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Every week one our desert gardeners provides expert advice on making your desert garden bloom. They'll take you to some of their favorite landscapes in Las Vegas and introduce you to horticultural experts working in Southern Nevada.

Angela O'Callaghan is Associate Professor, Nevada Cooperative Extension - Specialist in Social Horticulture. Norm Schilling is owner of Schilling Horticulture Group in Las Vegas. His prior experience includes horticulture supervisor at UNLV and lead groundskeeper at the Gardens at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve (formerly the Desert Demonstration Garden). He's an ISA certified arborist and teaches a variety of horticulture and tree care topics. You're invited to submit questions to Desert Bloom.

Check out Norm Schilling's list of "Wonderful Plants on the Cheap and Easy" and "Norm's Favorite Desert Trees".

Send your comments to letters@knpr.org.

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

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This Past Summer

Nov 07, 2017

The calendar has told us for weeks, but now it feels like fall Southern Nevada. Before you head to the nursery, Norm Schilling reflects on temperature trends that can guide you.

Friday, September 1, 2017

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Desert Bloom
Skyflower is an eyecatching purple and flourishing through the heat.
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Summer Plants

Sep 01, 2017

Labor Day means gardeners can survey their yards and take stock of what made it through the heat. Who won in the annual survivor contest in your yard this summer?

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Friday, August 25, 2017

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Lantana
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Summer Heat

Aug 25, 2017

Over the past few weeks, many people have been telling me just how tired they are of the summer.

No wonder.

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Saturday, August 12, 2017

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Norm and his Redbud Tree
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Damage from Summer Weather

Aug 10, 2017

Norm Schilling didn’t like his crepe myrtle so he’s not sad it was a casualty of the storm. That and more thoughts on the impact of our summer weather.

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Friday, July 14, 2017

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Tumbleweed
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Tumbleweeds

Jul 14, 2017

When I first moved to the great American Southwest, I took a drive up to Mesquite to see some more of Clark County. It happened to be quite a windy day on the I-15.

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Friday, May 26, 2017

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Bermuda Grass
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Norm Hates Bermuda Grass and So Should You

May 26, 2017

When do you need to a grow a lawn?

When you want to kill a lawn. Norm Schilling explains.

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Friday, April 21, 2017

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Weeds

Apr 21, 2017

When I got back from vacation a couple of weeks ago, I couldn’t believe how wild my garden had grown in just a short period.

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Trichocereus hybrid "Flying Saucer"
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Cactus Flowers

Apr 21, 2017

Feeling a little envious of those magnificent cactus flowers you're seeing around? Norm Schilling tells us how to get them in this edition of Desert Bloom.

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Friday, March 24, 2017

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Shamrock
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Norm Welcomes Spring

Mar 24, 2017

Take a small step for big rewards this Spring. Norm Schilling is in the yard with that advice.

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Friday, March 3, 2017

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Tomatoes
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Tomatoes

Mar 03, 2017

This might be the year that you start growing your own – vegetables.

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