Flowers

10 cool-season flowers that love mild winters. Includes tips for growing them and when to plant them.

Learn how to grow ranunculus (even if you live in a hot summer climate like the low desert of Arizona) with these 5 tips.

Learn how to grow scabiosa, a low-maintenance and beautiful addition to any garden with these growing tips.

A list of which garden tasks to do, plus which vegetables, herbs, and flowers to plant in your Arizona garden in April.

Marigolds are easy-to-grow, have abundant blooms, and are excellent companion plants. Learn how to grow marigolds with these five tips.

Gomphrena is easy to grow, has long-lasting blooms, and thrives in hot summers. Learn how to grow globe amaranth with these five tips. 

Lisianthus is a summer staple in my low desert Arizona garden. Learn how to grow lisianthus with these 10 tips.

Learn how to grow alyssum with these 5 tips and add beauty and attract pollinators and beneficial insects to your garden.

I first saw four o’clocks on a list of flowers that bloom through Arizona summers. I didn’t know how to grow four o’clocks but thought – hey, if they can …

Heat-loving and drought-tolerant strawflowers grow well in areas with hot summers (cue my happy dance!) Brightly-colored concentric rings adorn these tall-stemmed beauties. This Australian native is also called “Everlasting flower” …