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The joys (many) and challenges (more than a few) of Arizona Low Desert Gardening

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  • Suited to Arizona

    Posted on Friday December 11th, 2009 at 17:58 in bird, vine

    Macfadyena unguis-cati (Cat's Claw Vine)One of the reasons I bought a couple of Cat's Claw Vines 15 months ago was that this popular vine is well suited to Arizona and notoriously fast growing, and I wanted something to break up the monotony of the ...

  • Look What Visited My Garden Today!

    Posted on Monday November 30th, 2009 at 21:28 in animal

    Desert Grey Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)Late this afternoon I stepped outside to check on my roses, and much to my surprise, this creature was standing under a Palo Verde tree staring at me! It startled me--I didn't know what it was, and I stared ...

  • First Time Quail Visitors

    Posted on Thursday November 5th, 2009 at 14:27 in bird, containers

    Callipepla gambeliiFor the first time that I'm aware of, a small group of Gambel's Quail ventured into my garden. I've hoped to see quail here for the past four years, but none came around until today. At my previous residence, they were regular vis...

  • All Green For Bloomin\' Tuesday

    Posted on Tuesday October 20th, 2009 at 03:50 in tree, houseplant, succulent, bloomin' tuesday

    One of my earliest memories is being lifted up high so that I could pull lemons off a tree. Even at about 18 months old, I loved lemons--I'd take a bite, shudder and grimace, and take another bite! My parents even recorded it in a home movie--a long,...

  • Blog Sabbatical Ends--I Think...

    Posted on Thursday October 15th, 2009 at 04:28 in cacti, flower, succulent

    Rosa 'Queen Elizabeth'Now that fall is definitely here, I've perked up a bit. The high temps just kept on and on, to the point I just needed a semi-long break from worrying and stressing about my garden and all the shrubs, cacti and and much of the ...

  • Bloomin\' Tuesday ~ The Last Hurrah

    Posted on Tuesday September 22nd, 2009 at 02:16 in cacti, bloomin' tuesday

    Thelocactus 'bicolor'Sometimes, I think I 'will' a cactus to bloom just in time for Bloomin' Tuesday. Nothing at all looks promising and just when I think I'll have to skip another BT post for lack of blooms, then pow. An unexpected cactus bloom--or...

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