How To Make a Calming Calendula Salve

How To Make a Calming Calendula Salve

There are so many reasons to love Calendula. It is easy to grow, aesthetically pleasing in any sunny garden, and generally pest free. One can use it in the kitchen, adding the petals to soups, salads, and teas. It can also be used as a natural dye, providing a...
Visiting the Puente de Hózhó Garden

Visiting the Puente de Hózhó Garden

As a greenhouse grower, there is nothing better than seeing the plants you brought into this world at peak bloom in a beautiful garden. I recently had the pleasure of visiting some plants I had grown at the Puente de Hózhó school garden. Establishing a garden so...
Fall Planting & Late Season Bloomers

Fall Planting & Late Season Bloomers

It’s that time of year again when summer loosens its grip, the cool breeze of seasonal change subtly blows in, and the luscious summer gardens start to wane. This can be a sad time for gardeners, but the good news is, it’s not time to stop gardening! (Is it ever,...
Monsoon Beauty: Rudbeckia laciniata

Monsoon Beauty: Rudbeckia laciniata

When northern Arizona welcomes the monsoon season, plants far and wide bloom and burst with life from the much-needed rain.  One spectacular plant blooming in abundance here at The Arb is Rudbeckia laciniata, also known as cut-leaf coneflower. This beautiful plant is...