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Trouble Growing Herbs Indoors? We'll Show You How!

Whether for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, just about any recipe can be taken to the next level with a handful of fresh herbs! Herbs are packed with flavor, highly nutritious and easy to grow indoors. Even apartment [...]

Purple Iris, Yellow Daffodils, White Hyacinth, and Purple Alliums

Why Do Spring-Flowering Bulbs Need to Be Planted in Fall?

Late summer is the perfect time to start thinking about spring-flowering bulbs since we're approaching the time to plant them (in the fall). Late summer or early fall is the ideal time to get your hands on some of the top bulbs to grow in Arizona—available seasonally, while supplies last!

3 images: monarch on pink cosmos flowers, hummingbird on pink penstemon flowers with yellow flowers in the background, and a bee on a purple bachelor's button flower

Creating a Pollinator Friendly Environment

In recent years much has been said about the benefits of pollinators in our gardens and landscapes. Bees, butterflies and hummingbirds are just a few of the most well recognized beneficial insects and animals that help to pollinate our plants and food...

Growing Gorgeous Geraniums

Easily one of the most recognizable flowering plants, Geraniums are not only a classic gardener’s choice, but they are also easy to plant and care for. Geraniums can be grown in home gardens, container gardens, flower beds, hanging baskets, and can even be used as indoor house plants. [...]

3 images: Cooked Romanesco on a square black plate with chopsticks on a wooden table; yard long beans growing in a garden; and cucmelons in a salad with radishes adn yellow tomatoes in a black bowl, on a black table with a bowl of spinach nearby and ingredients on the table

Try Something New with These Unusual Veggies

One of the best parts of gardening is that you can make it all your own since you can plant exactly what you want, whether that’s veggies or flowers or succulents. Plus, for your edible plants, you’re not limited to the usual offerings that you’d find in the grocery store!