Our desert gardeners provide 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 the 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.
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It’s a good time to get some pruning done says desert gardener Norm Schilling, and the pros and cons of the African Sumac. -
Not too long ago, I was talking with a friend about life in the Mojave Desert. When I mentioned that I was starting to prepare my autumn garden, she told… -
A few days into fall, there’s a quick payoff to some maintenance in your yard. -
Since we have four or five growing seasons here in the great American Southwest, we’re able to ask the question that gardeners in many other regions only… -
Some plants are surviving the summer in your yard . That doesn’t mean they’re happy. Norm Schilling offers his advice. -
Norm Schilling has profiles of figs and pomegranates – two fruits that thrive in the desert.
