“Shirley’s Simple Shelving” sent me some brackets to replace my old aquarium benches. In this video, I assemble the new shelves and position them beside the greenhouse to create a better desert section in my bonsai garden. http://www.shirleyssimpleshelving.com/ Video Rating: / 5

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I’m creating a desert landscape using my Yucca bonsai trees. This penjing is inspired by the trees of Joshua National Park in California. Video Rating: / 5

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How to create a gorgeous succulent garden on a budget with donated plants, harvested rock from around the property and left over topdressing. We chose plants that thrive on only rain water, so no irrigation to worry about either! It’s Your Succulent Tip of the Day! With Laura Eubanks at Design for Serenity Video Rating: […]

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Zone 9 Arizona Backyard Garden: Zone 9b Fall Planting September 2018. We are planting: broccoli, cabbage, collard greens, brussel sprouts, green beans, snow peas, spaghetti squash, butternut squash, parisian carrots, yellow squash, cilantro, cucumber, armenian cucumber, and cauliflower. We only planted in our three Square Foot Raised garden beds this day. The date was September […]

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See some fantastic plants as I tour the Toronto 2019 Cactus and Succulent show! The show is held at Allan gardens in Toronto Ontario Canada. I came away from the show full of new ideas for Cactus and Succulent Bonsai! To join the club, to see information on next year’s show, or just to check […]

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This is a tour of the backyard garden my dad maintains in Scottsdale, AZ, which is a very arid desert climate in gardening zone 9a. We’ll show you his decorative shrubbery, palms, succulents, cacti, and also his vegetable garden. INTERESTED IN WORKING TOGETHER? Did you know I offer super reasonably priced one-on-one coaching, do public […]

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The garden is full of yummy things to harvest and eat. There are few days this week with 90 degree temps but the weather has been nice and the plants are loving it! In today’s video I share with you how I reuse my container soil and what steps I take to revitalize the soil. […]

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Two weeks into my time in Tucson, I finally got the chance to get outside for some landscape photography. I shot digital (on the Sony a7rii) this time, but still had a hard time getting a decent shot. The conditions just weren’t great. Fortunately, I managed to salvage the sunset shoot at the very end […]

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Our first round of Fall Desert Garden Planting includes carrots, green beans, anasazi beans, winter squash, and more pumpkins. I pulled the Armenian out of bed one and everything is prime for planting. The tour time is pretty short today. There is very little going on with the plants that we are keeping alive and […]

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Our first round of Fall Desert Garden Planting includes carrots, green beans, anasazi beans, winter squash, and more pumpkins. I pulled the Armenian out of bed one and everything is prime for planting. The tour time is pretty short today. There is very little going on with the plants that we are keeping alive and […]

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Our first round of Fall Desert Garden Planting includes carrots, green beans, anasazi beans, winter squash, and more pumpkins. I pulled the Armenian out of bed one and everything is prime for planting. The tour time is pretty short today. There is very little going on with the plants that we are keeping alive and […]

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This weekend, I discovered several plants were growing that I didn’t even know existed. We are just a couple of days away from planting our fall garden. Today, we chat about the seeds I am going to plant and where I think I am going to plant them. I want to maximize the sun in […]

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This weekend, I discovered several plants were growing that I didn’t even know existed. We are just a couple of days away from planting our fall garden. Today, we chat about the seeds I am going to plant and where I think I am going to plant them. I want to maximize the sun in […]

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It might be hard to believe that you can grow anything in the hot Arizona desert, but it is possible. We garden year round and if you know the tricks you can have great success. May & June have small planting calendars. However, in July you will see more variety added back into our planting […]

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July is upon us and that means we are nearly through the tough part of summer in Zone9b. During the first part of July our planting calendar is similar to last month, however once we roll over the 15th of the month our fall planting begins. This is our second chance at several things that […]

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