by 505 Outside | Sep 6, 2024 | Blog
As one might guess, the subtropics are a great place to grow fruit trees and a particularly good place to find plants that are heat and drought tolerant — sort of a prerequisite for plant selection in a hot, dry place like New Mexico, or at least it should be! The...
by 505 Outside | Sep 6, 2024 | Blog, Landscape Tips, Uncategorized
In a June article in 505Outside, we covered Plants for Passive Rainwater Harvesting. Now we will discuss Passive Rainwater Techniques for the Homeowner. Passive rainwater harvesting allows you to collect rainwater runoff from roofs, patios and driveways as well as the...
by 505 Outside | Aug 1, 2024 | Flowering Plants
Type: Flowering Plant / Deciduous Exposure: Full Sun Water Use: Medium Mature Size: 3’ x 3’ This airy plant bursts with delicate white and pink flowers whirling off of a central stem. In fact, one of its cultivars is called “whirling butterflies” due to the nature of...
by 505 Outside | Aug 1, 2024 | Blog, Landscape Tips, Planting Tips
The jujube is just one of those trees that is extra! Extra fruitful, extra nutritious, extra hardy, extra beautiful. This medium sized tree comes in 400 varieties, many of which are being cultivated and taking root in Albuquerque. The jujube tree, often called...
by 505 Outside | Jul 31, 2024 | Blog
Trees are especially important in arid, urban environments like Albuquerque and Bernalillo County. They provide shade, mitigate urban heat, reduce greenhouse gasses and air pollution, and create wildlife habitat, among many other benefits. All trees, even...
