We’ve prepared the seedbed by either tilling or by no-till using herbicides (glyphosate and gramoxone) to kill the weeds. Where we have non-saline soil, weeds are a problem since we do not have ...

The desert globe mallow, Sphaeralcea ambigua, is one of my favorite flowering shrubs. It is native to our Sonoran Desert, and is a great pollinator plant. It’s also a gorgeous addition to your garden.

The mallow plant family (Malvaceae) is easy to identify. The flowers have five separate petals. The distinguishing characteristic of the flower is the central column of united reproductive parts ...