Question of the Week: Dead Leaves
Q: Are dead leaves harmful to plants or soil? A: They can be - if the dead leaves had disease or pests on them, and they stay near the...


Plant of the Week: Flame Seedless Grape
Flame Seedless Grape Vitis Vinifera 'Flame Seedless' Zone 7-9 If you are looking to put a vine of some sort in your yard this may be the...

Transformation Tuesday: Time For A Little Change
This beautiful yard started off with beautiful rock work and mature plants! However, the client wanted a change. The carpet of juniper...


A Winter Spruce Up!
Happy February from Desert Rose! In this month's blog, we will review a couple of methods of how to spruce up your yard during the winter...
Question of the Week: Fertilizer
Q: Does fertilizer really make that much of a difference? A: Yes! Fertilizing gives plants the needed nutrients (building blocks) for the...


Plant of the Week: Lavender Cotton
Satolina chamaecyparissus Lavender Cotton Zone 7-9 Finely textured gray-green foliage provides a beautiful backdrop for highlighter...

Transformation Tuesday: More new construction!
This Transformation Tuesday is also new construction, and in fact, is the neighbor’s house! The client liked what we did next door and...


Question of the Week: More Ground Cover Options!
Q: What are some good groundcover plants for our garden? A: It really depends on what you're looking for. If you want an evergreen...


Plant of the Week: Soft Leaf Yucca
Soft leaf yucca Yucca pendula Zone 7-9 Long, bluish-green foliage gracefully bends on this unique-looking yucca. Blooms white flowers in...

Transformation Tuesday: New Construction
This brand new home was almost finished and needed a spruced-up yard. The client wanted a sharp, clean-looking landscape with a flagstone...