Looking at Landscape Trends
A lot has changed over the last year. With people spending so much time at home during the pandemic, outdoor design has become quite the hot topic. From cleaning up […]
Ceratonia siliqua Carob, St. John’s Bread Large-sized tree
Carob is a large evergreen reaching thirty to fifty feet tall and forty feet wide with a dense branching habit. This tree has smooth, grayish bark and large, round, leathery, […]
Agave vilmoriniana, Octopus Agave
The thick-leafed plant with its curved, twisted, pointed, bluish green leaves resembles an octopus. It reaches heights of four feet with a six- foot spread. At the end of its […]
Acacia cultriformis – Knifeleaf Acacia Small to medium-sized tree
This drought-resistant, multi trunk evergreen grows twelve to fifteen feet tall and wide. It has an open growth habit with interesting twisted or drooping branches that support small, grayish green, […]
Ficus Carica or Common Fig, Edible Fig Medium-sized tree
The common fig tree is a deciduous, spreading, multi-trunk tree with smooth, gray bark that grows to heights of fifteen to thirty feet and has a wide but low, open […]
Bulbine frutescens – Shrubby Bulbine Groundcover
The succulent evergreen with fleshy, smooth, aloe-like green leaves is low maintenance and easy to grow. It spreads by underground rhizomes, creating clumps of growth that reach heights of eighteen […]
Cordia boissieri – Texas Olive Medium-sized tree
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 […]
Grevillea robusta – Silk Oak Tree Large-sized tree
This fast-growing evergreen tree will reach heights of forty feet or more with a twenty-thirty foot spread. It creates a tall silhouette with a mass of thick green fern like […]
Dalea capitata – Lemon Dalea
The foliage and flowers have a lemony fragrance. Small, pea-like, yellow flowers appear on short spikes in spring and fall and attract bees and butterflies. It likes full sun and […]
Cupressus arizonica – Arizona Cypress Large-sized tree
This fast-growing evergreen reaches heights of thirty to forty feet and spreads twenty feet with a pyramid shape and horizontal spreading branches. Its striking leaf colors range from silvery blue […]