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Fall is just around the corner – in fact, it begins tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 22. Although we still have some warm, or even hot, days ahead of us, now is a great time to plant something that will give you some autumn interest. Trees such as Chinese pistache, flame leaf sumac, red oak, golden desert [...]

No Fruit On Your Fruit Trees Imagine, a fruit tree with tons of fruit on it’s branches. Wouldn’t it be nice to pick your choice of fruit from a fruit tree and eat it almost instantly? There are many reasons why trees produce poor quality or no fruit at all. Below are some reasons why [...]

Looking for good quality trees, plants or shrubs in the Las Cruces area? There are numerous big box stores that provide this southwest city with some decent nursery plants. The problem is most are not full time plant nurseries and only cater to the casual gardener. Gardening staff are poorly trained in the proper care, [...]

Crape Myrtles are one of my favorite plants. They have so many colors, varieties and blooms will last 30-60 days providing you do a little dead heading. Crape Myrtles are Drought Tolerant They are actually drought tolerant once they get established.  They do like plenty of water the first year or two.   They will lose [...]