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Locating large trees between neighborhood homes and mountain views can quickly cause ill feelings. It is often the HOA’s responsibility to request tree removal from private property or order an

With its short days, long evenings, and usually lowest temperatures of the year, January may also seem to be the quietest month in the garden. However, there are still a

One of the desert’s most diverse succulents is the easy-to-grow aloe. Its plump, shiny leaves can be deep green, blue-gray, or nearly white. Cool-season flowers develop near the top of

Are you stumped for a gift idea to give your favorite gardener? Full of options are garden centers, florists, nurseries, catalogs, and websites.

What is there for devoted gardeners to do during December? Temperatures have become consistently cooler and plant growth has noticeably slowed. But this is the temperate desert; there must be

During cool seasons, certain cactus can add an explosion of cheer by their skin color, dazzling flowers, or unique spines. Here are a few recommendations to enhance the desert landscape,

Whether at Thanksgiving or Christmas, prickly Holly leaves sprinkled with shiny red berries are usually not part of the holiday decor, unless they are artificial. However, Arizona has its own

New residents to this area are often surprised to find that frost occurs in our desert. Your garden’s best friend in the winter may be the local weatherman.

When chilly weather arrives, many plants “take a rest.” They then require only enough moisture to keep them from dehydrating. Generally, typical landscape plants can use three to five times

Since we still have time to plant trees before winter, let’s review a couple that get little attention yet grow well in our area. Each of these species originated in