Be Inspired Blog | Arizona SummerWinds Nursery

A father and child with a new planting and the text "Celebrating Earth Day Everyday" in a white circle.

Sustainable Gardening in 8 Steps

In warm weather, your yard demands more use of our natural resources. The following 8 steps will help you create a beautiful leisure space that is sustainable too.

Therapeutic Gardening | Horticulture Therapy

Gardening is cheaper than therapy and you get tomatoes. If you’ve been thinking about starting a garden or if you are feeling guilty about spending too much time with your hands in the dirt, now you have more reasons than ever to get out your gardening...

4 images of closeups of healthy houseplants: red and white anthuriums, monstera, African violets and peperomia, and Geoppertia 'Beauty Star'.

5 Tips For Healthy Houseplants In Winter

After the holiday season, winter can start to feel a little dreary and that gardener in you might need a diversion until you can get back outdoors. Why not focus on your houseplants?

2 images: a closeup of a light pink camellia japonica in the garden and a bright hot pink camellia bush with many flowers in bloom

How to Grow Camellias in the Valley

Learn about Camellias: selecting the right varieties for your garden, and how to grow and care for them so they flourish in the Valley of the Sun.

How Important Is A Strong Root Structure?

It's everything. Simply put, healthy plants have healthy roots. In fact, half of the secret to growing beautiful plants is healthy roots. Healthy, fleshy, abundant roots: Support the growth of those fantastic flowers and lush, glossy foliage. Knit soil that might otherwise be [...]