Moving to Mojave Desert come January and will be on cisterns for water. This was a super helpful video. I found that how Miriam “tests” plants hardiness, etc. should be a good way for us to go about landscaping our acre. I know plants will be different; different desert, different plants, but this system really appeals to me. Thanks for sharing! ❤
I love your your approach and concept for plant selection, placement and watering. I’ve practiced all of those concepts for years wondering if I have been doing the right thing or not. Geographical locations from the LA Basin, to California deserts, California mountain elevations of 3000 feet, to Nevada elevations of 5000 ft and finally the Southern Utah desert range of 3000 feet with temperatures in the winter to freezing upwards of triple digits of over 100 days in the summer. Location, selection, watering and finally fertilizing make a big difference. But I have found that the biggest difference has been soil. I use worm castings, coffee grounds, miracle grow granular fertilizer, blood meal and bone meal. I get great results with that mixture in my fruit trees, landscape plants and trees, roses as well as cactus. There are failures to be certain. It is an on going experiment but that’s what makes it interesting and challenging. I stay away from native soil because it really is not soil but granulated rock. I try to plant shallow rooted drought tolerant plants and after fours years I have had great success with disappointing failures. Don’t stop trying. As Thomas Edison once said “I did not have 130 failures at designing a light bulb, I found 130 ways not to make a light bulb “.😂
I just planted a euphorbia xanti (Baja Spurge) today. I look forward to seeing how it does here in San Jose, California. Your designs look interesting. I think it’s best to go with locally native plants in general but as a collector and experimenter it’s difficult to not plant from other plant communities
Bravo Ms. Seger!
Thank you for your dedication, the beauty is inspiration!
super cool garden and person!! loved the resilience and to make this beauitiful garden in harsh conditions!!
What a wonderful place ❤️
That looks like heaven...gorgeous. ❤ 🌵
Moving to Mojave Desert come January and will be on cisterns for water. This was a super helpful video. I found that how Miriam “tests” plants hardiness, etc. should be a good way for us to go about landscaping our acre. I know plants will be different; different desert, different plants, but this system really appeals to me.
Thanks for sharing! ❤
I love your your approach and concept for plant selection, placement and watering. I’ve practiced all of those concepts for years wondering if I have been doing the right thing or not. Geographical locations from the LA Basin, to California deserts, California mountain elevations of 3000 feet, to Nevada elevations of 5000 ft and finally the Southern Utah desert range of 3000 feet with temperatures in the winter to freezing upwards of triple digits of over 100 days in the summer. Location, selection, watering and finally fertilizing make a big difference. But I have found that the biggest difference has been soil. I use worm castings, coffee grounds, miracle grow granular fertilizer, blood meal and bone meal. I get great results with that mixture in my fruit trees, landscape plants and trees, roses as well as cactus. There are failures to be certain. It is an on going experiment but that’s what makes it interesting and challenging. I stay away from native soil because it really is not soil but granulated rock. I try to plant shallow rooted drought tolerant plants and after fours years I have had great success with disappointing failures. Don’t stop trying. As Thomas Edison once said “I did not have 130 failures at designing a light bulb, I found 130 ways not to make a light bulb “.😂
Great job!!!
I just planted a euphorbia xanti (Baja Spurge) today. I look forward to seeing how it does here in San Jose, California.
Your designs look interesting. I think it’s best to go with locally native plants in general but as a collector and experimenter it’s difficult to not plant from other plant communities
How is it going with your euphorbia xanti?
Love your work thank you
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