Tag: microclimate
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Citrus Trees Don’t Belong in the Sonoran Desert: Confronting the Challenges
Citrus trees are some of the most beloved fruiting plants in warm-climate landscapes, it definitely hits home to imagine they don’t belong in the low, arid desert regions of southern Arizona, especially with so many available options! Oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruits, mandarins, and pomelos all belong to the citrus family, a group of evergreen trees…
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Desert Gardening Unlocked: The Power of Microclimates in the Sonoran Sun
How Shade, Soil, and Smart Design Transform Arizona’s Harshest Spaces By Austin Lynn, Garden Social AZ LLC The Challenge: Gardening Under the Brutal Sonoran Sun Gardening in the open environment of Arizona’s Sonoran Desert is a lesson in resilience, ingenuity, and adaptation. The landscape, unforgiving and wild, tests even the most seasoned horticulturists. Here, sunlight…
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