Spring Chores – Second Steps

Spring Chores – Second Steps Now comes the fun part. If you are like me you have already bought new plants for the coming season that you have been protecting and nurturing until the time is right.   #1 Planting Nursery Perennials   Time to get your...

Spring Chores – First Steps

Spring Chores – First Steps When the weather has warmed enough and the signs of spring are shouting “Get to Work!” it’s time to pull out those gardening gloves and tools. Put on your grubbies and dig in. There is no doubt that spring is the...

Winter Weeds

Winter Weeds This winter of 2021-2022 has been like nothing I have ever seen before in the high desert. First we had what apparently is called an atmospheric river.  What? According to the NOAA the definition is: Atmospheric rivers are relatively long, narrow regions...

Winter Watering

Winter Watering While plants use much less water in the winter than in the summer, we are still in the desert and conditions are mostly dry. Some amount of watering in the winter is necessary and will depend on the amount and type of rainfall. Generally speaking...

Yarrow

Yarrow Botanical Name: Achillea millefolium Category: Perennial Divisible: Yes Common Name: Yarrow Evergreen: No Propagation:  Division,  seed   Family: Asteraceae (Sunflowers) Invasive: Can be Size:24-36″ tall x 24-36″ wide Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is a...