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".
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When I talk to people from other parts of the country about living in a “desert”, the first thing they usually mention is how hot they imagine it would… -
One of the worst weeds to find in your garden, may not look like a weed at all.Ever look at your garden and discovered an abundance of white-flowered… -
You might have your warm season garden in the ground already, and now you’re wondering how to keep those plants alive through the difficult times ahead.… -
With great fruit and bright red flowers, there’s one tree that seems to have it all. Here’s Dr. Angela O’Callaghan. -
Among the many great things about living in a desert is that we get precipitation infrequently, but in big spring and autumn downpours. Once we see a good… -
Some people might think it’s a bit early to start talking about spring, and cool season planting, but this is Southern Nevada, where the seasons have… -
Would there actually be a partridge in a pair tree – and what about those four calling birds? With a holiday perspective from the garden, here’s Angela… -
When the Halloween season rolls around, my entire neighborhood is festooned with spider webs, witches hanging in front of windows, and pumpkins all over… -
Much as I love summer, with its sun filled hundred and ten degree-days, it’s a nice break when temperatures drop into the 90s. It gets darker earlier, but…
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Too hot to do much? Norm Schilling says plan ahead with plants for low maintenance in summer.
