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- [PotMen run wild in a drab desert garden](https://hotgardens.net/potmen-run-wild-in-a-drab-desert-garden/08/02/2026/) - Potmen sculptures made with clay garden pots are a fun, whimsical addition to your garden. Clay pots are also good for a passive irrigation system and to control invasive plants.
- [5 tips to keep your garden alive in scorching heat and drenching rain](https://hotgardens.net/5-tips-to-keep-your-garden-alive-in-scorching-heat-and-drenching-rain/07/23/2026/) - If you think your plants are getting enough water during Monsoon season, you may actually be "cooking" them with the watering technique you are using. Learn what to do.
- [Hot Days, White Nights: How to Design a Moon Garden](https://hotgardens.net/hot-days-white-nights-how-to-design-a-moon-garden/02/01/2026/) - When the desert mercury climbs, our relationship with our gardens shifts. We retreat indoors during the sizzling daylight hours, only to emerge when the air finally begins to cool after dusk. This shift is the perfect reason to design a Night Garden—a landscape specifically engineered to shimmer in moonlight. A Quick Reality Check: While we’re dreaming of
- [How to Help Hummingbirds Thrive in Your Garden](https://hotgardens.net/how-to-help-hummingbirds-thrive-in-your-garden/05/11/2026/) - Hummingbirds, like the Costa's hummingbird, above, are always welcomed in my desert garden. They dart from flower to flower, flashing brilliant, iridescent colors as they go—tiny, tireless pollinators that bring constant motion and life to the landscape. Moving northward, but still here Lately, however, their presence seems less frequent. Some experts suggest that shifting climate
- [What to do when its too hot to garden](https://hotgardens.net/what-to-do-when-a-gardener-cant-garden/07/01/2025/) - Today's forecast in Tucson is for a high temperature of 111 degrees Fahrenheit. Too hot to do more than water the plants in pots and sweep up leaves from yesterday's winds. It's like this almost everywhere in the Southwest. Even southeastern California is scorching. (The exceptions are the sky islands of Arizona and Nevada. More
- [Don't let rainfall escape. Capture it.](https://hotgardens.net/dont-let-rainfall-escape-capture-it/01/31/2021/) - Saving rainfall for your garden (This post was originally written about winter rains, but is now even more applicable for desert gardens in the summer of 2023.) Rain has finally arrived in the American Southwest. After an almost rainless summer which made our serious drought even worse, storms are now arriving one after another from
- [Little Free Plant Stands and other tips for Spring gardens](https://hotgardens.net/little-free-plant-stands-and-other-tips-for-spring-gardens/03/29/2021/) - Many of you may have heard, seen--or even used--the Little Free Libraries. They are those small boxes erected in front of homes where neighborhood people deposit books to be given away for free to anyone who wants a book. Then, recently I saw some Little Free Pantries. It's a similar concept where non-perishable food is
- [Oh so yellow, gravel gardens and no mow rewilding](https://hotgardens.net/oh-so-yellow-gravel-gardens-and-no-mow-rewilding/04/12/2022/) - When April comes in Tucson and the temperature reaches to the high 80s F (30C) the Arizona native Palo Verde (Parkinsonia florida) trees burst into dazzling bloom. Street after street are lined with them and, were gas prices lower, I might be tempted to spend a hour or two every day driving around the city
- [Follow the 90 degree rule for planting](https://hotgardens.net/follow-the-90-degree-rule-for-planting/09/06/2022/) - Fall is definitely the best time to plant in hot, dry Western gardens. It's actually a good time to plant in much of the world, because, after all, Fall is when Mother Nature sows seeds. But not just any Fall day will do. In the desert southwest, including parts of Texas and California, you should
- [How to make wildlife happy in your  garden](https://hotgardens.net/how-to-make-wildlife-happy-in-your-garden/04/05/2023/) - You're probably happy with your gardening efforts -- with good reason. After all, you...- planted a tree on the south or west side of your home to cool it- removed your front lawn...and perhaps kept some grass in the backyard for a children's play area- even added one (or more) shrubs along that concrete block
- [Growing a backyard orchard](https://hotgardens.net/growing-a-backyard-orchard/03/06/2024/) - Imagine stepping into your backyard and being greeted by the sight of thriving fruit trees ladened with succulent, sun-kissed fruits. A dream? Not at all. It takes a little planning and some digging but you can easily start a backyard orchard this weekend in your desert garden. On left, green figs and on right, ripe
- [How to Save a "Patio-of-Shame"](https://hotgardens.net/how-to-save-a-patio-of-shame/02/19/2025/) - While it is 3 degrees fahrenheit in Chicago today, patio season is already here in Southern Arizona and coming soon to the rest of the Southwest. The days are warmer now, but before you invite a friend over for lunch in the sunshine or plan an early family dinner outdoors, take a long look at
- [Gardening gadgets and fun stuff for your garden](https://hotgardens.net/gardening-gadgets-and-fun-stuff-for-your-garden/03/19/2025/) - Last month I promised a post about gardening gadgets, so here it is. Full disclosure: I am not making any money from these suggestions. They are simply handy things--and some fun ones--to have for your garden and for gardening. A full-function gardener's apron. This isn't exactly a gadget but an durable, easy care full size
- [Fragrant and showy African plants for your hot, dry garden](https://hotgardens.net/fragrant-and-showy-african-plants-for-your-hot-dry-garden/11/19/2025/) - November means fewer hot days in the Northern Hemisphere but in the Southern one, it's Spring and plants are beginning to rise up toward the sun and bloom. Happily, many, particularly from South Africa, are suitable for our hot dry gardens. One of the most fragrant South African flowers I know and love is the
- [4 desert trees good for the soil and 4 toxic ones](https://hotgardens.net/4-desert-trees-good-for-the-soil-and-4-toxic-ones/10/08/2020/) - Recently Tucson's Mayor Romero announced a tree planting goal for the City: one million new trees planted in the next ten years to help combat climate change. (That works out to 274 trees a day!) Homeowners are encouraged to plant one or more trees around their homes. But the number of tree choices for hot
- [Best native shrubs for relentless desert heat](https://hotgardens.net/best-native-shrubs-for-relentless-desert-heat/09/04/2024/) - Here we are in September with weather that used to belong to July. With weather this hot it is too early to plant shrubs and trees in your garden. Wait until the daytime high air temperature is 90 degrees Fahrenheit or less. That 90F temperature is a useful indicator that the soil has cooled off
- [From Down Under to the High Desert: Australian Plants for Your Hot Garden](https://hotgardens.net/from-down-under-to-the-high-desert-australian-plants-for-your-hot-garden/02/16/2026/) - While winter still grips the northern latitudes, the "Land Down Under" is basking in the peak of summer heat. It’s the perfect time to look to Australia—the native home of the acacia, eucalyptus, and kangaroo paw—for inspiration. These plants are the ultimate survivors for hot, dry desert climates, offering a "plant and ignore" lifestyle that
- [3 trees for Fall color in desert, but beware](https://hotgardens.net/3-trees-for-fall-color-in-desert-but-beware/10/12/2021/) - With the limited color range in gardens in hot, dry desert climates--usually shades of brown and muted greens--having a tree outside your window that blazes with reds, yellows and oranges in Fall is a happy choice. (I have a warning for you about leaves turning yellow at other times of year...but more about that later.)
- [5 fragrant plants for your hot garden](https://hotgardens.net/5-fragrant-plants-for-your-hot-garden/03/29/2022/) - Summer is coming and with it, warm evenings to enjoy outside on a patio beneath stars and moon -- and all of Elon Musk's orbiting satellites. While star-watching and satellite-watching may appeal to the eyes, fragrant plants in your garden create appealing scents that makes being outdoors after dark an even better experience. So here
- [Best 9 trees to combat climate change in the Southwest](https://hotgardens.net/best-9-trees-to-combat-climate-change-in-the-southwest/09/17/2022/) - Here in the hot, dry region of the U.S. Southwest tree planting has become more urgent as year after year the days get hotter and drier. The driving idea behind the tree planting efforts is to create a green canopy, a natural, cooling umbrella over cities. In Las Vegas, the Mayor's goal is to have
- [Where to get free or cheap trees in L.A., Phoenix, San Diego and...](https://hotgardens.net/where-to-get-free-or-cheap-trees-in-l-a-phoenix-san-diego-and/09/21/2022/) - The push for increased tree planting in cities around the world swells with each disruptive weather event. Whether it is reflected in nation-drowning floods in Pakistan or wildfires sweeping mountainsides bare in California, climate change has arrived. And ordinary people are saying: "We gotta do something." In response to clamor from citizens to "do something",
- [For goodness sakes, cover up that naked wall](https://hotgardens.net/for-goodness-sakes-cover-up-that-naked-wall/01/04/2023/) - Okay, you removed that thirsty grass in your front yard. You've also planted a tree or two or three around your home, shading at least part of your yard and the house, reducing the temperature. But off to the edge of your property--if your home is like most in the U.S. Southwest--is a dreaded gray
- [Best fruit to plant in a hot, dry desert-like garden](https://hotgardens.net/best-fruit-to-plant-in-a-hot-dry-desert-like-garden/05/31/2018/) - Shortly after moving to Las Vegas back in the 1990s I went on a hike with the Sierra Club in what is now the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. Our destination on this hike was an old abandoned ranch about 3+ miles from the pull-out on Highway 159 where we parked our cars. The ranch owners had
- [How to prevent death by dehydration with your potted plants](https://hotgardens.net/how-to-prevent-death-by-dehydration-with-your-potted-plants/06/05/2018/) - I'm going to wear my "Captain Obvious" hat for this post--at least for the first 3 items. First of all, keep those pots containing plants in the shade. For example, under your patio cover, a big shade tree or on the north side of your home. Even then you may have to water the pot/plant more than
- [Take the "screwdriver test". Your lawn will thank you.](https://hotgardens.net/take-the-screwdriver-test-your-lawn-will-thank-you/06/10/2018/) - Officially, the drought is over in California. At least Gov. Jerry Brown said so. But in Southern California and Nevada and Arizona and parts of Texas--even in New South Wales in Australia--drought conditions continue. So many responsible homeowners are replacing their front lawns which we all now realize are nothing more than giant green sponges.
- [The mixed blessing of the U.S. Southwest monsoon for gardens](https://hotgardens.net/the-mixed-blessing-of-the-u-s-southwest-monsoon-for-gardens/07/07/2018/) - Monsoon rainfall season has arrived in the Arizona, Nevada, California -- all over the U.S. Southwest. The infrequent, but intense, summer rains sweeping up from the Gulf of Mexico are, however, nothing like the drenching daily downpour of the South Asia monsoon that trapped that young soccer team in a flooded cave in Thailand.
- [The Waterless Garden Fountain - Part 1](https://hotgardens.net/the-waterless-garden-fountain-part-1/07/14/2018/) - Fountains in the U.S. Southwest have almost become things of the past because of water restrictions. If however you have a yearning for that "falling and spilling over" effect you can create a simulated fountain using plants instead of cascading water. I have two suggestions, but in this post I'll start with the Pampas grass (Cortaderia
- [Should you keep water in your garden for wildlife?](https://hotgardens.net/should-you-keep-water-in-your-garden-for-wildlife/07/20/2018/) - As climate change brings more drought and more water restrictions to gardens in arid climates, many gardeners have closed down their backyard garden fountains and small koi ponds. By doing this, however, wildlife such as birds, animals, and insects which have for their entire lives relied on that fountain or that little pond for their
- [The Waterless Garden Fountain: Part 2](https://hotgardens.net/the-waterless-garden-fountain-part-2/07/28/2018/) - In Mexico, just south of Tijuana, the highways are lined with semi-improvised shops – at least they were the last time I was there several years ago. In almost every one of these shops cast concrete garden fountains were for sale. Some were two-level; some three-level; all had elaborate decorations. But I suspect that the
- [How much should you feed and water your garden in scorching summer heat?](https://hotgardens.net/how-much-should-you-feed-and-water-your-garden-in-scorching-summer-heat/08/05/2018/) - For months now in 2018 the daily high air temperature has been above 90 degrees (F) (32C) which means that plants in hot dry gardens in the Northern Hemisphere have gone into summer dormancy. Even drought-tolerant plants and natives just hunker down and try to survive until Fall when the air and earth cool down.
- [Before and After: A surprising drought tolerant succulent garden](https://hotgardens.net/before-and-after-a-surprising-drought-tolerant-succulent-garden/08/14/2018/) - Just after I earned my Master Gardener certification I saw a low water usage succulent garden while visiting Long Beach, California. It really stood out because most of the gardens in the area, less than 3 blocks from the edge of the Pacific Ocean, showed a strong tropical plant influence. Well, tropicals with roses. Back
- [Are you suffering from homegrown vegetable envy?](https://hotgardens.net/are-you-suffering-from-homegrown-vegetable-envy/08/20/2018/) - For a few weeks now I have been seeing images of luscious vegetables on my Twitter feed. Big juicy-looking red tomatoes, golden orange carrots with lively green leaves, a basket of potatoes with earth still on them, and, of course, deep green heads of lettuce and more lettuce. Interestingly enough no one has posted brag-photos of
- [The dirty truth about yellowing leaves when Fall hasn't even arrived](https://hotgardens.net/the-dirty-truth-about-yellowing-leaves-when-fall-hasnt-even-arrived/08/25/2018/) - It is a subtle change but one day you notice that the leaves on one of your shrubs (or maybe a tree) are turning yellowish and as far as you know yellow leaves are not natural to this plant--even in Fall. You look closer and see that the veins in the leaves are still green as
- [Lawn replacement gone wild with blue bottle ornaments](https://hotgardens.net/lawn-replacement-gone-wild-with-blue-bottle-ornaments/09/01/2018/) - This astonishing landscape design was developed by the homeowner in an upscale neighborhood that is under strict watering limitations. She told me she had no art training so I think of her as a self-taught landscape designer, sort of a "Grandma Moses of garden planning". Instead of planting an ordinary selection of cactus and succulents,
- [Success with Potatoes and how to grow them in a hot arid garden](https://hotgardens.net/success-with-potatoes-and-how-to-grow-them-in-a-hot-arid-garden/09/09/2018/) - In a recent post I whined a little bit about not being able to grow leafy green vegetables or tomatoes in a hot dry garden. I even gave examples of a couple of failures and recommended focusing more on the fruit trees that thrive in desert-like climates. Well, this post is about Success with Potatoes. And
- [2 desert style lawn replacements and a confession about travelling online](https://hotgardens.net/2-desert-style-lawn-replacements-and-a-confession-about-travelling-online/09/15/2018/) - I'll start with the confession: I sometimes take "drives" around cities and towns on Google, using Google's street view. It gives me a chance to look at how people garden in places I may not have visited. I also look for examples of lawn replacements where green grass in front yards has obviously been removed
- [All hail Queen Agave new ruler of the front lawn replacement](https://hotgardens.net/all-hail-queen-agave-new-ruler-of-the-front-lawn-replacement/09/22/2018/) - Front yards don't look the way they used to. For generations, the American standard from coast to coast has been green grass as a carpet in the front of the house. Mowed once a week. It was all very orderly and not many decisions were involved. The homeowner's "garden personality" was expressed in the choice
- [Show your hot dry garden some love. It's hungry. Give it some food today.](https://hotgardens.net/show-your-hot-dry-garden-some-love-its-hungry-give-it-some-food-today/09/30/2018/) - It is planting and mulching season both north and south of the Equator. Our friends in Australia and South Africa are heading into warmer weather and Spring gardening. Meanwhile those of us in the arid U.S. Southwest are preparing our gardens for Fall and Winter now that the daytime air temperatures have cooled down. And
- [Is that plant dead? Should I replace it now? Tips for Fall planting](https://hotgardens.net/is-that-plant-dead-should-i-replace-it-now-tips-for-fall-planting/10/04/2018/) - Mother Nature plants in the Fall and so should you. Instead, however, of simply deciding which trees, shrubs or perennials to add to your arid garden this Fall, you may be looking at which plants you need to replace. The record-breaking heat in the Southwest and California (and Australia!) this last summer baked the leaves on
- [Mesquites and flowering trees to plant in your hot, dry garden this Fall](https://hotgardens.net/mesquites-and-flowering-trees-to-plant-in-your-hot-dry-garden-this-fall/10/14/2018/) - Mesquites seem to have become the Street Tree of choice in some cities in the arid Southwest. Cities can line the streets with allées of Honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) or Velvet Mesquite (Prosopis velutina) knowing full well that maintenance is not going to break the city budget. As natives these trees thrive in harsh, dry
- [Surprise!  Sun-loving Iris are drought tolerant, but daffodils--not so much](https://hotgardens.net/surprise-sun-loving-iris-are-drought-tolerant-but-daffodils-not-so-much/11/07/2018/) - How I love the ruffled beauty of iris and when I discovered, after moving to the desert, that iris are tougher than their delicate flowers look I became an even bigger fan of these spring-bloomers. They need only a little water and after the flowers have faded the iris leaves create an attractive upright element
- [Red and green for holiday color in a hot dry garden](https://hotgardens.net/red-and-green-for-holiday-color-in-a-hot-dry-garden/12/09/2018/) - If you had planted "Wonderful" pomegranate shrubs last Spring, and did not harvest the fruit this Fall, you would have plants in your garden that appear to have big, brilliant red Christmas tree ornaments on them. Of course, the leaves on your pom shrubs would have turned a glorious gold then fallen, so your red "ornaments" would
- [Succulents bring winter color and possible danger](https://hotgardens.net/succulents-bring-winter-color-and-possible-danger/02/17/2019/) - Green and black Aeoniums and orange Firestick Euphorbias seem to be closing in on the Agave for the title of the most popular drought tolerant plants used in desert landscapes or for lawn replacement. They are showing up everywhere, it seems, from small front garden plots to street side plantings to pots on patios. So
- [What's this? A pig topiary? With succulents?](https://hotgardens.net/what-a-pig-topiary-with-succulents/03/19/2019/) - On a trip to Southern California last week I wandered into Brita's Garden Center which is 3 blocks from the ocean in Seal Beach. And there in the back of the center was a pig topiary about 3 feet long. Someone had built a framework of chicken wire/hardware wire and added plenty of moss. Next,
- [Be a superhero! Plant flowers and save the world's food supply](https://hotgardens.net/be-a-superhero-plant-flowers-and-save-the-worlds-food-supply/03/25/2019/) - Okay. Maybe that headline is a bit extreme...but it is not that far off. Here's why. As we all have heard, bees seem to be vanishing all over the planet. And without them to pollinate edible plants--whether tomatoes in Pasadena or romaine in Yuma or pecans in the San Pedro river valley--we humans may be
- [Summer Do's and Don'ts and Spying on your Garden](https://hotgardens.net/summer-dos-and-donts-and-spying-on-your-garden-on/06/01/2019/) - I have to apologize for not posting on the Hot Gardens blog for a while. As some of you already know I have been traveling for several months and blogging on the road can be a challenge. In the U.K. many gardeners are now calling for a return to roadside and backyard natural meadows. "Stop
- [Crepe myrtle, the blooming belle of the South, needs help in a dry climate](https://hotgardens.net/crepe-myrtle-the-blooming-belle-of-the-south-needs-some-help-in-a-dry-climate/06/19/2019/) - On my continuing travels through Louisiana, I have noticed that few homes have anything that resembles a garden with shrubs and flowering plants artfully arranged. The more common gardening feature is the lawn, a large mowed green area around the home. Upon taking a closer look, I realized that many "lawns" are simply native grasses
- [Gardens walled in by color in historic old Tucson](https://hotgardens.net/gardens-walled-in-by-color-in-historic-old-tucson/07/14/2019/) - By midsummer most of the plants in hot, dry gardens--with the exceptions of Lantana and Mexican Bird of Paradise--are muted desert green. Desert style gardens simply look drab and dull at this time of year. The plants are in survival mode until Fall. My first plan for this post was to focus on those two
- [The bee-friendly Tucson Botanical Garden](https://hotgardens.net/the-bee-friendly-tucson-botanical-garden/07/28/2019/) - The Tucson Botanical Garden has become very bee friendly. Yes, of course there are still displays of cacti and other desert plants as well as their famous ramadas and winding shady paths. Their efforts to support bees, however, are non-traditional for a Botanical Garden and should be applauded. And, in my opinion, should be emulated by
- [Texas Rangers are the earth's "Thank You" to the monsoon](https://hotgardens.net/texas-rangers-are-the-earths-thank-you-to-the-monsoon/08/23/2019/) - In recent weeks TV weathercasters in the desert Southwest have been laughingly referring to the "non-soon" as the annual summer rains got held up in West Texas. And, to make it worse, even fewer clouds came out of the Sea of Cortez. No rainstorms from either direction. Finally in late July one storm dropped enough
- [Plant white this fall for nighttime viewing next summer](https://hotgardens.net/plant-white-this-fall-for-nighttime-viewing-next-summer/10/09/2019/) - Fall is the best time to plant in hot dry gardens. The soil has now cooled enough that the roots of new, young plants won't die from being enveloped by hot summer dirt. And summer dirt can be really hot: up to 140 degrees F (60 degrees celsius!) in direct sunlight. At that temperature the
- [Quinces and Figs thrive in the desert. Make great jam, too!](https://hotgardens.net/quinces-and-figs-thrive-in-the-desert-make-great-jam-too/10/27/2019/) - In 2014 Quinces (Cydonia oblonga) were named the Fruit Tree of the Year by the California Rare Fruit Growers Association. Well, maybe rare in California, but here in Tucson quince trees have been growing since the late 1600s. Brought to this locale by Jesuit Father Kino, one of the first Europeans to the area, later
- [Free seeds thanks to Libraries, Yahoo and Google](https://hotgardens.net/free-seeds-thanks-to-yahoo-and-google/11/03/2019/) - Back before the Yahoo search engine, and later Google and Amazon, came along, libraries kept large wooden cases called card catalogs listing each book they owned on a small piece of paper filed alphabetically. These catalogs were good for finding books if you knew the book name. As for discovering new books on the same
- [Look to South Africa for unusual off-season flowers](https://hotgardens.net/look-to-south-africa-for-unusual-off-season-flowers/11/23/2019/) - Our mild Autumn weather is almost a second Springtime, especially for gardeners who live at lower elevations in the desert with warm winters. Plant pretty annuals like carpets in empty flower beds to replace any perennials that have died back. Take care not to disturb the roots of the perennials because they will be back
- [Light and shine for your holiday garden](https://hotgardens.net/light-and-shine-for-your-holiday-garden/12/10/2019/) - Even if you decide not to deck out your home with strings of lights and other festive decorations this year, consider using luminaria on your porch, in windows or along a walkway during the holidays. To my eyes, homes with luminarias are so much more attractive than ones with dancing elves and soaring Santas. (Although
- [Ask Me Anything and tree planting deception](https://hotgardens.net/ask-me-anything-and-tree-planting-deception/01/06/2020/) - Sorry, but "Ask Me Anything" has been canceled because there have been too many trolls. In my Hot Gardens newsletter in the winter of 2006 I suggested that my online gardening friends do just 2 things for the new year: 1) plant a tree and 2) change one lightbulb to LED. Asking people to change
- [Composting is an unnatural act...](https://hotgardens.net/composting-is-an-unnatural-act/02/03/2020/) - Well, composting is unnatural in a hot dry climate where plants produce small leaves with waxy or oily exteriors, where grassy lawns are few and far between and where the air is, more often than not, dry as a bone. Those are things that are antithetical to the natural composting that occurs in cooler, more
- [Is it an attractive weed, a native plant or tasty edible?](https://hotgardens.net/is-it-an-attractive-weed-a-native-plant-or-tasty-edible/03/20/2020/) - Rather than giving you gardening advice for March today I'm going to tell you about one plant, which turned out to be more interesting than expected. Moving from one desert, the Mojave, to another, the Sonoran, has meant that I am learning to identify many new native plants, among them, the Common Mallow (Malva neglecta).
- [Adios Lantana. Hello potatoes!](https://hotgardens.net/adios-lantana-hello-potatoes/04/26/2020/) - NOTE: this is somewhat apocalyptic, but there is a bit of humor at the bottom. Until recently, prepping for the apocalypse seemed to be a fringe activity. It kept a few people busy stashing fairly expensive survival gear in their basement survival shelters. Some preppers even got reality TV contracts which probably helped pay for
- [What NOT to plant for fire season](https://hotgardens.net/what-not-to-plant-for-fire-season/06/20/2020/) - I have always loved what I call the "Tucson Gardening Style". No broad swathes of grassy lawn browning in the sunshine. No water-guzzling attempts at English flower garden borders limp and dying in the heat. Just native plants left where they were growing before any house was built: prickly pear cacti squeezed side-by-side with creosote
- [Saving a garden in relentless heat](https://hotgardens.net/saving-a-garden-in-relentless-heat/08/11/2020/) - As of today Tucson has suffered under daily high temperatures over 105F (44.5C) for 39 straight days. And the TV weather lady tells us these conditions will keep on going. No monsoon rain relief in sight in this part of the Sonoran desert. A friend in Las Vegas tells me it is as bad up
- [Frugal DIY gardening tips for Fall planting](https://hotgardens.net/frugal-diy-gardening-tips-for-fall-planting/09/07/2020/) - For thousands of years frugal gardening was the only way to garden. Instead of buying starter plants at a local nursery or garden center, people planted seeds they had collected and saved during the previous harvest. Or swapped seeds and cuttings with friends and family. Or divided their own existing plants. They didn't buy mulch or
- [Winterproofing palms to survive climate change](https://hotgardens.net/winterproofing-palms-to-survive-climate-change/11/19/2020/) - You have probably already seen one: a tall palm tree wrapped in strips of burlap which the owners hope will protect the tree during winter cold. In truth, this burlap bandage going from the ground to where the fronds begin is unlikely to have any impact at all. There is, however, a proven way to
- [Happy Solstice - winter and summer!](https://hotgardens.net/happy-solstice-winter-and-summer/12/21/2020/) - My wish on today's Solstice is that this year will be a better year for everyone! 2020 can't end soon enough! The light at the end of the proverbial tunnel is brighter now that the roll-out of COVID 19 vaccines has begun. Now, you can make the natural world better this coming year by planting
- [There outta be a social media law against lawns](https://hotgardens.net/there-outta-be-a-social-media-law-against-lawns/05/24/2021/) - *shriek!* Some postings on social media gardening sites drive me crazy! I just read a post on a Facebook gardening group from a newbie who has planted a big green lawn next to his new home in Arizona. It was, he said, like the one he had Back East. He proudly included photos and thanked
- [So your garden died. What's next?](https://hotgardens.net/so-your-garden-died-whats-next/06/20/2021/) - While there are two ways to combat plant death-by-dehydration, it is probably too late for many in the U.S. Southwest, especially Arizona and Nevada, after a weeklong stint of record setting heat. (For those of you outside of the SW, there were high temperatures of 110-120F (43-48 celsius) for 8 days in a row and
- [A one color garden--no, make that two](https://hotgardens.net/a-one-color-garden-no-make-that-two/08/10/2021/) - Gardening writer Vita Sackville-West's 'White Garden' at Sissinghurst Castle in the U.K. was revolutionary in 1950. And inspiring to this day. Instead of a garden filled with billowing rows of mixed-color flowering plants--a style that had dominated English gardens for generations--Sackville-West installed only plants that bloomed in one color: white. According to her weekly gardening
- [Birds and cactus on the move](https://hotgardens.net/birds-and-cactus-on-the-move/01/04/2022/) - On Christmas Day the Audubon Society turned out thousands of its members for the 122nd annual bird count. The goal of the bird count is not only to calculate how many of which birds are where, but if there are any changes. Changes like non-appearance of certain birds which could mean that a bird species
- [Lonely Cactus and a Giant Plastic Fish](https://hotgardens.net/lonely-cactus-and-a-giant-plastic-fish/04/05/2024/) - At a visit yesterday to the Tucson Botanical Garden I found three of my passions combined: gardening in hot dry climates, art in gardens, and picking up trash from public areas. I'm going to start with the picking up trash part in this post. [Full disclosure: I am a member of a Tucson environmental group
- [Gates to hide secret gardens and  courtyards](https://hotgardens.net/gates-hide-secret-gardens-and-courtyards/05/21/2022/) - Summer heat has arrived and planting season is behind us in the Southwest. If your gardening urge is still strong, there are other additions and/or changes you can make at this time of year starting with landscape features -- the walls and garden gates around your home. In newer communities in the Southwest, grey concrete
- [Should you get gardening advice from an A.I.?](https://hotgardens.net/is-it-smart-to-get-gardening-advice-from-an-a-i/01/30/2023/) - You've probably already heard about ChatGPT, the new artificial intelligence program by OpenAI that is being called "scarily good." Well, okay, I thought, maybe it is scarily good about techy stuff but how good is it with gardening advice? So I asked it this fairly basic question. What causes plant leaves to turn yellow with
- [Turn a love of gardening into extra cash](https://hotgardens.net/how-to-grow-a-money-tree/02/15/2023/) - Mother Nature can be your BFF if you want to turn your love of gardening into a source of extra spending money. And it is so simple. All you need are inexpensive pots you can buy on Amazon or your local garden center, some potting soil and patience. Then, on a sunny Saturday, hold your "garden
- [Harvesting monsoon rain saves  gardens](https://hotgardens.net/harvesting-monsoon-rain-saves-gardens/07/17/2023/) - Climate change clearly has arrived in the American Southwest with scorching heat daily. And sadly, no monsoon rains yet, even though monsoon season officially started on June 15th. We all hope that storms will be sweeping in from the Gulf of Mexico and Sea of Cortes soon. That's what the TV weather forecasters keep telling
- [Fixing that neglected side yard](https://hotgardens.net/fixing-that-neglected-side-yard/01/05/2024/) - It's long. It's narrow. And a home's side yard is usually given little attention. Perhaps the original builder or an earlier owner spread a layer of rocky mulch on the soil and added a few stepping stones along the unused passageway from the front to the back of your home. But often it is not
- [5 tips for winterizing your desert garden](https://hotgardens.net/5-tips-for-winterizing-your-desert-garden/11/12/2025/) - In winter there is much more variation in temperatures in the areas called "deserts" in the Southwest--the areas where annual rainfall is low. Winter in Phoenix gives gardeners a break from those 110F daytime highs of summer. The average daytime high in Phoenix in winter is 68F and in Palm Springs it's 72F. The average
- [Should you plant a palm tree oasis in your back yard?  Maybe...or maybe not](https://hotgardens.net/should-you-plant-a-palm-tree-oasis-in-your-back-yard-maybe-or-maybe-not/06/18/2018/) - For centuries palm trees have been symbols of comfort and safety whether spied in an oasis from afar in a scorching hot desert or...standing tall as a "land-ho" sign after crossing a vast stretch of ocean or...simply marking the beginning of warm weather country when traveling south in the U.S. As symbols or signs, palm
- [Hanging vertical gardens: a quick and not-too-dirty way](https://hotgardens.net/hanging-vertical-gardens-a-quick-and-not-too-dirty-way/06/29/2018/) - It is too hot for outdoor gardening now so I decided to write about hanging gardens. Hanging gardens usually evoke one of 2 images: the moss-lined baskets with macramé hangers that were planted with common house vines and hung from living room ceilings back in the 1970s… Or the legendary and long-vanished Hanging Gardens of
- [Hello hot gardeners!](https://hotgardens.net/hello-gardeners/06/14/2017/) - Let me start by introducing myself. My name is Carol Lightwood and I am a Master Gardener who earned my official state certification in Clark County, Nevada. More specifically, in Las Vegas. Shortly after completing the lengthy Master Gardener certification program in 2003 I launched the Hot Gardens website to help newcomers to the Las

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- [Gardening in Hot Dry Climates](https://hotgardens.net/) - Gardening in a dry, hot desert-like climate is always an adventure. Too much sun. Too little water. And soil that has almost nothing going for it. Your drought-tolerant garden, however, can be much more than sizzling hot rock mulch* scattered with pines and scrawny bushes. As a Certified Master Gardener, I will show you how to
- [6 lawn-free garden designs for hot climates](https://hotgardens.net/6-lawn-free-garden-designs-for-hot-climates/) - Removing a turf grass lawn could be the wisest gardening decision to make this year as hot, dry climates become hotter and dryer. Here are 5 no-lawn landscape designs to inspire you to make the change and help preserve increasingly scarce water. Plus, at the bottom of this page, one very odd front lawn replacement
- [Fruit trees for desert climates](https://hotgardens.net/fruit-trees-for-desert-climates/) - Plant a "Fruit Salad" garden (For nut trees for hot, dry gardens go here.) Growing fruit trees in hot desert gardens can be challenging and delicious! With some careful planting you can end up with an orchard in your back yard that is the envy of your neighborhood. Citrus trees. Lemon trees, lime trees, and
- [Birds and Bees](https://hotgardens.net/birds-and-bees/) - A favorite of hummingbirds is the Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia Leucantha), a vigorous grower in a hot climate. Better yet, it blooms twice a year in spring and early winter. One year, we picked the blooms and used them to decorate our Christmas tree! Plants To Attract Birds and the Bees How easy it is
- [Newsletter for July](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-july-2004/) - Six plants that bloom in scorching hot summer weather As summer heat builds, many desert garden plants hunker down, shut off their flowers and most growth, and just try to survive so your garden is probably looking a little dull at this time of year. There are, however, 6 to plant in a simple combination
- [Santa Barbara Botanic Garden](https://hotgardens.net/santa-barbara-botanic-garden-2011/) - To preview other Botanic Gardens in the West, go here. The mission of the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is to show plants from all California ecosystems--from the islands offshore to the high desert to the redwoods of the northern coast. And they do it well in just 80 acres. To preview other Botanic Gardens in
- [Replacing your lawn](https://hotgardens.net/replacing-your-lawn/) - Due to an ongoing drought, this Pasadena homeowner replaced a thirsty lawn with a glorious array of perennials including yellow and red kangaroo paw, sea lavender, purple salvia and, near the front, gray dymondia for a flat ground cover. There is also creeping rosemary lining the stepping stones to the curb. NEW: 6 lawn-free garden
- [Replace Lawn with Ground Covers](https://hotgardens.net/replace-lawn-with-ground-covers/) - Imagine your front yard entirely filled with blooming color for most of the year. This creeping golden Lantana (Lantana montevidensis ) could be your answer for a drought-tolerant, easy care lawn substitute which literally blooms for months on end. Even better--you can throw your lawn mower away! A big mistake that people make when they
- [Private Orchard Garden Las Vegas](https://hotgardens.net/private-orchard-garden-las-vegas/) - A Private Orchard Garden in Las Vegas To preview other Public Gardens in the West, go here A formal parterre and flanking cypress delineate the area between the private inner courtyard and the large rear orchard garden. An orchard of pistachios, almonds and pecans was planted soon after they purchased the property. Until then, the
- [Plants for Retaining Walls](https://hotgardens.net/plants-for-retaining-walls/) - Creating Beauty on Retaining Walls This low retaining wall has been faced with brick and the area behind it filled with drought-tolerant plants which can survive some neglect. In the photo silvery green Helichrysum cascades over the edge. Gigantic upright Agaves and large Flax (Phormium) add drama. In summer the Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) trees provide shade
- [Phoenix Arizona Garden Tour](https://hotgardens.net/phoenix-arizona-garden-tour/) - The Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix To preview other Public Gardens in the West go here The Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix is situated in the center of a natural Sonora desert environment. Rather than focusing on plants in demonstration residential gardens, the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix is a massive collection of dry land
- [Ornamental Grasses](https://hotgardens.net/ornamental-grasses/) - Red Fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum) holds a dominant place in a mixed border that includes white roses, Society garlic, Flax and Star Jasmine. The graceful beauty of Ornamental Grasses In recent years ornamental grasses and other grass-like plants have grown in popularity particularly as accents and borders in rock mulch style gardens. Many are fast-growing,
- [Nut trees for Desert Climates](https://hotgardens.net/nut-trees-for-desert-climates/) - Tasty nuts and lots of shade The endless sunshine in a hot, dry climate creates a welcoming environment for nut and fruit trees. The nut trees, in particular, add refreshing shade to a garden, as you can see in our photo essay on an extraordinary Orchard Garden. Some of these trees need "Winter Chill", a
- [Low Down Dirt in Desert Gardens](https://hotgardens.net/low-down-dirt-in-desert-gardens/) - The low down on desert dirt and soil conditions Desert soil generally falls into one of these categories: rocks, sand, or clay. Or a horrible combination of these. High pH (alkalinity) is the norm. Oh yes, I almost forgot to mention high salt content and the fact that desert dirt, like that shown in the
- [Los Angeles Arboretum](https://hotgardens.net/los-angeles-arboretum-2/) - The northern part of the Los Angeles Arboretum and Botanic Garden To preview other Public Gardens in the West, go here Originally the Los Angeles Arboretum was intended to be a living reference library of trees from around the world, especially flowering trees, that could thrive in the hot, dry climate of Southern California. The
- [Grow Roses in a Hot Climate](https://hotgardens.net/grow-roses-in-a-hot-climate/) - Tips for growing roses in a hot, dry garden We love roses. We grow them. We cut them for bouquets in our home. We spray aphids off their leaves in the mornings. We fertilize them (irregularly) and cut the shrubs back in winter. We are, however, not rose experts by any measure. What a professional
- [Fast Growing Trees](https://hotgardens.net/fast-growing-trees/) - The best fast growing trees for hot, dry desert climates Trees can easily reduce the temperature in your xeriscape garden and on your home's exterior by up to 10 degrees F. in the summer when they are planted on the south and west sides of your home. So here are some of the best fast-growing
- [Descanso Gardens California](https://hotgardens.net/descanso-gardens-california/) - Descanso Gardens blooms almost year 'round To preview other Botanical Gardens in the West, go here Descanso Gardens in La Canada, California is not far from the Huntington Gardens and is among our favorites in California, in part because of its smaller size. You can spend an hour or two and see most of the
- [Botanical Garden at Phoenix](https://hotgardens.net/botanical-garden-at-phoenix/) - The Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix is an enormous collection of dry land and drought tolerant plants of the Sonora desert. Along the main circular trail, shown left, you will see a large variety of cactus and succulents plus native trees and shrubs that grow with almost no water at all. If you ever wondered
- [Beautiful Borders](https://hotgardens.net/beautiful-borders/) - Beautiful Borders in Hot Dry Climates Yes--you can create beautiful flower borders like the ones we all see in magazines -- even though you live in a desert or desert-like climate in Nevada or Arizona or many regions of California. You can have flowers to admire in the garden for months on end or to
- [Tucson Arizona Public Gardens](https://hotgardens.net/tucson-arizona-public-gardens/) - To preview other Botanic Gardens in the West, go here. There is a distinctive Tucson Garden style -- at least in the older, more established neighborhoods. It is, quite simply, native plant gardening at it purest. The annual average rainfall of 12" is usually enough for the plants -- no additional watering required. Many homes
- [Walled Garden](https://hotgardens.net/walled-garden/) - The Walled Garden is a centuries-old tradition That concrete block wall surrounding your home can be a lot more than just the barrier where your property stops and the neighbor's begins. Walled gardens are one of the oldest garden types, going back to the Persians thousands of years ago. In those ancient gardens there were
- [Vines and Climbing Plants for Hot Dry Climates](https://hotgardens.net/vines-and-climbing-plants/) - A garden seat in early summer covered with fragrant climbing pink roses is a lovely haven. Roses, especially David Austen English Roses, grow vigorously in desert climates. But--alas--they do need regular watering. (For more details about growing roses in a desert climate, go here.) How refreshing it is to sit under an arbor on a
- [Leafy Trees for Cooling Shade](https://hotgardens.net/leafy-trees-for-cooling-shade/) - The FanTex Ash 'Rio Grande' gives shade in the summer, golden color in the Fall, and after the leaves fall allows sunlight onto your home to warm it in the winter. See it in early Spring, below. Whether you select a Mediterranean classic, the Olive tree (Olea europea), or a large, fast-growing Fantex Arizona Ash (Fraxinus)
- [Hedges in desert climates](https://hotgardens.net/hedges-in-desert-climates/) - Hedges and shrubs to line and cool garden walls If you have a concrete block garden wall, a row of shrubs along it will cool your garden significantly by blocking the heat absorbed by the wall during the day. And the less heat absorbed means that less heat will radiate out from the wall into the
- [Balboa Park San Diego](https://hotgardens.net/balboa-park-san-diego/) - The Museums and Gardens of Balboa Park To preview other Public Gardens in the West, go here The gardens surrounding the historic buildings in Balboa Park in San Diego are more enhancements to the buildings still standing from the 1915 and 1935 Expositions than strictly botanical gardens. Botanical Building gives shade and fresh air Even
- [Newsletter Winter](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-winter-2007/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: Winter Previous newsletters by month and topic Frozen palms may actually survive Zero Palms. If the recent freezing weather has turned the fronds on your palm trees brown, your palms may have been damaged or destroyed. But do NOT remove these trees immediately nor cut off the seemingly dead fronds. Dry, brown fronds
- [Newsletter Winter](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-winter-2008/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: Winter Previous newsletters by month and topic Wild Fire Stoppers. The firestorms that struck the western Mojave desert regions outside of Los Angeles in October revealed a new use for succulent plants. One homeowner claims that her giant Aloe arborenscens stopped the fire from burning her home. And she may be right.
- [Newsletter Winter](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-winter-2006/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: Winter Previous newsletters by month and topic New Years Resolutions for 2006 and every year into the future! Rather than an ambitious list of positive things to do this year in your garden, we suggest only two. Both can make a significant difference to the planet we all share and to you,
- [Newsletter Summer](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-summer-2008/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: Summer Previous newsletters by month and topic Saving rainfall for your garden Hot Water Season. "Monsoon" season has arrived in the American Southwest. While the hard summer rains are nothing like the drenching daily downpour of the South Asia monsoon, our cloudbursts can add life to your garden if you take steps
- [Newsletter Summer](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-summer-2009/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: Summer Previous newsletters by month and topic In the Descanso International Rose Garden roses are planted by country and in some cases by grower. Nearby the rose garden is the iris collection which blooms in April and early May. This rose, left, is in the Japanese section of the Rose Garden. There
- [Newsletter Summer](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-summer-2006/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: Summer Previous newsletters by month and topic Replacing your front lawn Gas or Grass. We suspect that many of you are now faced with the monthly choice of watering your desert garden lawn or putting gasoline in your car. We offer you a solution - in fact, many solutions. They begin with
- [Newsletter Spring](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-spring-2008/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: Spring Previous newsletters by month and topic Palm trees in the snow Snowy Palms. We were amazed to receive an e-mail photo from a friend in London in early April showing several inches of snow on the small palm tree in her front yard. (What's this? A palm tree in a London
- [Newsletter Spring](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-spring-2011/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: Spring Previous newsletters by month and topic Plants that Hummingbirds Love An Anna's hummingbird is now visiting the Lemon tree (Citrus 'Eureka') outside our kitchen window many times a day. The tree is in full bloom and has become a primary food source for this tiny creature. Some days this hummingbird darts from
- [Newsletter Spring](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-spring-2007/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: Spring Previous newsletters by month and topic Wake Up Call. The sudden, early hot spell in March is Mother Nature's call to gardening action. Will the weather return to normal or stay too hot or too cold? Not even the weathermen seem to know. So be prepared by adding organic mulch to
- [Newsletter Spring](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-may-june-2007/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: Spring Previous newsletters by month and topic Feed your plants now Wake up and eat. As the days become longer and the overnight low temperatures rise, your plants are beginning to come out of winter dormancy. And they are hungry! Over the winter plants have grown slowly underground, spreading their roots ever further
- [Newsletter Spring](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-spring-2004/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter - Spring Previous newsletters by month and topic Yes...plants sweat and it's threatening to them Sweaty Plants. The sudden summer-like heat that has descended upon us in the last few days may have caught some of your new, young plants or transplants unprepared. Like humans, plants “sweat” in the heat. It’s called
- [Newsletter September](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-september-2005/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: September Previous newsletters by month and topic Refresh your garden as summer heat fadesLuminaria Nights. As the weather cools, we can all move back out onto our patios after sundown. And there is nothing quite as lovely as luminarias set around the desert garden patio to add light and atmosphere. While traditionally
- [Newsletter September](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-september-2003/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: September Previous newsletters by month and topic Cool It. You may be eager to start Fall planting, but it is still too hot. Wait a week or two until the temperature drops below 90F for best results. New plants really struggle when it is over 100 degrees F. It is not too
- [Newsletter October](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-october-2005/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: October 2005 Previous newsletters by month and topic Natural Roots. October is it--the best time to plant if you live in the Northern Hemisphere. In the natural environment seeds which have been scattered by Fall winds begin to take root if they have lodged in soil that is agreeable to them. Over winter,
- [Newsletter October](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-october-2004/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: October Previous newsletters by month and topic Cool Time to Plant. Now is the best time to start planting in the American Southwest. Our mild September weather means the earth has already begun to cool down to temperatures friendly to plant roots. The roots will grow over winter and make the plants
- [Newsletter October](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-october-2003/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: October Previous newsletters by month and topic Scorched Earth. The brutally hot summer here in the Southwest ruined many lawns. The usually unnoticeable Kentucky bluegrass found in many Fescue lawn sod and seed mixes suffered terribly and simply died, leaving ugly bare spots. (The Fescue part of the mixture survived for the
- [Newsletter November-December](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-november-december-2005/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: November-December Previous newsletters by month and topic Let's Pretend. In Fall we can pretend we live in benign climates that allow us to grow traditional flowering annuals, such as pansies. In fact, our mild Autumn weather is almost a second Springtime, especially for gardeners who live at lower elevations in the desert
- [Newsletter November-December](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-november-december-2006/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: November-December Previous newsletters by month and topic Too Hot To Bloom. During a recent trip to a local nursery we saw some new shrubs that may solve the hot weather shut-down problem. Every year, after the daily temperature reaches 90F or higher, plants in hot, dry climates stop flowering and stop growing.
- [Newsletter November](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-november-2003/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: November Previous newsletters by month and topic Preparing for winter in dry gardens Cold Air, Warm Soil. After a long, sizzling hot summer, temperatures have dropped abruptly, signaling winter is at our doorsteps. If your garden is below the 4000 foot level you may still have time to install trees and shrubs
- [Newsletter November](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-november-2004/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: November Previous newsletters by month and topic El Nino Yes. No. Maybe. The two big storms in October would seem to signal the beginning of an El Nino year with rainstorm after rainstorm drenching California and the Southwest. But according to scientists at JPL in Pasadena, the El Nino conditions in the
- [Newsletter May and June](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-may-and-june-2007/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: May and June 2007 Previous newsletters by month and topic 90 Fahrenheit is a turning point for hot dry gardens Hot News. By late May TV weathercasters in the U.S. Southwest announced excitedly that the day's temperature reached 100F for the first time this year. For those of us who garden in
- [Newsletter May and June](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-may-and-june-2005/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: May and June Previous newsletters by month and topic Plant a Night Garden Hot Days, White Nights. As the temperature soars, most of us avoid our desert gardens until it begins to cool after dark. That is the best reason to consider planting a Night Garden. (But plant it in Fall or
- [Newsletter March](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-march-2006/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: March Previous newsletters by month and topic Fragrant flowers blooming at night Hot Nights Coming. If you want to add white, fragrant night-blooming plants to enjoy during hot evenings, visit our June newsletter for suggestions about what to plant this Spring to enjoy on summer nights. Gardens that Make Scents Fragrant gardens
- [Newsletter March](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-march-2005/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter March Previous newsletters by month and topic Updating a neglected patio Patios 101. It is time to update your patio and transform that concrete slab behind your home into a beautiful and useful outdoor room--one that feels comfortable even when midday temperatures soar into the triple digits. Some elements to consider: 1)
- [Newsletter June](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-june-2004/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: June Previous newsletters by month and topic The Disappearing Anasazis. The drought in the Colorado River drainage area continues. For the now-vanished Anasazi people this would not be unexpected. They experienced drought centuries ago while living in Arizona. Historic drought continues 2004 winter snows in the Rocky Mountains were below normal and
- [Newsletter June](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-june-2003/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: June Previous newsletters by month and topic 85 And Wilting. Once the daily temperature soars above 85F degrees, most plants begin to slow down for a summer dormancy period. Above 90 degrees, survival is their primary goal. They focus their energies and efforts on creating sugars in their leaves for food and
- [Newsletter July](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-july-2005/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: July The Pros and Cons of using polymer crystals Previous newsletters by month and topic Water Here, Water There, But Not Everywhere. There were days last winter when rain seemed to fall endlessly in some parts of the desert West. In other areas the long-running drought continued. But summer's return has brought
- [Newsletter for July](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-july-2003/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: July Previous newsletters by month and topic Take the Screwdriver Test Not sure whether you are watering your lawn too much or too little? Then try this. Take an 8 inch screwdriver and push it into the ground at various places in your lawn about an hour after you have watered. Do
- [Newsletter for January](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-january-2005/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: January Previous newsletters by month and topicGorgeous Grasses We have added a new page about beautiful ornamental grasses to this website. These are carefree and versatile perennials that survive in a hot, dry climate with little water and fertilizer. You can go away for a week or two in the summer and
- [Newsletter for January](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-january-2009/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: January Previous newsletters by month and topic La Nina Rules. A quick look at a map of world ocean temperatures reveals chilly waters off the coast of Peru -- a sure sign that this is a La Nina weather year. That means low winter rainfall in Southern California, southern Nevada, and other
- [Newsletter for January](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-january-2004/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: January Australian plants for arid gardens One last reminder: brisk winter winds can seriously dehydrate plants so be sure to water them periodically over the winter even if the weather stays chilly. Previous newsletters by month and topic More gardening news for you
- [Newsletter for February](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-february-2005/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: February Previous newsletters by month and topic Signs of Spring Ornamental pears (Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford') and Lilac vine (Hardenbergia violacea) are coming into bloom signaling that winter's end is near. And the Australian native, winter-flowering acacias, which produce dazzling yellow blossoms, should be flowering soon in Southwest desert gardens. The wisteria-like Lilac
- [Newsletter Fall](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-fall-2008/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter - Autumn Previous newsletters by month and topic Frugal Gardening For over 10,000 years frugal gardening has been the way of the world. Instead of buying half-grown plants at a garden center, people planted seeds or divided their existing plants to create more. No instant gratification, of course, but it is a
- [Newsletter December](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-december-2004/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter - December Previous newsletters by month and topic Cold and Thirsty. Do not neglect to water your garden during these colder months. Your plants, in particular, trees, need occasional deep watering in winter. During this season it is not the heat, but the wind sweeping across the desert, that dries plants out.
- [Newsletter Autumn](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-fall-2009/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter - Autumn Previous newsletters by month and topic In praise of Crape Myrtles As summer cools down slowly and the Crape myrtles (Lagerstroemia indica) begin to fade we realize how much with love these brilliant long-blooming trees. When you begin to consider what to plant this Fall add a couple of Crape
- [Newsletter Autumn](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-autumn-2007/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter -- Autumn Previous newsletters by month and topic Chitalpa x tashkentenis trees cast a dappled shade which allows other plants to thrive beneath them. At maturity, a Chitalpa tree will be 25 to 30 feet tall. Developed from North American trees in Tashkent in the old Soviet Union, it arrived in America decades
- [Newsletter Autumn](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-autumn-2006/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter - Autumn Previous newsletters listed by topic and month 2006 New Year's Resolutions Revisited. In our January Newsletter we suggested two resolutions. They will benefit the planet we all share and your desert garden. 1) Change at least one ordinary light bulb to a long-lasting fluorescent or LED bulb and start saving a
- [Newsletter August](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-august-2005/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter - August Previous newsletters by month and topic Hot Walls. While we have entered into the Too-Hot-To-Do-Anything-Outside season, we would recommend that you take a quick foray into your garden during midday and feel how hot those concrete block walls are. Then, during the evening, do it again. This simple test will
- [Newsletter August](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-august-2004/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter - August Previous newsletters by month and topic Congratulations, Caesalpinia pulcherrima! This plant, commonly known as the red Mexican Bird of Paradise, has recently achieved "Highway Plant" status. The California Department of Transportation has planted it along Interstate 15 near Barstow in the Mojave Desert. That means CDOT thinks the Mexican Bird
- [Newsletter August](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-august-2003/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: August List of previous newsletters by month and topic. Summer Break. July rains have given our Southwest desert gardens a break from the heat, but it is still far too soon to begin Fall planting. You should wait until the daytime temperature is consistently below 95 degrees F. which will probably be
- [Newsletter April and May](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-april-and-may_2006/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter - April and May 2006 List of previous newsletters by month and topic Cactus for security Stick 'Em Up. If you want to keep unwelcome guests--either animal or human--away from your home, plant a row of thorny cactus at the edge of your property in place of--or in addition to--a fence. During
- [Newsletter April](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-april-2005/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: April 2005 List of previous newsletters by month and topic The Natural Butterfly Garden. The heavy rains we experienced this winter have given way to gorgeous seas of flowers in our Southwestern deserts. The most amazing and rare bloom is at the southern end of Death Valley where acres and acres of flowers are
- [South Coast Botanic Garden](https://hotgardens.net/south-coast-botanic-garden/) - To preview other Botanic Gardens in the West, go here. Want a colorful, long blooming hedge? Lantana is just one choice.
- [Shore Acres Park near Coos Bay Oregon](https://hotgardens.net/shore-acres-park-coos-bay-oregon/) - To preview other Botanic Gardens in the West, go here. Shore Acres Gardens are located on a high cliff above the pounding surf of the Pacific Ocean and are definitely not hot dry gardens. These gorgeous gardens in a state park are lush, verdant, and quite remote. They are, however, worth the detour from Highway
- [San Gabriel Mission Museum](https://hotgardens.net/san-gabriel-mission-museum/) - To preview other Public Gardens in the West, go here The San Gabriel Mission church is now a parish church with services held regularly. It is open to visitors during the day with access through the gift shop. There is a small entry fee. The Mission San Gabriel Archangel was founded in 1771 as the second
- [San Gabriel Mission Garden](https://hotgardens.net/san-gabriel-mission-garden/) - To preview other Public Gardens in the West, go here Founded in 1771 as the second Mission in California, the current San Gabriel Archangel church was dedicated in 1805. In traditional Spanish style, walled courtyard after walled courtyard make up the garden surrounding the San Gabriel Mission, its dormitories and outbuildings. Originally the courtyards were,
- [San Fernando Mission and Bob Hope Garden](https://hotgardens.net/san-fernando-mission-and-bob-hope-garden/) - To preview other Public Gardens in the West go here I'm going to start with full disclosure: the Mission San Fernando in Los Angeles doesn't have much in the way of interesting gardens except for a recent addition: the Bob Hope Memorial Garden. Mostly the buildings are surrounded by green lawn and trees. There are,
- [Replacing Your Lawn with Pavers](https://hotgardens.net/replacing-lawn-with-pavers/) - If a front garden of yellow Lantana or a boxwood maze sounds a bit over the top for you, consider using pavers to replace your lawn and space them widely enough to allow drought tolerant plantings in between. Or let some of your existing lawn peek through. Depending on the size and shape of the space,
- [Replacing Your Lawn with a Knot Garden](https://hotgardens.net/replacing-lawn-with-knot-garden/) - We have now seen several small front yards where mazes and knot gardens have been created from carefully trimmed boxwood and woody herbs. Because the boxwood is kept short, no one will become lost in the front yard and the pattern can be intriguing. In one, a bloom-ladened rose bush marked
- [Replacing Lawn in Your Parking Strip](https://hotgardens.net/replacing-lawn-in-parking-strip/) - Replacing your entire front lawn can be both time-consuming and costly. You can, however, start smaller by removing that water-guzzling grass in the parking strip between the sidewalk and the street. Not only is this method a less time-consuming and cheaper project, it also will allow you to experiment to see what looks best and
- [Replace Your Lawn with Perennials](https://hotgardens.net/replace-lawn-with-perennials/) - A perennial front yard in full bloom in early summer. This garden includes red flax, purple sea lavender near the front of this photo. Yellow kangaroo paw and true lavender are further back. The kangaroo paw, which comes in several colors, stays in bloom for a very long time and is a good flower to cut for
- [Replace Lawn with Ornamental Grasses](https://hotgardens.net/replace-lawn-with-ornamental-grasses/) - We have seen many attempts at replacing green lawn areas with Red Fountain Grass (Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum') planted in red sandstone rock mulch. All too often we have been disappointed with the results. Usually, the red Fountain Grass is planted too far apart and not given sufficient water. The effect overall looks sparse -- unlike
- [Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden](https://hotgardens.net/rancho-santa-ana-botanic-garden/) - As of March 28, 2020, the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden officially has a new name: the California Botanic Garden. There is a new website for the garden. The goal: A complete collection of California plants In 1927 the garden's founder, Susanna Bixby Bryant, stated that her goal was to..."bring together in a comparatively small area
- [Puerta Plata Dominican Republic Garden](https://hotgardens.net/puerta-plata-dominican-republic-garden/) - A Tropical Garden in the Dominican Republic To preview other Public Gardens in the West, go here This garden is located directly above a beach on the northern shore of the Dominican Republic facing the Atlantic Ocean. Some of the palms are coconut palms. Oscar de la Renta's garden is probably the most photographed in
- [Pots on the Patio](https://hotgardens.net/pots-on-the-patio/) - Pots on the Patio A highly carved stone trough, like this one from India, can make a big impact on an otherwise dull patio. Fill it to overflowing with seasonal favorites. Use Indian fabrics on pillows and your patio with have an exotic mood. After shovels, terra cotta pots may be the most useful items
- [Picking Healthy Plants](https://hotgardens.net/picking-healthy-plants/) - A Checklist For Picking Plants in the Nursery If a plant you bring home is already sickly, damaged, or infested with pests or diseases, it is only going to get worse. Most likely, it will die no matter what you do. It could also infect other plants in your garden. So picking plants in a
- [Perennially in Pots](https://hotgardens.net/perennially-in-pots/) - Perennially in Pots So you want to add some color and greenery to your terrace or patio. Well, you can stop by the nearest nursery or garden center this afternoon and pick up a pot filled with blooming annuals. Water them, treat them well and they will last for a while. Then, once they fade
- [Palms](https://hotgardens.net/palms/) - Palm trees for a backyard oasis For centuries palm trees have been symbols of an escape from the ordinary--of a luxurious haven in the sun-drenched landscape. So what more perfect place for a palm or two than your own garden. But if you are considering planting palms as part of a backyard desert oasis, be
- [Los Angeles Arboretum Southern Section](https://hotgardens.net/l-a-arboretum-southern-section/) - The historic southern part of the Los Angeles Arboretum and Botanic Garden To preview other Public Gardens in the West, go here Lucky Baldwin was the most famous of the previous owners of the Rancho Santa Anita land on which the Arboretum and Botanical Garden is sited. Back in the late 1800s he made a
- [Golden Fan Tex Rio Grande Ash](https://hotgardens.net/golden-fan-tex-rio-grande-ash/) - Fan-Tex 'Rio Grand' Ash Tree is a best choice for leafy green shade in summer and golden Fall color in hot, dry gardens. Not only does the Fan-Tex 'Rio Grande' ash (Fraxinus) thrive in hot climates, it casts dense, dark shade to protect the home from summer heat. The tree in this photo is about 10 years old
- [Getty Villa Gardens](https://hotgardens.net/getty-villa-gardens-2/) - To preview other Public Gardens in the West, go here If you were an enormously wealthy Roman Senator, the chances are excellent that your garden would look very much like the outer Peristyle--the outer garden--of the Getty Villa gardens. It is a classic Roman garden: enclosed by walls, a few palms and shrubs growing in
- [Descanso Gardens in Spring](https://hotgardens.net/descanso-gardens-spring-2011/) - Descanso Gardens in bloom in Spring To preview other Public Gardens in the West, go here The Descanso Gardens in Spring are glorious! The photos below give you a sneak preview of what you will see when you visit the gardens in March and April. In the Japanese Garden the azaleas and cherry trees bloom.
- [Chitalpa Trees in the Mojave Desert](https://hotgardens.net/chitalpa-trees-in-the-mojave-desert/) - Chitalpa is a best choice for leafy shade, summer blooms The Chitalpa (Chitalpa x tashkentensis) is one of the best trees for a hot, dry climate. This hybrid of the desert willow and the catalpa tree needs little water after it is established, blooms for months on end, and provides dappled shade.These trees are very
- [Cactus and Succulents at Huntington Desert Garden](https://hotgardens.net/cactus-and-succulents-at-huntington-desert-garden/) - To preview other Public Gardens in the West, go here The colorful Crown of Thorns (Euphorbia milii) is nestled next to Aloes and a Jade Plant (Crassula ovata) . A pale blue Ice Plant (Delosperma) is the ground cover in the foreground. Cactus and succulents are the ultimate drought tolerant plants. They love the sun.
- [Arlington Garden in Pasadena](https://hotgardens.net/pasadena-arlington-drought-tolerant-garden/) - The inviting Arlington Garden tucked away in Pasadena To preview other Public Gardens in the West, go here Arlington Garden in Pasadena came into being as a group effort, using private resources to transform a neglected vacant lot into an inspiring public garden. The idea for this water-wise garden initially came from two nearby condo dwellers
- [Santa Barbara Garden Tour](https://hotgardens.net/santa-barbara-garden-tour/) - To preview other Botanic Gardens in the West, go here. If your summer includes a trip to Southern California, consider visiting the many gardens in the resort town of Santa Barbara. While there are beautiful gardens everywhere in the city, here are four extraordinary gardens to visit and enjoy. A drought tolerant public garden A
- [Japanese Garden Van Nuys Los Angeles](https://hotgardens.net/japanese-garden-van-nuys-los-angeles-2/) - A Japanese style Water Garden To preview other Public Gardens in the West, go here More gardening news for you
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- [San Luis Obispo Creek Park](https://hotgardens.net/san-luis-obispo-creek-park-2/) - To preview other Botanic Gardens in the West, go here. The San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden on Dairy Road just off Highway 1 is definitely a work in progress. If you are in the area, however, there is a charming park along a creek in the heart of downtown historic San Luis Obispo, planted with
- [San Fernando Mission and Museums](https://hotgardens.net/san-fernando-mission-museums/) - To preview other Public Gardens in the West, go here In the Covento Museum of the San Fernando Rey de Espana Mission in northern Los Angeles you can see the guest quarters for ordinary visitors to the Mission in the early 1800s. One important function of the California Mission system was to provide a place
- [Newsletter September](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-september-2004/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: September Previous newsletters by month and topic Best time to plant is nowHot Footed. Fall is definitely the best time to plant in Western gardens. After all, that is when Mother Nature sows seeds. In the desert southwest, however, you should wait until the average daytime temperature drops into the 90s F.
- [Newsletter June](https://hotgardens.net/newsletter-june-2011/) - Hot Gardens Newsletter: June Previous newsletters by month and topic Astonishing as it may seem the front yard shown, above, is less than one year old. Every inch of the water-guzzling lawn was ripped out and low-water usage plants were installed--fairly densely. This spring these new perennials are blooming beautifully and winning garden awards for
- [Visiting the Dominican Republic](https://hotgardens.net/visiting-the-dominican-republic/) - Visiting the Dominican Republic (Page 1 of 2) To preview other Botanic Gardens go here. A two hour flight from Miami takes you to the Puerto Plata International Airport in the north coast of the Dominican Republic (DR) on the largest island in the Antilles. The town of Puerto Plata on the north coast is the
- [Visit Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic](https://hotgardens.net/visit-puerto-plata-in-the-dominican-republic/) - Visiting the Dominican Republic Page 2: Puerto Plata and Sosua The town of Puerto Plata is the center of a low-key resort area on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic. Beautiful resorts are scattered along this coast facing the Atlantic Ocean. Much of this coastline is still undeveloped. Puerto Plata is home to Brugal
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