It might come as a surprise to some, but trees in the southwestern desert are not going to live forever. Sure, there are some desert ironwoods, Olneya tesota, along washes which have enjoyed the past few hundred years, but as…
It is without a doubt the summer in the Southwest! For some, that is a great time; for those fine flora that inhabit the great southwestern parts of the USA, it can be horrible. If you happen to be one…
By David Cristiani The use of accent plants, the Southwest green industry’s term for larger cactus and succulent plants, continues to increase beyond low desert communities. Some of that is more about following a trend, but some of that responds…
By Helen M. Stone There are almost as many different types of fertilizers as there are plants. Whole books have been written on soil fertility and fertilizer selection; this publication has covered the topic extensively in the past years.…
