Arizona Gardening: Grow Food & Flowers in the Desert
Grow your own vegetables, fruits and flowers in your Arizona home garden. Phoenix (PHX) Gardening provides tips and tricks to create a successful garden.
Learn what to plant, when to plant it, and how to keep your garden growing in Arizona’s hot, dry climate. Get practical gardening advice for Phoenix and the low desert, from vegetable gardens and containers to watering, pests, soil and more.
What do you need Help With?
We break down the essentials, from understanding soil types to picking the right tools. Learn the basics of planting, watering, and caring for your plants.
Start a Vegetable Garden
Step-by-step guidance for beginners.
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Grow Herbs in the Desert
Which herbs thrive in Phoenix heat, and how to keep them alive.
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Grow Flowers & Pollinators
Flowers that attract pollinators & can survive in Phoenix.
Get Started →What Can I Plant Now?
Pick a month to find out what you can plant now.
Three Factors for Gardening Success
Location & Sun
Find out how placement will determine the success of your garden..
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What’s in your soil?
What kind of soil are you working with?
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Water my Garden
Watering tips to keep your plants healthy
Get Started →What to Plant Now?
Are you starting a new vegetable garden or flower garden or looking for tips on how to expand your existing Arizona garden?
Start a Vegetable Garden
Learn how to grow your own food in the desert with our step-by-step guides on planting, maintaining, and harvesting a vegetable garden in Arizona
Gardening is one of the oldest and most popular hobbies. And in Arizona it is not without challenges. Our mission is to is to provide you the information you need to create a a beautiful and bountiful garden in your own backyard. The site provides comprehensive gardening guide on when to plant, and what varieties of vegetables grow best in your Arizona garden or gardening zone 9.
Sharing tips and tricks to grow vegetables, fruits and flowers in the low desert. Find information about what grows best, when to plant, and when to harvest. There are so many beautiful plants that can thrive in your backyard. Our goal is to inspire you to grow your own food and create your own backyard garden retreat.
Raised Bed Gardening in Zone 9
Phoenix sits in gardening zone 9b: hot summers, mild winters, and a fall/winter growing season for most vegetables.
About Us – Phoenix Gardening!
Your Arizona desert gardening resource! Phoenix (PHX) Gardening has been on the web since 2009. My name is Amber and I created this website when we moved into our current home. I wanted to record what I planted, where I planted it, and how well the plant did in gardening zone 9. Phoenix Gardening is a place to share gardening successes, failures and to help foster the love of gardening.
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