Garden inspiration and helpful tips from a Master Gardener for growing your own garden.
Arizona Garden in February “The February sunshine steeps your boughs and tints the buds and swells the leaves within.” — William C. Bryant Another name for your Arizona garden in February is “PLANT YOUR TOMATOES AND PEPPERS NOW!” month. Our upcoming summer heat shortens the growing season for these garden favorites. Planting as early as […]
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 […]
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 […]
Arizona Garden in November “Welcome sweet November, the season of senses and my favorite month of all.” ― Gregory F. Lenz The Arizona garden in November is a beautiful place to be. The cooler temperatures of November bring a less frantic pace to the garden. Much of the fall planting was done in September and October, […]
Arizona Garden in October “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” — L.M. Montgomery Living in Arizona year-round means intense dry heat in June and July. This is followed by more heat, windstorms and monsoons in August and September. At the end of the summer you are ready for the cooler mornings and […]
Arizona garden in September September! We’ve almost made it through the long hot summer. The good news — lots to plant this month in the garden. The bad news — the days are still hot. Even so, the mornings and evenings are beginning to cool off, reminding us why we love to live in Arizona! […]