growing up a little more every day
If you have a garden in the Tucson area, you have access to a wealth of resources. From natural sites to local nurseries, we’ve got a lot of plant crazy people happy to share their knowledge. However, like me, you might enjoy doing some research …
With months of stay at home orders and quarantines, we’ve all had a lot of time to kill. Some people baked bread, some did lip-syncs or made Tiktoks. Between entertaining a toddler and working from home, my extra hours went into researching landscape design. In …
Well this post didn’t make it out when I had planned for it (uh… 7 months ago!) but here it is! I’m so excited to share our experience in crafting a tortoise habitat and bringing our desert tortoise home for the first time. Everyone, say …
We’re back with another local hot spot! I promise they won’t all be nurseries. Probably. Maybe. You can see all of my Local Tourist posts here. Let’s get started! I have been visiting the Mesquite Valley Growers Nursery for years and years, but it’s been …
For years before cactus became the hot trend they are today, I’ve been admiring our prickly friends – does that make me a hipster for cactus? Either way, there are tons of unique, amazing, beautiful and weird cactus out there. One of my favorite places …
Well you’ve seen the front half of the yard, now let’s check out the back half! I just heard someone call their yard/garden a “yarden” – I like it. Seems fitting. If you missed the first half of the tour of the garden, click here …
This year for my birthday, I had my eye on practical things: a new mailbox, bookshelves, a dining room table. At the top of my list (well remembered by my husband) was a tree for our front yard. Is that weird? It might be weird. …
If you have also been sucked into the #plantlady lifestyle, like me you’ve probably fallen in love with some plants on the internet. Beautiful Instagrams, awesome Pinterest boards and perfectly curated catalogs make interesting and unique plants hard to resist. So – I’ve compiled a …
I’ve always loved plants. From flowers and greenery to cactus and succulents, one of my favorite things to do is to spend time around growing things. While I did keep some plants in pots and containers in the various rentals I’ve lived in, I’ve really …
I have always loved plants, and despite what some of my friends might believe, I haven’t always kept them all miraculously alive. After years of trial and error (and lots of dead plants) I have narrowed down to a few that are winners for me. …