desert gardening

Your yard is an ecosystem . . . Norm talks about letting nature take its course with Aphids

Norm Schilling has two plants to consider for your yard, if you’re willing to go a little further to find them first.Oxalis triangularis, Purple Shamrock.

Weeds don’t care if they’re legal or not . . . Norm Schilling has a holistic approach to dealing with them.

Spring has Sprung but we had a tough couple of months to start the year. Norm Schilling makes sense of what you’re seeing in your yard.Norm shows how to…

I love planning my garden. Every year, I have to try something new, whether it be a different color of cabbage, or perhaps something I’ve never eaten…

Your yard could already have plenty of tiny plants ready to grow without spending at the nursery this fall.

Aphids come out in their thousands whenever temperatures are above 50°. They’re kind of amazing; you may see none on your plants one day, and an…

Southern Nevada got its first taste of monsoon rain this week, a welcome relief from the extreme heat of late.It might have also been a welcome relief for…

When we last checked in with Norm he was extolling the benefits of a diverse yard of plants to encourage natural pest reduction. . . and there are other…

This probably won’t surprise anyone, but summer gardening in Southern Nevada does present a few challenges. OK, that’s an understatement; it presents a…