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Ruth's Tips: Late summer blooms3 Sep 2010 at 4:06pm
Walnut Creek's Ruth Bancroft is a national authority on drought-resistant gardening. Twice a month she and her staff share their knowledge with Times readers.
Homegrown Gardener: Sylvia Rose1 Sep 2010 at 2:35pm
Sylvia Rose may be 70, but she's well up to the task of replacing her lawn with an edible garden.
Top 10 garden myths28 Aug 2010 at 6:27am
We know, we know. Grandma taught you how to garden, but that doesn't mean she was right about your garden. Erle Nickel gives us the skinny on garden hits and myths.
Agri experts link climate change to pest growth27 Aug 2010 at 4:42pm
The province has sustained its annual vegetable production average of 500,000 metric tons despite abnormal weather changes attributed to climate change.
Think about preserving water25 Aug 2010 at 2:33am
Saturday update Water: Some say it?s poised to become the new gold. According to the California Department of Water Resources, if more supplies aren?t found by 2020, the region will face a shortfall nearly as great as the amount we consume today.
Ruth's Tips: Acacia craspedocarpa20 Aug 2010 at 4:20pm
Walnut Creek's Ruth Bancroft is a national authority on drought-resistant gardening. Twice a month she and her staff share their knowledge with readers.
Plant Palette: Caryopteris20 Aug 2010 at 4:40pm
It seems this time of year as if our gardens are just asexhausted in the heat as we are. Some might say their garden justlooks "tired out." We've waited in anticipation for spring andsummer's colorful displays, and by August, sometimes, plants arelooking a bit stagnant and worn.
Deer resistant plants in Victoria County18 Aug 2010 at 4:40pm
You can really love deer until they eat all your plants and flowers. They love to nibble on shrubs and plants, and that destroys gardens. With the expansion of our cities out into the country and the suburbs, deer have become a problem for an increasing number of gardeners.
Creating a Beautiful Bamboo Garden
Couldn't be Easier, with this Expert Guide...
Cram-packed with 50 pages of information and colour photographs, "Bamboo Death?" is a
virtual encyclopedia of tips, tricks, techniques, and secrets for bamboo enthusiasts. Using this Guide
will make sure your bamboo thrives in your garden.
Beautiful Southwestern Shade and Ornamental Trees. Looking for low water type trees? Check out descriptions below. Many are evergreen and some have fantastic blooms and color.
The Afghan Evergreen Pine Tree - Scientific Name: Pinus eldarica It loves full sun but can tolerate some shade. This is a fast growing evergreen tree and can used as border landscaping. It Can grow up to 80ft. tall and 30ft. wide. This is a very drought resistant evergreen pine tree. Trim bottom branches for quicker shade. They do drop numerous pine needles and cones so there will be maintenance involved. This is also called a Mondell Pine and Desert Pine. Can be planted in USDA zones 8-10
Desert Willow tree - Scientific Name: Chilopsis linearis Sun: Loves Full Sun - USDA Zone 8 - 9. The Desert willow grows to about 25ft tall. If you are looking to attract hummingbirds then this is the tree to get. Beautiful light purple blooms very hardy shrub or tree. Very drought tolerant once established. They drop some pods during fall time. Great stand alone or border tree, deciduous in the southwest USA.
Mesquite Tree/Shrub - Scientific Name: Prosopis juliflora Full Sun - USDA - Zone: 7 - 10. Mesquite trees have green foliage and are deciduous. Large sweet edible pods on branches. Very drought tolerant tree. Grows about 15-20ft tall and wide. Has large thorns can be easily trained as a tree. They will grow much taller in a tree form. Or leave alone to use as a border shrub.
Mimosa or Silk Tree - Scientific Name: Albizia julibrissin. Loves Full Sun - USDA - Zones: 6b thru 9. The Mimosa can withstand droughts. They have beautiful pink spike blooms at top. Can grow up to 30ft. tall and sometimes wider. Excellent shade tree. Very little maintenance other than fall foliage.
Vitex Tree or Chaste Tree Scientific Name: Agnus-castus. Full Sun - USDA Zones 6-10. The Vitex tree or shrub. Also called the chaste tree. Can grow to about 40-25ft. tall and wide. Very low water once established. Beautiful spiky dark blue blooms late spring early summer. Very narly looking tree during winter.
Live Oak Tree - Scientific Name: Quercus virginiana. Full Sun - USDA Zones: 8-10 Southern Live Oak - Can grow up to 70-80ft. Live oak is a long-lived, massive, evergreen shade tree. Its horizontal branches form a broad rounded canopy. This tree loves full sun and is a slow grower. Moderate water once established. You can form this tree into almost any shape.
Ocotillo Tree - Scientific Name: Fouqueiria splendens. Full Sun - USDA zone 8 & 7a - 7b The Ocotillo is more of a shrub no real shade but has beautiful bright orange spring blooms. Large vicious type thorns used for border plant. Green foilage in summer and grey in winter about 8-10ft tall. Once established can survive with desert rain only.
Southwestern Chitalpa Tree - Scientific Name: Chiltalpa tashkinensis Full Sun - USDA zones 7-8 (roots are hardy to zone 6) This tree grows to about 25 - 30ft. tall and wide. Beautiful pink all summer long blooms. Fast grower and very drought resistant.
Chinese Pistache Tree- Scientific Name: Pistacia chinensis Loves Full Sun - USDA Zones: 4-10 This Southwestern tree is a desirable ornamental with attractive, umbrella-like crown. Lustrous green leaves turn a brilliant orange crimson color in fall. Very drought tolerant, deciduous and extremely handsome tree. About 30-40 ft. tall and wide. Does well in the desert heat.
Magnolia Trees - Scientific Name: Quercus virginiana. Full Sun/Shade - USDA zone 8b - 10 Grows up to 60ft tall and about 40-50ft wide. Beautiful evergreen tree that will shed leaves in spring. Slow grower, not really drought resistant but has large white fragrant blooms during early summer. Does better with shade. There are numerous varieties/species. They will do quite well in the Southwestern heat but will need additional watering.
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Are We Being Efficient Enough With the Use of Water in Our Gardens?3 Sep 2010 at 9:47am
We cannot all afford reed beds and green water systems but we can take small steps by mulching soil, planting drought resistant plants and recycling water. There is a huge opportunity for new homes builders to act on these issues but ...
Hormone abscisic acid and drought-resistant plants (Fox21 News / UW)25 Aug 2010 at 1:20pm
Read at : Google Alert ? drought http://www.fox21online.com/news/uw-researchers-look-drought-resistant-plants UW researchers look into drought-resistant plants By Chuck Quirmbach, Wisconsin Public Radio MADISON (WPR) A newly-published ...
Hormone and drought-resistant plants (Google / Fox21 News / UW)25 Aug 2010 at 2:52pm
UW researchers look into drought-resistant plants By Chuck Quirmbach, Wisconsin Public Radio MADISON (WPR) A newly-published UW-Madison study may help understand how some plants withstand.
New research in drought-resistant plants leaps ahead at UW-Madison24 Aug 2010 at 8:07am
Wisconsin NewsFarmers may no longer have to worry about droughts if new research at UW-Madison reaches its potential. Scientists have discovered 50 proteins that can help plants live without water. Continue Reading.
Simple Family Water Conservation Techniques to Save You - Frugal ...3 Sep 2010 at 8:00am
Create a low-water landscape: Plant only native and drought-resistant plants, reduce the amount of turf in your yard by placing mulch or planting ground covers and use a drip irrigation system instead of a sprinkler system. ...
Save Water With Greywater & Drought Resistant Plants19 Aug 2010 at 4:40pm
Here are two ways to continue saving water: establish a greywater system to irrigate your garden, and plant more drought resistant plants in your yard. A Berkeley group called "Greywater Action" is holding a class on using greywater ...
Drought resistant plants (Spore) | DESERTIFICATION30 Aug 2010 at 4:29pm Drought resistant plants. There are many local varieties of African plants that have a natural resistance to drought, but their yields are low. Improving their output is high on the agenda for researchers. ...
Drought-Resistant Plants for Your Garden3 Jun 2010 at 11:03am
A lists of easy to get plants for your garden that will beat the heat and look great this summer.
Planting Drought Resistant Gardens ? Slimnova.com2 Sep 2010 at 12:13pm
Buy drought resistant plants. Visit your local nursery and ask the specialists for a list of drought resistant plants. Keep in mind that it's best to buy locally grown plants since they will be used to the local weather conditions. ...
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