Guzman’s Greenhouse Posts
Choosing the Best Flowers for Your Window Boxes
Choosing the best flowers for your window boxes. Window boxes can be a beautiful addition to any home. They work well inside or outside and can be extremely easy to maintain year-round. The key to creating attractive window boxes is flower selection. Choosing the best flowers for flower window boxes can be a fun exercise for […]
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List Shade Loving Plants
List Shade Loving Plants. Often when I observe my landscape area I see shady spots and wonder what type of plant will do well in that area. You too have probably had those same thoughts. So without further ado here is a list of plants that like shade. Hostas all Varieties Hostas are grown for […]
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Coleus Plants in the Garden
Coleus Plants in the Garden. Coleus (Solenostemon spp.) is grown mainly for foliage color. They provide great filler for pots during the growing season. They come in numerous colors and are easy to propagate. Just snip off a leaf and put it in good potting soil water and it will take. These plants are tropical, […]
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Hyssop Flower
A Perennial for Southwestern landscapes. The Hyssop Flower (Agastache Cana) – This great little plant will grow to about 15″ tall and about 18″ wide. It is a prolific bloomer from about late summer to late fall in and around the southwest. This variety is a showy lavender rose-colored flower. It is an easy plant […]
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Gardening Tips in Cold Weather
Gardening tips in cold weather. Winters are short around the Southwest. Many folks won’t shut off the A/C unit until mid-November. Winter can be a hard time for gardens and gardeners but here are a few winter gardening tips that will help your plants and your garden landscape survive the cold winter months. Here are my “Gardening […]
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The Mesquite Tree
In its natural habitat, it is a desert bush that needs little water and tolerates poor soils. It will lose its leaves in winter (deciduous) but will always bounce back right after the last freeze.
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Plumbago Plants (In Your Garden)
Plumbago Plants for your garden. Below is the Royal Cape Plumbago (Plumbagoo auriculatla ‘Monott’) In the Southwest this plant will bloom from early spring all the way to mid-fall. A very hardy plant with a bright showy blue flower. This is a perfect plant that can be used for contrasting color to other plants that […]
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Variegated Sweet Flag Grass
Variegated Sweet Flag Grass is good for the southwest. It does well and is considered an evergreen grass in warmer regions such as the lower elevations of the Southwest. Rich yellow and green long leaves that sway back and forth when the days are windy. The foliage is Variegated which means it has more than […]
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Mexican Primrose
The Mexican Primrose is also called Texas Primrose, Evening Primrose, and its botanical name Oenothera Berlandieri. It can grow in poor soil but will do better with composted loamy soil. It is considered a low-water plant but can also take lots of water. Tolerates full sun but will bloom longer if placed in morning sun […]
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The Emu Bush
The Emu bush is in the Figwort family (Eremophila plant). It is also called the Valentine bush. It grows well in the arid desert southwest. It can tolerate poor soil and does not require much water once established. This is a good plant for Xeriscaping landscapes or as a stand-alone plant. Place in full sun […]
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