So many of my articles on this site are about using various native plants, and why you should do so. This article is in the nature of a “round up” because those native plant articles are scattered across pages and pages of topic. cover image above is a native milkweed […]
Passion vine, passionflower vine, passion plant. There are many names for this vine with striking flowers and tasty fruits. Passion Vine Called variously passion flower, passion fruit and just plain passion vine, the genus Passiflora has over 500 species, most with edible fruit. As with virtually all cultivated garden plants, […]
Bugs come in many shapes and sizes, and they change those shapes and sizes in their lifetime. They also change what they eat as they change their bodies. This makes discovering just what bug is bugging you sometimes a bit of a challenge. I recently gave a talk with the […]
Lemons are luscious. The trees are lush looking in the landscape. One bonus is that lemons are one of the easier citrus to grow successfully. A plethora of lemons can be easily preserved in many ways – that’s a topic for Savor the Southwest, like crafting this lemony “adult beverage.” […]
Chlorosis in plants is when the leaves turn yellow, but the veins may remain green. All the experts tell you it is due to an iron deficiency – but this is not true for plants in the Southwest USA. Urban Myth Yellow leaves, also called chlorosis, is a simple thing […]
This time of year is holy to many religions, celebrating the equinox and the turning of the world from short dark days to longer ones filled with light. Around Spring Equinox, many of us turn our thoughts to events that occurred long ago and half a world away. With this […]
The United States of America is celebrating 250 years of Independence this year, and with independence much on my mind I noticed that Greek Independence Day is coming up on March 25 (next week). Since many Greek plants do well in our region, perhaps you might like to plant a […]
Ice Break will soon be here in the lower elevations, and that means that summer is not too far behind. For those of you new to our area, “Ice Break on the XYZ River” is the first day the temperature hits 100 degrees in your town. This event is celebrated […]
March is the month when the Equinox arrives and day and night will have the same number of hours on that day. Despite the equality of day and night, March is a month of contrasts. An old saying is “If March roars in like a lion, it will leave like […]
Iris are enchanting flowers and are just starting to flower now in parts of the Southwest. I appreciate iris because the plants are tough as nails, and grow well in the alkaline soils of the Southwest. They will need more water than a cactus to keep going, but they need […]
