Is this a plant in my yard a Lysiloma or an Acacia? That was the question from a Substack newsletter reader of mine. Complete with two pictures of the plant in their front yard. Feathery leaves, creamy pale puffball flowers. It could be a Lysiloma or is it an Acacia? […]
Want the perfect tree for your yard? There is simply no way give everyone one single answer to this question. Part of the issue is that you are going to purchase a living being. Like any living being, your tree is going to need the right place to […]
Pine trees once covered the Southwest, and they can still grow well here. Pines can be excellent low-water landscape trees – if you select the correct species. (More history of pines in the Southwest below.) Why Grow A Pine? When you plant a tree that grows really big – like […]
