Browsing animals and new spring transplants are a bad combination. Nothing is more annoying than going out the morning after the previous day’s labor of planting, only to find all your plants bitten off at the soil line. The lesson here is that it’s important to understand that deer and rabbit resistant plants need some initial protection from our hoofed neighbors after planting. Experience has shown me that deer and rabbit resistant plants generally don’t come that way from

Groundcovers Perennial groundcovers are an indispensable part of any well designed garden providing colorful flowers and attractive foliage. These low growing ground cover plants are great filling spaces between flagstone or for creating a “living mulch” that cools the ground and suppresses weed growth. Discover great groundcover plants for New Mexico gardens. Verbena peruviana 'Red Devil' is a perennial verbena that grows as a groundcover and blooms all summer with a dazzlin

My love of Lavender has been with me for many years and is only getting stronger as I continue to propagate, plant and enjoy this wonderful herb from the Old World. Lavender is one of our greatest garden plants. It combines soothing color and fragrance with durability, structure and texture into a perfect package. Here in the cold, arid high desert of New Mexico I use it in practically every planting. Lavender, like olives, apples and grapes, has thousands of years of histor