Agaves and Yuccas: Same order, same family, Aloes: Same order, different family

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Always looking to add something special to their garden and landscaping areas here is an often overlooked item that can give you that special touch...Lavender Cotton.

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There are a number of different structures that are suitable for composting in your desert garden.

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There is a form of soil that desert gardeners know well. It’s called caliche (pronounced kah-leech-ay, and it has driven many desert gardeners to desperation.

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There are many varieties of desert plants growing wild, and many of them are wildflowers. Find out how to collect the seeds of these plants for your own garden

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Composting is a method used to convert yard and uncooked food waste into garden humus, rich in nutrients and organic materials. Not only is it conserving resources and protecting the environment, but it also is a great way of enriching poor soils in deser

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Planting desert plants in containers can provide an ideal, low-maintenance garden for limited-space areas.

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It's the next big thing. There will be a world water shortage in the next half century and big companies see profits to be made.

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A number of soil problems can occur when planting roses in a desert garden. Conditions from iron deficiencies in the soil to excesses of alkali salts can affect roses.

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If there are hummingbirds in your area, it’s easy to create a garden that will attract these pretty creatures. To build a habitat in which they will happily nest, you just need to provide them with the components they need: flowers, water, and safe nest

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