This week on Garden Time Tips Eric brought to the show hardy tropical plants that are drought tolerant and never need to be covered on a frosty night. Ancanthus mollis or Bears Breeches is a large leafed perennial from the Mediteranean that stays green all winter. The leaves are big like an Elephant Ear Philodendron followed by three foot spikes of purple, green and white flowers. The Bears Breeches goes dormant in the hot dry summer making it perfect for our climate.The Fatsia japonica or Japanese aralia have large deeply lobed leaves that stay green through a Tucson winter. The Trachyacarpus fortunei or Windmill palm is one of the hardiest palms around, so hardy it even grows in Vancouver Canada. To add fragrance to your winter garden use Osmanthus fragrans or Sweet Olive it blooms through the winter with small white flowers that smell like Apricot.

You can watch "Garden Time Tips" and Horticulturalist Eric Clark every Thursday at noon on channel 13 KOLD News. For more information or directions to the Nursery call 546-9200. Our horticulturalist Eric Clark will be available at the store Sunday through Thursday every week during normal business hours. So come down and Ask the Expert.

If you have purchased plants to be delivered and/or planted recently Click here to check on your Delivery & Planting Schedule. If you have any questions please call us  at (520) 546-9200

THIS MONTH - March

Its time to hang some hanging baskets, repot those tired arrangements and add a new plant.

WATERING INSTRUCTIONS - If you have any questions regarding watering your new plant Click here for watering instructions. Give us a call if you have any specific question (520) 546-9200.

DESIGN A GARDEN - It's Free!!

A sketch and plan service is now available for all those gardeners who want to get their garden into shape. This service is designed to help you create the garden that best fits your needs. Our Garden Professions will be able to assist you in choosing the appropriate plants and placements by creating a simple sketch - pop down to the store today for more details and pickup your sketch packet and Design a Garden

If you would like to view a Design a Garden Sketch Packet Click here. If you have any questions please call us directly at (520) 546-9200