Category Archives: Challenges of Gardening

Early Spring in the High Desert: Fruit Trees

Posted on April 1, 2007 by Susan

Here in Albuquerque, the first things to bloom in my yard in the spring are bulbs and the dwarf peach, Bonanza. I have grown this peach tree in a 3/4 whiskey barrel since the late 1980′s. No matter how cold or how warm the winter, it has never failed to bloom. This year, after the [...]

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The Winter of the Big Snow!

Posted on March 17, 2007 by Susan

Those of us who live in the Desert Southwest know how lucky we are. Those of us who live in New Mexico, “Land of Enchantment,” know that more people come here to vacation and to ski than actually live here. They come not only for the recreation, but for the clear blue skies and brilliance [...]

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