Southwestern Deserts
September, 2011
Regional Report
National News - From NGA Editors
Lemons for Limes
If your garden produced a bounty of vegetables this summer, you may have had more than you and your family could eat at certain times. What to do with all that extra produce? Many of us share with...
Hot Enough for You?
Lots of gardeners across the country would probably answer with a resounding "Yes!" given the extreme heat in many areas this past summer. And the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
Back to Eden
Back to Eden is a new feature documentary that follows one man's revolutionary approach to organic gardening. "It's all about the covering!" is how Paul Gautschi enthusiastically describes his...
Fall Frost Dates
Gardeners are becoming more and more interested in keeping their gardens as productive as possible into the fall and winter months. Whether growing in the open garden or using season extenders...
In the Garden
Masses of Grasses
The heart of a plant aficionado (and I%%%m assuming that you are one) beats a little faster when encountering a plant we don%%%t yet own at our favorite nursery. We pounce, hauling our precious find home without thinking about where it will actually fit...
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Resources
Books
Grasses The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Living Landscapes (Timber Press, 2007, $59.95) offers...
Clever Gardening Technique
Siting Grasses for Special Effects Site ornamental grasses where their flower heads/seed heads will be backlit by the sun%%%s low...
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Regional Reminders
- Continue Planting Cool-Season Vegetables
- Sow Wildflowers
- Adjust Automatic Timers
- Maintain Roses
- Add Flowers for Butterflies
