By Angela Simental Researchers at New Mexico State University confirm different populations of salt cedar beetles, coming from Texas, Colorado and Arizona, are converging on New Mexico. Over the last six years, four species of salt cedar beetles in the…
“If safety is a joke, then death is the punchline.” — Paul Laforest I was totally appalled in February when I read that two men had been killed working in palm trees in Las Vegas within a couple weeks and…
By Joe Pearl With the amount of rainfall this winter in the deserts of the Southwestern United States, coupled with early high temperatures, here comes an explosion of vivid colors in and around our deserts. To pick out one plant…
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s Nevada Naturalist program presents Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex: Hidden Jewels of the Desert as part of the 2015 Lecture Series on April 23. The free, hour-long presentation begins at 7 p.m. Join Laurie Simons,…
The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension is offering a series of free classes at 11 locations statewide for maturing gardeners. The “Gardening Smarter as We Mature” series teaches how to garden more easily as the body changes and ages. The…
“Golf Course Architecture is a very subjective field of endeavor, and that is good. The game of golf would be distressingly boring if all golf course architects embraced similar design philosophies. Long live diversity!” Jay Morrish, ASGCA Fellow Jay…
Mark your calendars now for Arizona Nursery Association’s SPRING “Local Lunch Connections”, or LLCs! ANA will be hosting FREE lunches around the state for members and potential members. These are a time for industry members to network with other members…
Hurry and register to get the early-bird rate of only $75 for the 7th Annual Sustainable Turf and Landscape Seminar, “Healthy Landscapes with Limited Water.” The event is hosted by the Cuyamaca College Ornamental Horticulture department and is slated for…
Hunter Industries recently announced that Kris Klein recently earned the FX Luminaire Sales Manager of Year Award for 2014. Klein manages the Arizona territory and produced impressive sales growth during the year. The award was presented in January during FX Luminaire’s…
Growing up in rural Washington state, she never had any inclination to garden. “It was dirty and laborious when I would rather be playing,” Maranhao recalls. “We always had a veggie garden, fruit trees and berries. I liked to eat…
