Southwest Yard and Garden Series - Series 200

Visit Santa Fe, New Mexico for a tour of two enchanting gardens. Discover the environmental benefits of constructed wetlands. Walk through Tucson's Tohono Chul Park and pick up a few pointers on cacti. Learn how to avoid common mistakes in the home orchard.

We travel to Phoenix, Arizona for a tour of lush citrus orchards, Native American gardens that produce delicious Southwest cuisine. and an innovative salvage garden that saves desert plants from urban development. And then it's on to the Landscape Park outside of Las Vegas for a look at their Mojave Desert wonders. Learn the ins and outs of growing your own chile pepper garden.

Visit Mrs. Barbara Harrington's Texas-style cottage garden in Amarillo. Travel across the high plains of the Texas Panhandle to Margaret Walter's wind tolerant garden. See how Bill Peden brought a touch of the tropics to his Southwestern home. Learn how to cultivate Bermuda grass.

Meet local Las Vegans who enjoy gardening in a city of glitz and glitter. Get ready for an extravaganza of chile peppers suited especially for your tastes. Tour the herb garden at the Arboretum at Flagstaff, Arizona. See how one Tucson gardener gets creative with container gardening.

Witness the careful transplant of a Saguaro cactus. Fight water run-off problems with suggestions from a California master gardener. Discover the rock art exhibit at the Denver Botanic Gardens. Learn how to plant spring balls.

Travel to Palm Springs, California where the desert meets the tropics. See a garden wildscape in Taos, New Mexico. Learn about cacti and succulents at the Rio Grande Botanic Gardens. Find out which plants do well in sandy soil.

Visit historic Taos, New Mexico where residents mix art and plants in adobe courtyards. Witness the wonders of an Amarillo hummingbird garden. Tour the impressive Chihuahuan Desert Garden on the campus of the University of Texas El Paso. Learn fine points of working with a desert landscape designer.

Visit the hidden courtyards of historic Mesilla, New Mexico where private gardens abound behind old adobe walls. Make dye from plants. Learn how to help your plants survive while you're on vacation.

Travel to the west Texas town of El Paso for garden tours from the Franklin Mountain Foothills to the Rio Grande Valley. Hear from Flagstaff, Arizona gardener Molly Larson on how to discourage garden grazing wildlife. See a great collection of desert trees and shrubs at Albuquerque's Rio Grande Botanic Gardens.Travel to Boulder, Colorado to meet a xeriscape pioneer.

Meet two Navajo nation gardeners who share their techniques for growing vegetables. Visit a Japanese garden in the heart of Denver, Colorado. Tour the shade garden at the Arboretum in Flagstaff, Arizona. Learn how to prepare your soil for xeric plants.

Travel to Los Alamos, New Mexico for a lesson on permaculture. See how one Los Alamos gardener has rebuilt her garden after a devastating forest fire. Visit a garden in Arizona specially designed to attract wildlife. Tour the native plants garden of Palo Duro Canyon State Park to see which varieties will work for you.

Travel to the Mile High City for an urban gardens tour of Denver, Colorado. Hear from innovative gardener, Judith Phillips, on the fine points of water-wise landscaping. See some rare mountain flowers at the Arboretum at Flagstaff. And learn simple solutions for controlling pesky piñon needle scale in your backyard.

Travel to Grand Canyon country for a visit to the High Mountain Gardens in Flagstaff, Arizona. Explore the ins and outs of underground drip irrigation. See a color blast of desert bloom at Albuquerque's Rio Grande Botanic Garden. Learn about the best plant choices for a refreshing backyard water pond.