by 505 Outside | Jul 1, 2022 | Blog, Flowering Plants
Type: Flowering plant Exposure: Full Sun Water Use: Medium Mature Size: 24” x 24” As its nickname “hummingbird mint” suggests, Agastache is a reliable perennial for attracting pollinators and hummingbirds to your garden. Soft masses of colorful tubular flowers tower...
by 505 Outside | Jul 1, 2022 | Blog, Planting Tips, Watering Recommendations, Waterwise Tips
Congratulations to the ten winners of our first annual Water Authority Desert Friendly Landscape Contest! Thank you for sharing your beautiful gardens with us. They will be an inspiration for others to make the switch to desert-friendly landscapes. A Garden for the...
by 505 Outside | Jul 1, 2022 | Blog, Planting Tips, Watering Recommendations, Waterwise Tips
In these long, hot days of summer, especially if the summer rains don’t come, many plants really suffer from a lack of water. By incorporating native and very adapted plants into the landscape, we can still have attractive landscapes that don’t require a lot of...
by 505 Outside | Jun 1, 2022 | Blog, Landscape Tips, Planting Tips, Waterwise Tips
Propagating cacti is as easy as one, two, three. Remove a pad from an existing cactus. Heavy gloves are your friends. For Cholla, use tongs to grab a stalk. 2. Set cuttings out to dry until the fresh ends of the cut callus over, which is usually in a week or two. 3....
by 505 Outside | Jun 1, 2022 | Blog, Landscape Tips, Waterwise Tips
Congrats to the ten winners of our first annual Water Authority Desert Friendly Landscape Contest! Thank you for sharing your beautiful gardens with us. They will be an inspiration for others to make the switch to desert-friendly landscapes. A transformation from an...
