Past Newsletters
December ’08 – Happy New Year/Meyer lemon pie/Coyote gourd
January ’09 – Winter color plants/No irrigation landscaping/Calibanus
February ’09 – Elegant patios/Drylands Institute/Limberbush
March ’09 – Native pollinators/Frugalscaping/Wolfberry
April ’09 – Water features for animals/Small palms/Tansyleaf aster
May ’09 – Expert tree care/Edible weeds/Creosote bush
June ’09 – Monsoon plants/Summertime reads/Plumbago
July ’09 – DIY native bee habitats/Mesquite trees/Desert ferns
August ’09 – Malagasy stew/Easy container plants/Desert peony
September ’09 – Salvage yards/Shrubs for security & birds/Guayacan
October ’09 – TPAC open studio/George Peterson/Desert senna
November ’09 – Landscape irrigation/Apple spice coffee cake/Chuparosa
December ’09 – Objects from Xmas trees/Seed grown ocotillos/Indigo bush
January ’10 – Staking trees/Controlling packrats/Desert zinnia
February ’10 – Tough vines/Koushary recipe/Yellow flowered agave
March ’10 – Fragrant plants/Spring wildflowers/Western mugwort
April ’10 – Oatmeal cookies/DIY pruning saws/Chiltepine
May ’10 – El Porvenir/Small trees/Banana yucca
June ’10 – Poolside planting/Art & Culture magazines/Coral bean
July – Sept. ’10 – Tucson shopping spots/Mexican anise
Oct. – Dec. ’10 – Landscape grasses/Practical Art
January ’11 – Garden Art/Favorite Blogs
Oct. – Dec. ’11 – Life in dead trees/Open studio tours/Six week muffins
Apr. – Jun. ’12 – Yard art for critters?/Sonoran IX/Another muffin recipe
Oct. – Dec. ’12 – Winter Arts and Crafts/Simple wildlife water holes
March 2013 – Ten tips for a tired garden/Spring art events
Nov. – Dec. ’13 – Plants for tight spaces/Burro weed
Jan. – Mar. ’14 – Bulb gardening/Water probe/Rodeo Days Art Celebration
Apr. – Jun. ’14 – Cactus and Succulent Conference/Lettuce Recipe
Jan. – Mar. ’15 – Perennial Wildflowers/Soil mixes, mulches, and other material
Oct. – Dec. ’16 – Bird-friendly gardening/New Gallery space/Wind Chimes
Additional Resources
Totally Tucson: A list of local plants for desert landscaping
Fragrant plants list: Plants that make scents to include in your garden
Bee sculptures: Why bee habitats are great for gardens and how to build them
Poolside plants: Non-prickly and clean plants for adding greenery to your pool