Desert Flora

Flora Flow Plastic All-In-One Mat has now brought this technology to the home garden. Keep your plants watered and weed free! Professional growers have known for years that drip irrigation and plastic mulch make a winning combination when it comes to...

Keep your plants watered and weed free with Flora Flow Plastic All-In-One Mats!

Flora Flow Plastic All-In-One mat has now brought this technology to the home garden. Keep your plants watered and weed free! Growers have known for years that drip irrigation and plastic mulch make a winning combination when it comes to saving labor,...

Flora Flow Plastic All-In-One Mat has now brought this technology to the home garden. Keep your plants watered and weed free! Professional growers have known for years that drip irrigation and plastic mulch make a winning combination when it comes to...

Flora Flow Plastic All-In-One mat has now brought this technology to the home garden. Keep your plants watered and weed free! Growers have known for years that drip irrigation and plastic mulch make a winning combination when it comes to saving labor,...

Keep your plants watered and weed free!

The universal drip irrigation connector kit works for both single and double drip line mulch and allows you to connect two beds together. Connect the Flora Flow Pressure Regulator (sold separately) to your garden hose and then connect the pressure regulator...

In a previous article I introduced you to a parasitic jungle plant called Rafflesia, the world's largest single flower. I imagine they are a horror to the plants being parasitized, though.Natural History of the Strangest Plant in the World

I made the stupid mistake of deciding to move up some of my hardier plants with me at the time, not fully grasping the brutality of the local weather conditions (just because it's warming up on that end of Los Angeles county means nothing at this end...

Desert hyacinth plants manage to survive in extremely punishing conditions by parasitizing other desert plants. Soil is usually sandy and salty in nature. Also known as fox radish, desert hyacinth () is a fascinating desert plant that produces tall, pyramid-shaped...

Makes walking in shorts in this area a bit uncomfortableObviously there are more species out there, but I have either never seen them or heard of them.Many are so similar in appearance that I suspect there may be some synonymy that is not fully discussed...

Most of the 'tumbleweed' species originate from Asia or Africa, but a few are native to the New World. When I first moved to this small town in eastern Los Angeles county I thought I had moved back in time at first, to the days of the old west when I...

Keep soil moderately moist in spring and summer, but reduce watering in fall and especially winter when the plant is dormant.Fertilize with a dilution by half of a 20-20-20 liquid plant food once per month when the plant is actively growing.

Use a potting mix that drains well and be sure the container has a drainage hole in the bottom. Why is my desert rose not blooming? To give the plant time to adjust, withhold water for a week or two after repotting.Desert rose plants are drought tolerant...

If they are not fresh, it may take longer (if at all). A true beauty in the cactus world, the desert rose, oris both beautiful and resilient. Once the seedlings appear, water only from below.

It is pest and disease free and requires little pruning. The thin, drooping leaves can get up to 12 inches long, filling in the irregular crown of the tree with willowy softness.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1");...

If your plant is of the right age, then you will want to situate the plant so it sits an inch or two higher above the soil line than it did previously.If you are exposing the caudex, please be aware that the newly exposed part is susceptible to sunburn,...

You can also do desert willow pruning to create a multi-branched shrub with a canopy that reaches the ground. If you want to cut back desert willows, first decide the shape you are looking for.You can create a tree with a single tree and a canopy at the...

Remember that these are natives, and native plants know how to fend for themselves.For example, once the plants are established, don't irrigate them. For more information about desert bluebell flowers, read on.So exactly what are desert bluebells?

Plants may be damaged when temperatures reach below freezing, so protection in these situations may be necessary. They are also sometimes known as desert Baileya.Desert marigold plants may reach a foot in height with big, yellow flowers that produce lots...

Desert trumpet tolerates heavy, alkaline soil.You can grow desert trumpet wildflowers if you live in USDA plant hardiness zones 5 through 10 and you can provide plenty of sunlight and well-drained, gritty soil.

This latter palm is probably one of the most commonly grown palms around the world in all sorts of climates from the deserts to the tropics.shot of palm garden in the Living Desert Museum Gardens, Palm Desert, showing a number of fan palms, but also the...

If you'd like more New Mexico olive tree facts or want to learn something about desert olive cultivation, read on.) is also known as desert olive tree because it thrives in hot, sunny regions.

Roses are probably the most widely used flower for decorating dinnerware. Floral patterns have been used to decorate just about everything and appear almost everywhere.They have been used so extensively, that we take them for granted even though we pass...

Many cacti are ornamental for a variety of reasons: their spines, their overall shape and size, or their amazing flowers. But some cacti are simply amazing for the color of their skin.

I obtained some 'strawberries and I created a large gravel laden mound with a lot of compost mixed in. Then it happened! The weather warmed and there was a proliferation of flowers and then those little lime green bumps.

The sea, or to name it more accurately the Indian Ocean seems to mirror the sky but with a greater variation in shades; the white sand underneath produces Mediterranean-like turquoise in shallow creeks, depth and algae turn further spots to dark blue...