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Lavender flowers

5 Scentsational Uses for Lavender

The benefits of lavender extend beyond just the garden. Besides being a beautiful, easy-to-grow plant loved by pollinators, lavender also has many uses inside your home. It’s often been said that lavender’s scent promotes relaxation and helps relieve feelings of stress and anxiety.


Herbs

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...


Geraniums

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. [...]