Guzman’s Greenhouse Posts
Lavender Plants in The Garden
Lavender Plants in The Garden. These plants can be used as hedges or stand-alone plants. There are many types of Lavender that can be used in the garden. Lavenders will give off a strong aromatic scent Below are some of the most common Lavenders. In places where the temperatures reach over 110° Fahrenheit during the […]
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Insects and Diseases on plants
Insects and diseases on plants are a big problem for almost any part of the U.S. or in the world, and the Southwest U.S.region has its share of pests and diseases. Many folks have no idea why a plant looks magnificent one day then almost withers away a few days later. It’s always best to […]
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Purple Leaf Plum Trees – Landscaping tree
Purple Leaf Plum Trees (Prunus cerasifera) are small to medium-sized trees that do well in and around the southwest. The most interesting thing about these trees is the brilliant showy bright pink flowers they produce during the early spring. It is one of the first trees to bloom in early spring. Here is more information […]
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The Care of Live Christmas Trees
The Care of Live Christmas Trees. What exactly is a Live Christmas Tree? Well, It is a live evergreen conifer tree that you can use to decorate for the Christmas season. The root system is encased in a burlap sack and sometimes this balled up sack is reinforced with chicken wire. The majority of these […]
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Dusty Miller Plant Care – Silver Ragwort
The Dusty Miller Plant care (Jacobaea Maritima). Also called the Silver Ragwort plant. The first time I saw this plant I thought it was a type of unwanted weed. But once I saw it grow larger and blend in with the other garden plants I quickly learned to love them. I’ve seen many customers at […]
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Identify trees by leaves
Identify trees by leaves – You can click on each image for a larger view. The majority of the images come from in and around the Southwest New Mexico area. Others are from bigstock.com images. Learn more about the Texas Red Oak Information. The Chinese Pistache tree is in my opinion the best ornamental/shade tree […]
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Types of Succulent Pictures
Types of Succulent Pictures. We have a ton of succulent images for those who want to know the names of the most common succulent plants. Succulents are a big family and what we have here are what most people purchase at local nurseries and greenhouse retail stores. These plants retain water making them water tolerant. […]
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Chinese Pistache Trees – Southwest Landscape
Chinese Pistache Trees for landscaping (Pistacia chinensis). The Chinese Pistache tree (non-bearing) is small to a medium-sized ornamental and of course, it is native to China. A very drought tolerant hardy tree for regions where rainwater is low but still want a good hardy tree for shade or ornamental landscape. It is related to the […]
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Fabian Aralia Plant For indoor decoration
Fabian Aralia Plant – For indoor decoration. (Polyscias Scutellaria). An amazing plant that can be used as a houseplant for indoor decor. It requires little to moderate watering. It will grow about 3 maybe 4 ft. tall and it is a tropical plant this means keep it away from extreme cold and hot weather conditions. […]
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The Italian Cypress tree
The Italian Cypress tree (Cupressus sempervirens) care and information. This tree is a conifer meaning evergreen foliage it will grow up to 80 ft. tall and about 3-4 ft. wide. I’ve seen this tree in many landscaping scenes from new homes to state and city landscapes. But oftentimes newly planted ones will die due to […]
