Healthy trees and a sweet, delicious harvest are the goal as you tend your oranges throughout the year. Follow these few steps to help grow healthy orange trees. Instructions Things You’ll Need: Compost Makers Fertilizers Garden Hoses Mulch Orange Trees Shovels […]
Arizona Landscaping with Fruit Trees: Part 1 Citrus grow extremely well in the lower desert and in fact have been a commercial crop here for over 100 years. The most important aspect of growing healthy citrus is proper watering. Fruit Surprisingly, the weather in the Arizona desert produces some of the best tasting citrus in [...]
We are starting a new series this week where we will be talking about growing and caring for fruit trees in your Arizona backyard landscaping. The warm Arizona sunshine and arid desert climate creates the ideal conditions for growing luscious fruit that can be enjoyed all year round. Stayed tuned this week for [...]
Citrus trees are all over the landscape from Arizona, as they have been a commercial crop here for over 100 years, but they don't have to be solely commercial as many Arizona landscape contractors and homeowners know. They can be the perfect addition to any back or front yard landscape design. And if you are [...]
A garden is a perfect addition to any outdoor landscape, but this can be a difficult thing to manage in Arizona or any other dry, desert climate. With an average annual rainfall of only 9.2 inches in Gilbert, a garden of drought resistant plants can help bring your yard to life while not [...]
Yep, its heating up around here in Arizona and alot of us our thinking about our swimming pools. We are not only thinking about jumping in, but how can we make them look a little nicer. So lets talk about landscaping around the pool with plants, patios, fencing, and lighting. Plants Soften the edges Plants [...]
Here are 9 trees that you can plant in your Arizona Landscaping projects to provide shade and flowers to help make your backyard landscape your Dream Retreat. Sweet Acacia: 20 x 20 feet at maturity. This tree likes full sun and has thorny, sweet-scented flowers that lends to a nice winter color. Beneficial to native [...]
Get the Right Seed Type For starters installing a good quality hybrid Bermuda sod or grass seed is most important. Common Bermuda Grass is drought resistant, grows on many soils, and makes a good turf if fertilized and mowed right, making a beautifully landscaped yard. Bermuda Grass prefers full sun, is drought resistant, and can [...]