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Lupine Seedlings Emerge After Winter Rain
After years of drought we finally got good rain in the High Desert. Lupine seedlings started to emerge in December. I have carpets of them where mud puddles collected. Spring is on its way!
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Tagged Depressional Wetland Plant, Drought Tolerant, Dry Gardening, Facultative Wetlands, High Desert Living, Landscape Design, Low Impact Design, Lupine, Permaculture Garden, Rain Gardens, Success Gardening in the Mojave Desert, Sustainable Garden Plant, Sustainable Living, Swales, Water Wise Plants, Wild Flowers
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California Fuchsia (Epilobium canum) Adds Fall Color to High Desert Gardens
I took a lot of chances on planting California native plants slightly out of their natural range. Most of them didn’t make it. One of the successes, among my favorites, was California fuchsia (Epilobium canun). I planted mine where the … Continue reading
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Tagged California fuchsia, Drought Tolerant, Drought Tolerant Gardening, Drought Tolerant Plant, Dry Gardening, Epilobium canum, Fall Color, Fall Planting, Garden, Habitat for Humming Birds, High Desert, High Desert Gardening, High Desert Living, Home, Humming Birds, Hummingbird Trumpet, Low Impact Design, Mojave Desert Garden, Permaculture, Permaculture Garden, Southwest, Success Gardening in the Mojave Desert, Sustainable Garden Plant, Sustainable Gardening, Sustainable Landscaping, Water Conservation, Water Wise Plants, Xerophytic Gardening, Zauschneria californica, Zauschneria canum
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Rock Outcrops | Observations and Thoughts for a Desert Rain Garden
Rock outcrops show us how lush, green plants such as native cherries can flourish in a desert during a major drought without expensive irrigation water. Continue reading
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Tagged California Native Plants, Desert Gardening, Drought Tolerant Gardening, Ecological Gardening, Environmental engineering, Garden, Gardening Resources, High Desert Living, Landscape architecture, Landscape Design, LID, Low Impact Design, Low Impact Development, Mojave Desert Garden, Native Plants, Ornamental Gardening, Outcrops, Permaculture, Rain Gardens, Rainwater Harvesting, Rock Formations, Stormwater, Stormwater management, Success Gardening in the Mojave Desert, Sustainable environmental design, Sustainable Gardening, Sustainable Landscaping, Sustainable Living, Water Conservation, Water harvesting, Water in the Desert, Water Wise Plants, Xerophytic Gardening
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Fried Egg Plant aka Matilija Poppy Adds Sizzle to Mojave Gardens
My mother introduced me to Matilija poppy when I was a teenager. She planted one in her front garden. The poppy didn’t exactly like where she put it, so it literally moved. It spread by underground stems to where … Continue reading
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Tagged Clonal Plant, Depressional Wetland Plant, Desert Gardening, Drought Tolerant Gardening, Drought Tolerant Plant, Ecological Gardening, Fried Egg Plant, Garden, Great Design Plant, Gully Plant, High Desert Living, Horticulture, Key Point Plant, Landscape Design, Low Impact Design, Matilija poppy, Mojave Desert, Mojave Desert Garden, Native Plants, Ornamental Gardening, Perennials, Permaculture, Plant for Sunset Zone 10, Plant for USDA Zone 8B, Romneya coulteri, Success Gardening in the Mojave Desert, Sunset Zone 10, Sustainable Garden Plant, Sustainable Gardening, Swale Plant, Tree poppy, Underground Stem, USDA Zone 8B, Water Wise Plant, Water Wise Plants, Wild Flowers, Xeriscape, Xerophytic Gardening, xerophytic landscaping, Xerophytic Plant, Zone 10 Xeriscape Perennials
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Mojave Roadside Swale Blooms After Desert Rains
I maintained the grade of the roadside swale and added landscaping to solve problems: flooding of the intersection, unauthorized “off-roading” across my front yard, and unauthorized cement laying in my corner. An additional benefit has been free irrigation water in an area where water is very expensive. Continue reading
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Tagged Biodynamic Gardening, Bioswale, Biotechnology, Depressional Wetland, Desert Gardening, Drought Tolerant Gardening, Dry Gardening, Eco-engineering, Ecological Gardening, Facultative Wetland, Facultative Wetlands, Floodwaters, Garden, High Desert Living, Horticulture, Key Point, Keyline, Keyline Channel, Landscape Design, Low Impact Design, Low Impact Development, Mojave Desert, Mojave Desert Garden, Native Plants, Natural Resource Conservation, Ornamental Gardening, Passive Irrigation, Permaculture, Rain Gardens, Rainwater Recycling, Stormwater, Stormwater management, Success Gardening in the Mojave Desert, Sustainable Gardening, Sustainable Landscaping, Sustainable Living, Swales, Water Conservation, Water efficient, Water harvesting, Water in the Desert, Water Issues, Water Management, Water Stewardship, Water Treatment, Water Wise, Water Wise Plants, Wetlands, Wild Flowers, Xerophytic Gardening
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Mojave Aster
Mojave Aster, is easily one of my favorite plants. It features large blue flowers with a yellow center. When it opened it’s flowers in my garden this morning, I had to share it with you. My Experience Growing Mojave Aster … Continue reading
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Tagged Desert Gardening, Drought Tolerant, Drought Tolerant Gardening, Dry Gardening, Garden, High Desert Living, Mojave Desert, Mojave Desert Garden, Native Plants, Permaculture, Success Gardening in the Mojave Desert, Sustainable Gardening, Sustainable Landscaping, Sustainable Living, Water Conservation, Water Wise Plants, Wild Flowers, Xerophytic Gardening
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“Angelita Daisy”
“Angelita Daisy”, (Tetraneuris ivesiana Greene), provides color and food for bees almost year round. Continue reading
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Tagged Desert Gardening, Drought Tolerant Gardening, Garden, Gardening Resources, High Desert Living, Mojave Desert, Native Plants, Ornamental Gardening, Plant, Success Gardening in the Mojave Desert, Town of Apple Valley, United States, Water Wise Plants, Xerophytic Gardening
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