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The Much-Maligned Buddleia
I am here to ask that people stop bashing Buddleia. Commonly known as butterfly bush, Buddleia (Buddleja) varieties are attractive, low-water and easy-care plants for Southwest gardens. Unfortunately, because they are invasivein some populous areas of the country, misinformation abounds on growing this plant in the plains and Southwest. So, I want to set the record straight for those of whoâŠ
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Caryopteris: You Can Grow That!
If you want a shrub that bursts with mid- to late spring color and thrills butterflies and bees, you can grow Caryopteris (C. x clandonensis). Also called bluebeard, blue mist, and blue mist spirea, caryopteris plants actually are part of the mint (Laminaceae) family, a recent change from their former placement in the verbena family. Regardless, they are nothing like a spirea, but the name hasâŠ
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Christmas Cactus: You Can Grow That!
Christmas Cactus: You Can Grow That!
Holiday flowers like paperwhites and amaryllis are fun and beautiful, but in the Southwest, we love succulents, and the Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera bridgesii) is a fall and winter favorite in our homes.
A red Christmas cactus blossom. Image from Pixabay.
The Christmas cactus loads up with delicate flowers each winter, assuming you take a few steps to force the blooms. That might soundâŠ
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Save Water and Time in the Garden With These Inexpensive Tools
Save Water and Time in the Garden With These Inexpensive Tools
The clouds have come, but the moisture hasnât. Even the monsoons are late this year.
We are on the verge of ending the longest period without rain in years. And weâve been spending a lot of time watering, so the rain canât come soon enough for us, our grass, or our well. Iâve also been busy testing several watering-related products for Gardening Products Review and that made me think about howâŠ
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Blues in the Garden: That's a Good Thing
Blues in the Garden: That's a Good Thing #gbfling2018 #gardening
Larkspur is nearly blue.
There really is no true blue in garden leaves or flowers, but many blooms come close. Iris, blue cornflower and blue flax come to mind. And there are plenty of violet flowers that have a similar âcoolâ effect and contrast so nicely with oranges and yellows.
Lots of little touches of blue make this Austin garden feel cool, calm and colorful
But you donât need blue flowersâŠ
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Santolina: You Can Grow That!
The bright yellow blooms and silvery foliage of gray santollina.
Santolina is an herb said to be used in folk medicine to make a tea that expelled intestinal worms or was used as an eye wash. The plant repels insects, and placing leaves in sachets is said to repel moths.
We grow santolina (also known as lavender cotton) in our rock garden for its evergreen appearance, yellow button-like flowersâŠ
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5 Easy Plants for Xeric Gardens
Xeric plants are smart, easy-care choices simply because they need little watering once established. Still, Iâm sure some people avoid trying new plants, or opt for mostly gravel, to lessen time needed caring for ornamental plants. Desert zinnia adorns this low-water rock garden. Iâve got five great options for Southwest gardeners, each hardy in our zone 6B garden and during summer heat. AlthoughâŠ
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Hooked on Worm Castings
My husbandâs got worms and I couldnât be more thrilled. Because his worms eat food scraps and produce a nectar-like waste product â worm castings. Our worms have produced rich compost â and more worms! With vermicomposting, heâs producing a soil amendment (humus) full of more than 60 micronutrients and trace minerals to gently and naturally support plant growth. Worm castings are the excrementâŠ
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Favorite Flower: Nigella
Favorite Flower: Nigella #easytogrow #bridalveil #flowersforrockgardens
I just discovered this delicate, early bloomer in the past few years when friends suggested Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella damascene) seeds from our local iris farm. The foliage looks much like fennel or dill as seedlings sprout, and nigella also is called fennel flower. Love in a mist grows from between rocks bordering our xeric garden. Nigella Is Versatile We grew multicolored love in a mist in ourâŠ
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Iâm so excited to hear from Garden Media that a 2018 trend is the âimperfect gardening.â One reason for excitement is my love of native and low-water plants and how they look natural in a xeric garden design. The other is the trend gives gardeners even more reason to add touches of their own personality to their yards, decks or patios instead of worrying about perfect balance and a cottage garden look.
One way to create an imperfect, but fun and functional, garden is by repurposing objects you already have. Repurposing just makes sense â you save money and lower trash and waste. Plus, lots of discarded or found objects have sentimental value. I know the repurpose craze can reach the point of overboard quickly, but why not add a few touches to your garden.
Hereâs a photo gallery of some of our favorites. Just click on the thumbnail for larger images.
Barn wood is a favorite indoor and outdoor repurposed object. Our wood holds sentimental value, coming from my husbandâs family ranch.
My husband and son-in-law converted this old barn door to a wedding reception board. Image courtesy of Jessica Inman Photography.
The same old wash tub from the first photo made its way to our new place. We love planting nasturtiums in it each spring.
A leaky watering can had sentimental value, so we now use it as a planter.
More found metal that now holds a favorite succulent
Our entire garden wall is made of rocks. We also collect special and interesting ones in a pile near the patio.
This dead branch retained a tree shape. We added cement to the bottom of a plastic container, then potting mix for annual flowers. The tree was draped in solar light strings.
A repurposed door from a remodeling project in town became our new shed door with a little work.
The old shed door was made of particle board and was about to fall apart.
Old fence posts from a family ranch now protect bushes from deer and apparently serve as a stellar jay perch.
I love this old pear tree and instead of cutting it down, we decided to add a bird house collection.
An old water pipe makes a statement in our imperfect meadow. And we used repurposed wood for the sign in the background.
We have three repurposed stock tanks in our vegetable garden. This large round one holds flowers.
Repurpose Objects for a Perfectly Imperfect Garden I'm so excited to hear from Garden Media that a 2018 trend is the "imperfect gardening." One reason for excitement is my love of native and low-water plants and how they look natural in a xeric garden design.
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In todayâs world of social media and websites, it can be difficult to distinguish among contract editors and writers when you need help with your publications or digital content.
You can find plenty of writers with subject matter expertise â but how well do they research, write and meet deadlines and criteria youâve set? A professional freelance writer and editor puts the client first and knowsâŠ
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Select Plants Now for Your Xeric Garden
Select Plants Now for Your Xeric Garden #gardening #xeriscape #newmexico
The new year is almost upon us, but gardeners donât have to wait until spring to dream, plan and even shop for new plants. Combine native xeric plants and a few container flowers for long-lasting color. You can take some time in winter to plan your garden. Doing so usually cheers my mood and makes me feel like Iâm getting something done, even if I canât do much outside. Here are a few tips forâŠ
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5 Winter Pick-Me-Ups for Glum Gardeners
Winter has come late to New Mexico this year, and thatâs OK with me. The problem is even when itâs sunny in winter, we have fewer projects we can do so we feel productive and in touch with the soil and plants. So I thought about a few ideas to lighten my winter doldrums and decided to share them. Itâs time to think about strategies to get through winter before the snow hits. One: Take a drive orâŠ
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Fall Gardening Project: Dry River Bed
In the arid Southwest, most plants donât like an abundance of rainfall. Xeric plants such as lavender or rosemary can be damaged or die from too much moisture in the crown or roots. Sometimes, the location a homeowner places a plant affects watering and alters the plantâs ability to thrive as as it should for the zone in which the gardener lives. Dry river bed in summer, with blanket flower inâŠ
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We don't get a lot of mushrooms in our dry climate, but when we do, they're gold plated? #whatisthisthing #mushroomsofinstagram #newmexico
10 Fall Chores in the Garden
10 Fall Chores in the Garden #newmexico #southwestgardening
As fall temperatures drop, thereâs still plenty to do in the Southwest garden. In most areas of New Mexico, freeze hits my mid- to late October. But plenty of sunny days crop into the fall calendar so gardeners can get outside and take care of these chores before winter arrives: Raking up gorgeous fall leaves is just one fall chore outdoors. 1. Harvest If you still have any vegetables ripening,âŠ
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When Life in the Garden Gives You TomatoesâŠ
The end of the growing season can get a little depressing. Ours usually comes suddenly, and this year was no exception. The weather turned cool, cloudy and damp. It was time to start garden cleanup and final harvests. A week earlier, we made homemade margherita pizza with some of our last fresh tomatoes and basil. But time was running out for fresh tomatoes (and pizza, darn it). Homemade crustâŠ
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