Don’t Miss These Books! “The Art of Southwest Landscaping” and “Design Build & Bloom” By Dawn Fried, Vice President at Horticulture Unlimited
The Art of Southwest Landscaping is the second in a series on landscaping in the desert regions of the Southwest. It is dedicated to the wide variety of delightful desert […]
Baja Fairy Duster – Calliandra californica
This evergreen grows six feet tall and wide with upright branches, light gray, somewhat hairy stems that become darker with age. Its dark green divided, tiny leaflets give this plant […]
‘Sticks On Fire’ – Euphorbia tircucali
This endangered species is recognized for its light green, pencil-thin, bushlike branches with miniature leaflets. It is fast-growing, reaching heights of eight to ten feet or more in the southwest […]
Artichoke Agave – Agave parryi var. truncata
This slow-growing, clumping agave has short blue-gray leaves and grows two to three feet tall and two to four feet wide, resembling an artichoke, as its common name implies. It […]
Announcing 2023 Excellence in Landscaping Awards from ALCA
2023 Excellence in Landscaping Awards from ALCA The 2023 Annual Arizona Landscape Contractors’ Association awards was held on November 18th, celebrating 47 years for this prestigious landscaping award competition. We […]
Golden Rain Tree – Koelreuteria paniculata
Golden rain tree is a deciduous, single-trunk specimen with a multiple spreading branch pattern up to thirty or forty feet tall and wide. It produces a rounded canopy with dense […]
Arizona Ash, Velvet Ash – Fraxinus velutina
This fast-growing, deciduous tree reaches thirty to forty-five feet and spreads twenty-five to forty-five feet or more, depending on conditions. It produces dark green, three- to six-inch-long leaves that are […]
Jerusalem Sage, Phlomis fruticosa (Medium-sized, perennial shrub)
Jerusalem sage is a fast-growing, warm-sea- son plant that reaches three to four feet tall with an equal spread. The semi-woody evergreen plant has fuzzy, grayish green, textured leaves and […]
Texas Olive – Cordia boissieri
Texas olive is an evergreen to semi-deciduous tree, reaching fifteen to twenty feet tall and about twenty-five feet wide. It has multiple trunks with a dark gray bark and deep […]
Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac – Buddleja davidii
The medium to fast-growing semi-evergreen produces long, arching canes and grows in a weeping habit to eight to ten feet tall, spreading four to eight feet. As its name implies, […]