Tag: landscape design

  • Blue and purple flowers for spring

    Blue and purple flowers for spring

    The desert is full of cheerful yellow color every spring due to the abundance of brittlebush, palo verde, and countless other daisies and ornamentals. These warm colors are great but they don’t fit every situation or garden, and sometimes we want contrast. These shrubs and annuals bloom during spring and potentially longer.  Arizona bluebells –…

  • Spotlight: The Splendid Argentine Giant Cactus

    Spotlight: The Splendid Argentine Giant Cactus

    If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will go its whole life believing it is stupid. So the saying goes. It means that different creatures have their own abilities and certain environments where they can thrive. Just like one person might excel in one situation and struggle very much…

  • Spotlight: Tangerine Crossvine – vigorous, colorful, dependable

    Spotlight: Tangerine Crossvine – vigorous, colorful, dependable

    I’ve been using a fair amount of tangerine cross vine in my plantings, and it’s not a mystery why. I can make a compelling argument for planting it in Phoenix gardens with only a few basic facts. It seems like a good choice already for many back garden walls and sitting areas. But let me…