***Official gardening, landscape and yardwork thread***

[lewdog]

Took a personal day to "recover" from a fun football weekend, but also a mental health day from work and to give myself some time to garden for a few hours this morning. Behind Chiefs/Royals, gardening and working out are my hobbies.

The peace of being in the yard alone this morning, was just what I needed. I love my Facebook gardening groups for learning and looking at beautiful plants. I hope someone here enjoys these.

Lots of pictures so using a spoiler tag so the pesky Mods don't ban me!

Spoiler!

A $15 small plant that can be trimmed over time to be a desert tree. Yellow Mexican bird of paradise that blooms yellow a few times a year.



Cape honeysuckle. Maybe the easiest plant to have for a tropical look. Evergreen so it's not messy and blooms constantly. Can be trimmed into a bush, small tree or planted in rows for a hedge. Cheap and easy plant for Phoenix.



Tropic pink guava tree has reached the roof!



Pomegranate has reached the roof! Easiest fruit tree to grow in Phoenix, IMO. Does lose all it leaves in the winter though.











I am losing a pink hibiscus next to this. Only plant I lost this summer but man she was pretty and well established. Not sure what happened.





Companion planting a papaya to shade a plumeria as it grows into it's spot.





Mexican petunias. Also super easy to grow in Phoenix.







Canna lilies. Another tropical feel plant. I have about 4 of these around the yard. With enough water they seems to do well here. Chop them down to inches above the ground a few times a year and watch them grow super fast.



Probably 200 limes this year from the tree.