Thanks to our mild winters, gardening in Arizona is nearly year round. Find out what to plant in Phoenix, Arizona and the best time of year to grow vegetables, flowers, fruit, shrubs, vines and trees.
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How to Grow Chives in Gardening Zone 9b
Chives have a subtle onion flavor or a mild garlic flavor depending on the variety chosen. The botanical name for chives is Allium schoenoprasum.
Add fresh chives for some mild flavor to just about any dish. You can also add them to salads, stews, and soups.
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How to Grow Freesia in the Arizona Desert: Gardening Zone 9b
Fragrant freesias may not be the first flower that comes to mind when you think of desert gardening, but this perennial can and does grow in the Phoenix area. They are part of the Iris family or Iridaceae, which also grow very well in this gardening zone.
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Grow Borage in the Desert & Gardening Zone 9b
Borage is traditionally a medicinal plant. All parts of the plant including stems, leaves, flowers and seeds are used medicinally. From a culinary standpoint, Borage leaves and flowers, and stems are used in salads, as garnishes and in tea.
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50+ Gardening Words You Need to Know
Welcome to the world of gardening! Once you’re here you’ll find a lot of gardening words you may not have heard before. There is nothing worse than trying to figure out what someone is referring to when you are just learning something new, so we created a list.
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How to Start Seeds Indoors
There are many benefits to starting your seeds indoors, however my favorite reason to is because then I can garden all year.
In this post we’ll talk about the benefits of starting seeds early, when to start seeds indoors in Phoenix, the best vegetables to start indoors, and how to set up your germination station.
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