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Crea%ng a Oasis with Low Water Use Plants
Master Gardeners teach people to select, place and care for plants in an environmentally responsible manner based on research specific to the low desert.
Jo Cook University of Arizona Master
Gardener Program in Maricopa County
Hosted by the City of Phoenix
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Crea%ng a Breathtaking Oasis with Fantastic Low Water Use
Plants
Master Gardeners teach people to select, place and care for plants in an environmentally responsible manner based on research specific to the low desert.
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An Oasis in the Desert?
1960’s Phoenix
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Group Ac:vity
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What is an Oasis to You?
Aesthetic Physical Mental
Emotional
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Oasis?
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Oasis in the Desert?
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How Much Space do You Need for an Oasis?
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Colorful Oasis?
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Transform the Look 1
1. Vine
2. Support
3. Path
4. Layers
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Blue Palo Verde Parkinsonia florida
• Use trees as Vines • Vines as Trees
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Saguaro Carnegiea gigantea
• Used as a support to achieve ‘the look’
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A Path (mature size of the plant)
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A Path with a Des:na:on
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Gopher Plant Euphorbia rigida
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AMWUA.org/plants Trees Shrubs Vines Grasses Succulents Cac: Ground covers Perennials Annuals & Wildflowers Grouped by: Low-‐li_er Na:ve Pool friendly Rabbit Resistant Plant Combina:ons Advanced Search
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Transform the Look 2
1. Vine
2. Support
3. Path
4. Layers
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1. Vine
2. Support
3. Path
4. Layers
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Pedilanthus macrocarpus
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Pedilanthus macrocarpus
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Support: Mesquite
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SUPPORT Rusted metal screens suppor:ng Slipper Flower
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Path (wide and welcoming)
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Mexican Thread Grass S9pa tenuissima
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Transform the Look Plant Alterna:ves
Vines
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Queen’s Wreath -‐ White
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Queen’s Wreath -‐ Pink
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Let’s Talk About:
1. Inventory 2. Space Planning 3. Wish List 4. Plant Selec:on 5. Pudng it all together
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Inventory
• Exis:ng plant material • Exis:ng hardscape • Borrowed landscaping
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Space Planning
• Propor:on • Solar Arc • Water • Sight Lines • Boundaries
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Site Needs
• Problem solving – Water – HOA – Unsightly views – U:li:es
• Saving Energy
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Low Water Use Plant Benefits
• Fewer Pests -‐ Less Pes:cide Use • Fewer Diseases -‐ Less Herbicide Use • Less Maintenance -‐ Less greenwaste • Energy Savings • Encourage wildlife, birds, hummingbirds & bu_erflies
• Wants to live here
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Plant Selec:on
• Plan first, design next, then plants • Year-‐round color • Start with the trees
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Tips
• Use forms and pa_erns found in nature • Go mul:-‐level • The rule of 3’s • Consider irriga:on • Think about installing ligh:ng
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Great News for Phoenix • Resources • Demonstra:on gardens • More classes! • INSPIRATION
• Real Gardens for Real People March 12, 2016 – RealGardensforRealPeople.com
• Master Gardener Demonstra:on Garden • Desert Botanical Garden • Boyce Thompson Arboretum
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Master Gardeners teach people to select, place and care for plants in an environmentally responsible manner based on research specific to the low desert.
THANKS TO: • Arizona Municipal Water
Users Associa:on • Mountain States Wholesale
Nursery • Mike Pla_a • Jeane_e Sle_en • Sherie Zeitlin • Hun:ngton Gardens
• City of Phoenix • University of Arizona
Maricopa County Master Gardeners