twisted form and yellow catkins make this plant unforgettable in the winter landscape
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: California Poppy
Fall planting: California's state flower offers a glorious spring show and spreads readily in gardens under the right conditions
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Gardening for ButterfliesGreat Design Plant: Purple Prairie Clover
Bees and butterflies and color, oh my! This cheery native perennial will energize your landscape
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California Native PlantsGreat Design Plant: Coast Live Oak
The stuff of legends and memories, this California tree is one to build a whole landscape around
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Southwest GardeningSouthwest Gardener's December Checklist
Make your garden a personal winter resort with lights, well-designed containers and plantings that please the eye
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Southwest GardeningTexas Gardener's December Checklist
Northern neighbors may be hibernating, but in the South it's time to lavish care on fruit trees, flower seeds and bulbs
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