Trees/Shrubs/Vines

Salt Tolerant Plants

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SALT TOLERANT PLANTS High Salt Tolerance Atriplex semibaccata – Australian saltbush Drosanthemum speciosum – Ice Plant Lonicera japonica – Japanese honeysuckle Portulaca species – Portulaca Rosemarinus officinalis – Rosemary Sessuvium verrucosum – Sea purslane  …

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Rabbit Resistant Plants

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RABBIT RESISTANT PLANTS Here are a few tips on how you can make your landscape rabbit resistant. Use plants that are large enough to withstand nibbling. If plants are small, cage with chicken wire. Experiment…

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Bulletproof Plants

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BULLETPROOF PLANTS…. …are rough and forgiving, durable, useful, beautiful, AND tolerate a wide range of growing conditions. Shrubby Bulbine – Bulbine frutescens (clumping succulent, perennial, 10 degrees) Sun: filtered shade in summer; full sun in…

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Cold Hardy Plants

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COLD TOLERANT PLANTS If you have decided to replace plants that were lost in the hard freeze with more cold-tolerant selections, here is a list of plants that we left unprotected during the recent cold…

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Planting Trees and Shrubs

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HOW TO PLANT LANDSCAPE TREES AND SHRUBS It is best to plant a tree or shrub when the rootball is moist (not soggy). When possible, water your plants, in their nursery containers, about 12 hours…

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Bougainvillea

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BOUGAINVILLEA In its native South America, bougainvillea is an evergreen, shrubby vine. In Tucson, bougainvillea is subject to damage during our sub 32 degree nights. Best planted against a warm south or west facing wall…

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The Advantages of Fall Planting

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THE ADVANTAGES OF FALL PLANTING by Bill Harlow One of the most often asked questions is: Is there a BEST time to plant trees and shrubs? The answer is “yes.” Although in Tucson we are…

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