Southwest Regional Reports
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Southwest Regional ReportsShade-Tolerant Perennials for the Southwest
In the desert landscape, sometimes it can feel like everything is being constantly drenched in sunlight. That being said, most of us still have some shaded areas in our gardens…
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Southwest Regional ReportsDrought-Tolerant Ground Covers for the Southwest
I think it is fair to say that when most of us think of ground covers, we imagine low, mounding, and spreading plants. Although that image is accurate, it isn't…
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Southwest Regional ReportsHeat-Tolerant Grasses for the Southwest
Living in the desert can be a blessing and a burden when it comes to growing grasses. We all know that lawn grasses, or turf, don’t belong in the desert.…
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Southwest Regional ReportsOcotillo Is a Native Shrub You Need to Grow
Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens, Zones 7–11) is an unusually beautiful desert gem. This succulent shrub, often misidentified as a cactus, is impossible to miss when you are traveling through the desert.…
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Southwest Regional ReportsJacaranda Trees Signal Spring in the Southwest
In midspring, the desert is dotted with jacaranda trees (Jacaranda mimosifolia, Zones 9–11) dripping with beautiful purple blooms. It always seems to take us by surprise when they start to…
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Southwest Regional ReportsInspiration from Desert Botanical Garden
If there’s one thing we love doing, it’s exploring new gardens. While in Phoenix, we took the opportunity to pop into the famous Desert Botanical Garden for a bit of…
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Southwest Regional Reports4 Must-Have Plants for the Southwest
As garden centers start to open their doors for the season (and we get ready to run into them with open arms), we decided to ask some regional experts what…
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Southwest Regional Reports4 Must-Have Plants for the Northwest
As garden centers start to open their doors for the season (and we get ready to run into them with open arms), we decided to ask some regional experts what…
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Southwest Regional ReportsGrowing Periwinkle in the Southwest
When most of us think about periwinkle, we either think of a vine or a ground cover. Here in the Southwest, it is extremely common to find another version of…
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Southwest Regional ReportsDesert Rose for the Southwest
Desert rose (Adenium obesum, Zones 10b–12) is a slow-growing succulent that delivers beautifully deep pink blooms throughout the summer in the Southwest. You can now find hybrids that have orange,…
