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4 different patio images with a wide variety of outdoor living items and plants.

Engaging the Senses - How to Create the Perfect Patio

What does your perfect patio look like? Feel like? Smell, taste and sound like? We believe the ideal area engages all five senses; by embracing yours you can make your patio into a magical space to relax, unwind and be inspired.

2 images: a backyard patio area with a wide variety of plants, including fragrant ones, seating wooden trellises and fencing and stairs; a patio with an outdoor rug and fireplace, seating and a wide variety of plants-including scented ones

How to Create a Scented Patio

Spring is here, which means summer is right around the corner. With warm spring days and nights, it's the perfect time to sit out on your patio and enjoy the fresh air, before the heat of summer kicks into gear. Why not add a little aroma to the ambiance through scented plants?

Collage: Edibles planted in vertical planters on a wall, and two potted planters filled with edibles and ornamentals

How to Include Edibles in Your Landscape Container Gardens

Learn how to grow edible flowers, berries, vegetables and fruits in containers!

What You Need to Know About Square Foot Gardening. It's Easy!

Have you heard of square foot gardening before? This technique involves dividing up a raised container bed into small square sections; the goal is to create a smaller, yet populated vegetable garden with a number of benefits. Are you ready to begin square foot gardening? We have wonderful [...]

The Lifecycle of a Butterfly Illustration - from egg to larva or caterpillar, to pupa to adult butterfly

How to Build Your Garden to Support Butterflies

Learn how to build a garden that supports butterflies, about their importance as pollinators, their stages of life, those common to Arizona, and how to attract butterflies to your garden.