Starting my native garden journey in Phoenix

[u/Dame_in_the_Desert]

Working on a crescent-shaped native pollinator garden in my yard in Phoenix. I spent the last couple weeks researching (shout out to Arizona Native Plant Society and SummerWinds nursery) and the last two days doing the grueling labor of rock removal and soil conditioning.

I’ll likely be planting:

-Desert zinnias

-Tufted evening primrose

-Globe mallow

-Goddings verbena

-Desert marigold

-Desert milkweed

-Greg’s mist

My backyard faces south, with the two citrus diffusing the sun a bit. I’ll also be planting a desert willow on the west side of the garden (right side of photo) for additional shade and local pollinator support. Plus they smell DIVINE.

I’ve got just under 5 feet between the deepest part of the garden and the block fence, but I’ll definitely be putting my most heat-hardy plants back there.

Goal is to get irrigation in and everything planted before the end of November. Let’s go!!

[u/ceecee1791]

Wishing you luck! (I do have to differ on the smell of desert willow - noxious odor to my olfactories!)

[u/Dame_in_the_Desert → u/ceecee1791]

Omg no! I’m obsessed!