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We carry these cactus, agave, yucca, and more. Sizes may vary from 1 gal, 5 gal, or 15 gal. Please note selection may vary depending on time of year. Trees Mastic 'Pistacia Lentiscus' Full sun Moderate/ Low water Litter free Great for shade Very slow growing Chilean Mesquite 'Prosopis Chilensis' Full sun Moderate water No thorns Blooms yellow Great for privacy/shade Fast growing Native Mesquite Full sun Moderate water Drought tolerant Great canopy Hardy Has thorns Blooms yell

We carry these cactus, agave, yucca, and more. Sizes may vary from 1 gal, 5 gal, or 15 gal. Please note selection may vary depending on time of year. Cactus: Totem Pole 'Pachycereus schotti f. monstrosus' Full sun Low water No thorns Drought resistant Slow growing Purple Prickly Pear /Opuntia Santa-Rita Full sun Low water Blooms yellow in spring Moderate growth rate Beaver Tail Prickly Pear 'Opuntia Basilaris' Full sun Low water Flowers fuchsia in spring Slow growing Spineles

We carry these aloes, succulents, and more! Sizes may vary from 1 gal, 5 gal, or 15 gal. Please note selection may vary depending on time of year. Elephants Food 'Portulacaria Afra' Part sun/ part shade Low water Hardy Easy to propagate Aloe Vera 'Medicinal Aloe' Morning sun/ afternoon shade Low water Great for cuts/burns Cape Aloe 'Aloe Ferox' Morning sun/ afternoon shade Low water Heat and frost hardy Blooms orange late winter/early spring Blue Elf Aloe Morning sun/ afterno

We carry these vines and more! Sizes may vary from 1 gal, 5 gal, or 15 gal. Please note selection may vary depending on time of year. Jasmine Carolina 'Gelsemium Sempervirens' Morning sun/ afternoon shade Moderate water Blooms yellow Attracts hummingbirds Star Jasmine 'Trachelospermum Jasminoides' Morning sun/ afternoon shade Moderate water Blooms white fragrant flowers Attracts hummingbirds Hacienda Creeper Morning sun/ afternoon shade Moderate water No blooms Fast growing P

Angelita Daisy 'Hymenoxys Acaulis' Full sun Small shrub Blooms yellow spring-fall Drought tolerant Creosote 'Larrea Tridentata' Full sun Shrub Drought tolerant Blooms yellow spring-fall Hardy Purple Fountain Grass 'Pennisetum Setaceum' Full sun Shrub Drought tolerant Blooms purple in spring Pink Muhly Grass 'Muhlenbergia Capillaris Lenca' Full sun Shrub Drought tolerant Blooms late summer-fall Damianita Daisy 'Chrysactinia Mexicana' Full sun Shrub Blooms yellow spring-fall Dr

We carry these shrubs and more! Sizes may vary from 1 gal, 5 gal, or 15 gal. Please note selection may vary depending on time of year. Tropical Bird of Paradise 'Strelitzia Reginae' Morning sun/afternoon shade Shrub Blooms orange/purple in spring Beautiful bird-like flower Natal Plum 'Carissa Macrocarpa Boxwood Beauty' Morning sun/ afternoon shade Shrub Blooms white spring-summer Moderate water Compact shrub Gardenia Morning sun/ afternoon shade Shrub Blooms white spring-summ

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Some plants javelinas won't bother include: Gopher plant Euphorbias Firesticks Scented plants that include but not limited to: Rosemary Salvia Society Garlic Lavender Euryop Daisies Snapdragons Bacopa Please note, that this is for reference and we cannot guarantee they still won't attempt to bother these plants.

The reason for the cacti and agave’s turning yellow during the summer, is a result of a sunburn due to the brutal temperatures we have here in Arizona. However there is always a solution to everything! Shade cloth can be used to protect the plants from getting sunburnt. Another suggestion is to consider planting a shrub or perennial on the west side of the plant or just about anything that provides shade to relieve some of the sun’s intensity on the plant! Proper location is

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No deeper than what the container shows on the plant and twice as wide as the container horizontally.

Best time to prune roses in Arizona are around Feb-March, jus as the weather starts to warm up a bit!

If there are no natural pollinators like humming birds or bees they wont flower, which means no fruit. Watering could also be an issue. Citrus trees do best if they are heavily watered, and then given time to dry out between waterings. The amount of times the tree should be watered all depends on the soil it is in. But, trees typically need to be watered every one to two weeks in the summer, and every three to four weeks in the winter.

No, not in Arizona because herbs and tomato plants are annuals here.

The ideal planting time is from September to April but this also depends on what you are trying to plant. If planting flowers, they can be planted anytime of the year because a lot of the flowers we carry are annual, with the exception of a few perennials. Each season we bring in new flowers that grow well with the weather. For example, we start bringing in our winter/spring flowers around the end of September and they will last you all the way through May! When summer hits,

Healthy Bougainvillea Leaves Unhealthy Bougainvillea Leaves The cause of your bougainvillea looking non-pleasing is due to caterpillars! The black dots are from the caterpillar waste. This usually happens during monsoon season, around October- November. Many people say, “well we don’t see any caterpillars on there.” This is because they hide in between the flowers and curl themselves up. But don’t worry! This can be solved using malathion or thurcide, a highly concentrated li

This all depends on the amount of light it is getting, whether its indoor or outdoor, the temperature, etc. Generally however, cacti and succulents like to dry out in between watering. But, when it is time to water, soak the soil until water runs freely from the drainage holes. During the plants resting period which is usually around mid-late fall until the warmer days of spring, the water should be withheld. Each time we water the plants, the surplus of water washes out some

Citrus should be fertilized in February, May, and September; One time during each of those months followed through with a deep soaking.