Garden inspiration and helpful tips from a Master Gardener for growing your own garden.
With this spring garden checklist and 5 tips for spring planting, you are ready to give your garden the tune-up it needs to flourish. What you do at the beginning of the season will help ensure a happy, healthy, and productive garden all year long. Spring Garden Checklist – 5 Tips for Spring Planting Disclaimer: […]
Ever tried a fully-ripened, garden-grown pepper? If you think you don’t like peppers, tasting one just might change your mind. Peppers come in all sizes, shapes, and colors, and range from sweet to fiery hot. Learn how to grow peppers, and plant a few varieties to spice up your garden. 7 Tips for How to […]
Arizona Garden in January “Anyone who thinks gardening begins in the spring and ends in the fall is missing the best part of the whole year. For gardening begins in January with the dream.” – Josephine Nuese January is often the coldest time of the year in the Arizona garden. Although it’s colder, it doesn’t […]
I spend a little less time in the garden in December and more time with those I love inside our home. Thoughtful decorations add meaning to the holiday season. Decorations need not be expensive to add sentiment and a sense of belonging and tradition to your home. In this post I share some of my favorite meaningful Christmas […]
Arizona Garden in December “The gardening season officially begins on January 1st, and ends on December 31.” – Marie Huston Nowhere is this quote more true than in Arizona. While many parts of the country are dreaming of gardening and circling what they would like to plant in seed catalogs, in Arizona we are harvesting […]
Growing radishes is the closest you can come to “instant gratification” in gardening. Radishes sprout easily, grow quickly, and are a perfect first seed to grow for new or young gardeners. Although they are easy to grow, there are a few things to keep in mind in order to grow radishes well. These 10 tips […]