Organic Gardening
Care of Knock Out Roses
The care of Knock Out roses Care of Knock Out Roses. These roses continually produce blooms all spring and throughout the fall seasons in the Southwest. They are self-cleaning this means very little dead-heading. The blooms are a bright candy apple red color. Plant them several in a row to make a gorgeous hedge or […]
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Colorful Houseplant Leaves – for Indoor Decoration
Colorful Houseplant Leaves – for Indoor Decoration. There are lots of colorful foliage plants to use indoors. Here are some that work well no matter where you live. The Croton Plant (Codiaeum variegatum pictum) A plant with exotic thick leaves that show a variety of striped dark green to bright yellow leaves. It will grow […]
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Dead Nettle Plant – Care and Planting
The Dead Nettle Plant is a great little leaf plant that is perfect for ground-cover or in a decorative pot. It is a herbaceous perennial and likes acidic soil. There are about 50 species of this plant but the most common is the white Nancy (Malculatum). These are usually sold at most retail gardening stores […]
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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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What is fertilizer
What is fertilizer? Have you ever wondered what are those three numbers on a bag, box, or package of fertilizer mean? How do you analyze them? What about chemicals versus organic? Why do we need to fertilize our plants and trees in the first place? I will answer these questions in the best layman’s terms […]
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Best Indoor Low Maintenance Plants
Here is a list of the best indoor low maintenance plants for those who are looking for easy-care plants for indoor decoration. Many non-gardening people want indoor plants and they want pretty, flowering, low water plants that are easy to maintain! It’s not as hard as some people think. Below are some good plants that […]
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The Secret to Killing Grubs
The Secret to Killing Grubs on your lawn. First, we must know where these ugly looking worms come from. They come from the larvae of the Japanese beetle. They were introduced into the U.S. from of course Japan around 1916 and now almost all lawns have them. A few here and there is no big […]
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Mexican Petunia Plant
The Mexican Petunia Plant (Ruellia brittoniana) sometimes called British Ruellia. It is a fast-growing easy-care perennial for southwest landscaping. It comes back year after year without any problem. Propagating is a breeze just snip off a stem place in water and soil and it will grow! A showy purple flower that blooms for only 2-3 days […]
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Plants that attract bees
Plants that attract bees. Most folks know honey bees are on the endangered species list but are they? They are not on the endangered list. The yellow-face bee that is native to Hawaii is on the list but the Common honey bee is not. This is what snopes.com has to say about the Yellow-Face Bee. […]
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How to use insecticidal soaps
How to use insecticidal soaps? Will they work? Well, they do and they don’t! Most of our customers have tried to use some type of soap and water mixture to kill aphids and other insects. Many tell me it kinda works, or not at all. Eventually, most will purchase a nonorganic insecticide to make sure […]
