Beginning the Garden
June 27, 2012 Today Gary Smith, the landscape architect, met with the general contractor, Mountain West Golfscapes, and the project manager, PBI Construction Consulting, to [...]
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06, 2012
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06, 2012
JUNE : Peony : Paeonia species
Scientific Genus name: Paeonia Plant Family: Paeoniaceae Common name: Peony Text and photos by Janice Tucker Peonies are among those beautiful but ephemeral flowers that [...]
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05, 2012
MAY : Mojave Sage : Salvia pachyphylla
Scientific name: Salvia pachyphylla Plant Family: Lamiaceae (Mint) Common names: Blue sage, mountain desert sage, Mojave sage, rose sage By Susan Bruneni The Santa [...]
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04, 2012
Gardening Books for Children
By Sue Wise One of the many benefits of membership in SFBG is the 1550-volume library located in the SFBG office on Museum Hill. [...]
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04, 2012
APRIL : English Lavender : Lavandula angustifolia
Plant Family: Mint (Lamiaceae) Plant Name: English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) By Janice Tucker “Spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh [...]
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03, 2012
Reviewed: “Waterwise Plants for Sustainable Gardens”
By Maggie Lee, a New Mexico-based garden designer quite familiar with drought-tolerant plants. In their new book, “Waterwise Plants for Sustainable Gardens,” Lauren Springer Ogden [...]
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03, 2012
MARCH : Borage : Borage officianalis
Scientific name: Borage officianalis Plant Family: Boraginaceae Common names: Borage, starflower By Susan Bruneni One of the early bloomers in a springtime Santa Fe garden [...]
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02, 2012
FEBRUARY : Tulip : Tulipa species
Scientific name: Tulipa species Family: Liliaceae (Lily) Common name: Tulip species Photos and text by Janice Tucker The Tulip - a much-anticipated harbinger of spring [...]
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01, 2012
Santa Fe’s designation in USDA’s 2012 Plant Hardiness Zone Map
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released an updated version of its Plant Hardiness Zone Map. The previous map, published in 1990, determined zones using [...]
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01, 2012
JANUARY : Poppy : Papaveraceae
Scientific Names include: Papaver somniferum, Papaver rhoeas, Eschscholzia californica, Argemone hispida Family: Papaveraceae By Susan Bruneini Photos: Janice Tucker Few flowers equal the [...]
