This week, one of the most well-dressed men in the gardening world, Jimi Blake of #HuntingBrookGardens, returned to The Talking Dity podcast and talked about a lot of plants. From #Corydalis, which has been blooming for several months, to #Salvias, which performed well in November, plus #foliage to get real FLOMO*-this is #plantlovers dream drama! […]

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Desert Sage Plants. Native to the Great Basin and Mojave Deserts of the American Southwest, desert sage (Salvia dorrii) is a small shrub with showy blue flowers and purple bracts. It grows in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 5 through 9. This low-growing shrub is also called desert purple sage, purple sage, grayball […]

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Have you noticed these beautiful purple blooming shrubs around the valley lately? My name is Eli Hall with AMS Landscaping and this video blog is about the Texas Sage bush (Leucophyllus frutescens). http://www.amwua.org/plants/pdb-plant-detail.php?plant_id=73 The rain we recently had on July 12th and humidity afterward has caused all the great blooms we are seeing now. These […]

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“Kayenta Cliffs” – In this short step by step tutorial Roland Lee demonstrates his watercolor techniques for painting a desert scene with red cliffs, sage, and pinion pines. He explains such important techniques as negative painting, wet-into-wet, scumbling, and pigment mingling. Run time: 38 min. More video tutorials available at www.rolandlee.com. Video Rating: / 5

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Looking for some landscape plants suitable for Arizona’s desert? Bill Casenhiser from Scottsdale Water is here with a look at another great low water use plant that can add some vibrant colors to your landscape. It’s the beauty of saving water! For more water saving tips, go to http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/water. Video Rating: / 5

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Xeriscape plants for Austin Texas. Lisa’s Landscape & Design “Plant Pick of the Day” Today’s plant pick, Jerusalem Sage. Drought tolerant, full sun plants, sage plants. Please be sure to check me out and “like” on facebook at Lisa’s Landscape & Design. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lisas-Landscape-Design/281371330979 Video Rating: / 5

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