Growing Older, Growing Smarter

Gardening is for everyone.  Some of us appreciate accommodations as we are not as agile as we once were.  This article addresses possible ways to make gardening easier.

Let Your Kids Play In The Dirt

Here are five reasons why it might be fine to let your kids get a little dirty every now and again.

Read more here.

What is this?

Not the insects, the flower!

Raised Beds in Arizona

1. Check out these raised Garden Beds in Arizona 

Arizona Plant Climate Zones

Do you want to grow in Arizona?  Find out your zones here.

Community

Meeting at the garden for breakfast for a quick meeting and celebration of the community we created.

How to compost at home

Yes, you can do it right in your kitchen.  Go here to find out hoe.

Growing in water

If you want to grow a little something on your window sill go look here for more info.

to grow a little something on your window sill go look

A swimming pool garden

There comes a time when your backyard pool loses its novelty feeling and no one really wants to swim in it anymore.  Here's something you can do with it.

A Winter Beehive Candy Board

Bees are our friends.  Help them survive the winter.

Learn how to make one here.

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In the News

The Chandler Republic stopped by and visited with Kelly.  The focus of the article was how the sense of community sprouts in gardens.

That's FIGG!

Technology

Technology has a place in gardening.  Here is one.

DIY Covered Greenhouse Garden

Check out this do it yourself greenhouse:

For details on how to build it go here. 

Climate Zones

Zone 1: over 6000 feet elevation, corresponds to USDA zone 7 or colder, Sunset National Garden zone 1
Zone 2: at 4000 to 6000 feet elevation, corresponds to USDA zone 7b and 8a, Sunset National Garden zone 2
Zone 3: at 3500 to 5000 feet elevation, corresponds to USDA zone 8b, Sunset National Garden zone 10
Zone 4: at 2000 to 4000 feet elevation, corresponds to USDA zone 9a, Sunset National Garden zone 12
Zone 5: at 1000 to 2000 feet elevation, corresponds to USDA zone 9b, Sunset National Garden zone 13
Zone 6: below 1000 feet elevation, and in the warmer areas of the Phoenix metropolitan area, corresponds to USDA zone 10, and the warmest areas of Sunset National Garden zone 13
Sources: Material written by Elizabeth Davison