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  • Berms for Better Watering

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    Learn how simple berms, raised soil rings around your trees and shrubs, can maximize water retention, encourage deep root growth, and protect your landscape during extreme heat. By Cyrus Jones, Chief Operations Officer Garden Social Community Impact With temperatures consistently climbing well above 110°F in southern Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, our landscape and garden plants need…

  • Swales in the Sonoran Desert

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    Austin Lynn
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    Harnessing the Power of Water in Arid Lands: A Guide for Beginners – by Austin Lynn Introduction If you live in a dry place—like the Sonoran Desert, which stretches across the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico—you may notice how quickly rainwater seems to vanish. The soil is often dry, plants struggle to grow, and…