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| Bamboo in my garden Surprisingly this grows well in AZ even without added water. I was afraid it would become invasive, but it seems to not expand without added water, but is a pretty spring green year round. |
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| Iris in my garden I planted many bulbs of irises last Fall, but did not have great luck with getting lots of flowers probably due to the gophers, but this is one that did bloom in it's first year! |
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| Gopher Plant or "Gopher kill" There are many varieties of euphorbia. Gopher purge (Euphorbia lathyrus), also known as gopher spurge or mole plant, does not necessarily repel gophers, but the latex found in its roots, leaves and flowers is poisonous. Once the animal gnaws on the plant, it will become sick or die. When gopher purge is planted in the gopher’s main tunnel, it will protect other plants from the gopher’s teeth. Living down by Oak Creek, we have an abundance of gophers! That is probably why most of my bulbs end up becoming gopher food! |
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| Mulberry catkins These are pretty, but messy as they drop off the tree before the leaves come out.and we have two large trees in front of our house. This year we probably will be leaving before they completely drop. |
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| Lavender among the red rocks This is another plant that seems to like both my Arizona and Canadian garden, but thrives more in my Canadian garden. I have several lavender shrubs now in Canada. The snows protect it during the winter. We will be in New Mexico for most of the rest of the month which is probably my favorite state overall. We lived in NM for over 5 years of the past 15 and we are planning to move back when we find the right situation. We want to live on a large parcel of land with some other like minded quiet artistic types. For us, the "quiet" part of community is most important. Minimal engine noises, minimal dog noise, dark night skies, affordable housing, and respectful neighbors are what we are looking for. Anyone know of such a place???? |
