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Arizona’s Fall Growing Season
Despite the brutality of Arizona’s summers, a huge benefit our region has over others is the rare phenomenon of having TWO growing seasons. Once the temperature has descended consistently below the 100-degree mark and nighttime temperatures creep into the low 70s to mid 60s, we’ve reached the Sonoran Desert’s fall growing season.This is perhaps the […]
Preventing Javelina Damage in Arizona Yards
The Arizona summer presents many challenges due to the weather. The heat can kill plants, or at the very least, weaken their immune systems. When plants are weakened and the weather is hot and dry, desert animals such as rabbits, kangaroo rats, and javelinas come in to eat them up. Javelinas are known for causing […]
How to Water Trees for the Arizona Summer
The Sonoran Desert summer is known for the powerful “dry heat” interrupted by occasional monsoon storms during its latter half. This heat causes stress to plants of all shapes and sizes, from the most robust cactus to the smallest groundcover shrub. Native plants have evolved to handle this stress in the wild, but in manmade […]
Vincas are Everywhere! (Other Summer Flower Options)
After a springtime of beautiful blooms, the summer heat always comes to kill off the pretty flowers, and only the strongest can survive and bloom brilliantly through the 110+ degree days. Most of the time, companies, communities, and individuals alike opt for the most common “Summer Survivor” – the Vinca.Now, don’t be dissuaded – Vincas […]
How To Properly Dig a Planting Hole
How To Properly Dig a Hole for PlantingIt’s an understatement to say that one of the most important aspects of a landscape plant’s long-term health is the strategy with which it is initially installed. The manner in which the initial planting hole is dug is vital to this process, along with how that hole is […]
Turn Your Yard Into a Butterfly Wonderland!
With the springtime comes the planting season! While ELS is planting new shrubs, trees, and cacti from our Wholesale Nursery in communities across the valley, residents are planning what to do with their backyards, planters, and private landscape spaces. Adding native plants is always recommended, as it improves the quality of life of the Sonoran […]
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