I’ve worked a lot on getting gardens to preform year round, and it’s difficult, especially when factors like water usage come into account too.

When I went back today, I was pleased that the peach tree and apple tree, planted last fall, had fruit on them, and the blue spruce trees had grown, the ash trees looked good, and the honeylocust was …

Gardening is a game of gambling sometimes. We try new things and hope for the best.

In summary, experiment, repeat often but use much variety, don’t get attached, and have fun.

I approach every September with mixed emotions, and sometimes I feel that that my plants follow me into this cycle.

So much changes every day and it’s a battle to keep up with pruning, harvesting and attention to detail, but worth every minute of the battle.

Why worry if your house is surrounded by deck and no garden to look out from your windows? …

I looked out at the patio and golf ball sized hail had landed. Only a couple that big to be sure, but lots of smaller ones too.

What have we been up to at work lately? www. mccumberfinegardens.com.  Lots of terracing, patios and containers.

The days are long, the evenings pretty with some clouds floating around, what more could we want? But wait? I only have four kinds of tomatoes in, and while the seeds are coming in well in the raise…

One problem that people often overlook in the southwest is the need for shade gardens.