mojave garden
what’s blooming in
the gardens
native plants
This is the most important focus of the Mojave Garden. We try to plant as many native plants as we can. While we do have focused areas where there are only Mojave Desert natives, they are also planted throughout the other gardens as well.
Some of the other native plants found in the Mojave Garden are:
Desert Parsley
Desert Primrose
Desert Senna
Desert Willow
Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides
Echinocereus engelmannii (hedgehog cactus)
Four Wing Saltbush
Graythorn
Joshua Trees
Mojave Yucca
Ocotillo
Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris (beavertail pricklypear)
Palo Verdes
Paperbag Bush
Penstemon eatonii
Quail Bush
Rabbitbrush
Smoke Trees
White Sage
and a variety of desert wildflowers
Brittlebush
Cat's Tongue
Chuparosa
Coyote Melon
Creosote
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa (silver cholla)
Cylindropuntia ramosissima
Datura
Desert Chia Sage
Desert Chicory
Desert Dandelion
Desert Globemallow
Desert Marigolds
Desert Milkweed
veggies + non-native flowers
This is where we grow any vegetables, herbs, and non-native flowers. Originally an in-ground 3 bed garden, in 2021 the veggie patch moved into a smaller, stock tank garden. This move was to conserve more water, make it easier to move plants in and out of sun as the seasons changed, and make a more ecologically-friendly way to keep critters out. This is more experimental, as many of the selections for this garden don’t necessarily do well in the desert heat.
orchard
The edible fruit bearing plants currently growing in Mojave Garden are:
Wonderful Pomegranates
Jujube
Brown Turkey Fig
Bearss Lime
and assorted Pricklypear
cacti & succulents
Perhaps the garden with the most variety, some of the cacti and succulents we have growing are:
Opuntia microdasys (Bunny ear)
Devil's Tongue
Saguaro
Spruce Cone Cholla
Tephrocactus articulatus (Paper Spine)
Golden Barrels
Opuntia Snow
Opuntia rhondatha 'Snowball'
Jade
Elephant's Food
many agaves and aloes
San Pedro
Santa Rita
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garden
We are thinking of providing the services listed below. Contact us if you would be interested in any of these:
Personal Garden Advice
Personal Garden Coach
Business Garden Space Advice
Business Garden Space Coach
