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It's August, the time of the year when insects and weeds begin to take over our yards and gardens.
University of Arizona Master Gardener Mary Kidnocker explains how to deal with these and other unwelcome summer visitors before they get out of control.
What have you been up to lately in your garden?
Are you looking to add some patriotic flair to your yard ahead of the Fourth of July?
University of Arizona Master Gardener Mary Kidnocker suggests red, white, and blue plants that can transform the desert landscape into a patriotic display of courage, purity and justice.
Do you have any red, white and blue plants in your yard? Feel free to share your photos.
Do you have a desert tree or shrub in your yard that has become host to yellow-green bundles of desert mistletoe?
Assistant Editor and reporter Laura Jean Schneider dispels some common myths about the hemiparasite and talks with Evolutionary Ecologist Kelsey M. Yule about how desert mistletoe provides incredible habitat and nutrition for wildlife.
I always thought desert mistletoe was all bad news for the trees and shrubs it lives on, but I didn't know it rarely kills its host. Did reading this story change your perception of the plant?
Did you know that Agave plants die after blooming, usually leaving behind clones of themselves in the form of seeds to grow up and repeat the process?
University of Arizona Master Gardener Mary Kidnocker describes the blooming and the propagation process of a few of the over 130 species in the Agave family.
Do you have an Agave in your yard with flower stalks that look like asparagus spears? Share your photos in the comment thread below.
