Fall Overseeding / Smart Scalping

September 29, 2018

The over-seeding process begins mid to late September reduce but do not eliminate the amount of water applied to the turf reduce the amount of water applied to the turf, cut the water back every other day TURF ONLY continue to water the rest of garden as usual Begin reducing mowing heights reduce heights ¼

Burnt Earth, Scorched Leaves and Other Tales of Summer

September 11, 2018

The Desert has been offered summer’s full palette this year. We’ve enjoyed mild weather, hot & humid days and rainy days complete with thunder, lightning and wind. We’ve even had a few days of that dry heat we are so famous for. Recent high temperatures have inflicted quite a bit of damage to gardens throughout

The 2018 Rose List

November 27, 2017

New for 2018 ROSE LIST 2018 ROSE TREES 2018 ANNA’S PROMISE KETCHUP & MUSTARD 24″ ABOUT FACE BEWITCHED 36″ ALL AMERICAN MAGIC CH-CHING 36″ ALL MY LOVING DOUBLE DELIGHT 36″ APRICOTS AND CREAM EASY DOES IT 36″ BARBARA STREISAND GOOD AS GOLD 36″ BEWITCHED ICEBERG 36″ BLOODY MARY IN THE MOOD 36″ BLUE GIRL INGRID

The 2017 Rose List

October 18, 2016

New for 2017 St Patrick Rose Great Yellow for the Desert [table id=3 /]

Summer This Summer is Summer

August 22, 2016

August is the half way point for us Desert folk; half the summer is behind us with half the summer to go. Gardening advice remains the same; do little but keep an eye open. June & July gave us everything summer has to offer. High, high heat with low humidity damaged a great many shrubs

Time to Prepare Your Garden for Summer

May 23, 2016

May has arrived. This is typically the time of year to ready the garden for the summer season. What exactly does this mean? FIRST, watch the weather; when daytime temperatures consistently rise to 90/95 degrees and above, it’s time to water every day—but just ONE TIME A DAY in the cool of the day (between

Spring Gardening in Desert

April 19, 2016

Warmer weather means it is time to think about making some changes in the care we give our gardens. This spring has been a wild ride of warm warms, cool colds, a little rain and some big winds. The combination makes for interesting times working with irrigation, pests and all things Desert gardening. There are

Winter Gardening in the Desert

January 15, 2016

  Happy New Year.  It has been a COLD winter so far with gentle rains promised for the winter and spring to come.  What does that mean for the garden? FIRST:  LESS WATER. Twice weekly irrigation is the most effective water schedule for your garden at this time of year. When daytime temps drop to

The 2016 Rose List!

December 23, 2015

Rose List Legend P = Patended NP = Non-patented FL = Florabundia HT = Hybrid Tea Rose GR = Grandaflora CL = Clumber SH = Shrub [table id=1 /]

Water With Purpose

May 15, 2015

water   WATER !   W A T E R!! It is thee hot topic on television and in the newspapers these days.  Appropriate water application has been the central topic of Moller’s newsletters for several years now.  If you have been following our general water instructions, it will be difficult to cut down on