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Tips on Landscape Lighting from Sonoran Gardens
For years, Sonoran Gardens Landscape Design & Construction has been receiving questions about LED landscape lighting. Our response has always been that the technology wasn’t quite there yet. Outdoor lighting should provide soft and subtle highlights not a florescent impersonation of a UFO landing in your front yard. I always say that landscape lighting is […]
Tips on designing your outdoor kitchen from Sonoran Gardens
In honor of the Fourth of July and summertime, I have decided to blog about one of America’s favorite pastimes – BBQ! There are few things that bring to mind “American summertime” like grilling. You can kick these celebrations (or regular dinners) up a notch with an outdoor kitchen. In Southern Arizona, outdoor kitchens are […]
How to custom design a fountain by Sonoran Gardens Landscape & Design
This beautiful custom fountain was recently installed at a project in Tucson, Arizona. The fountain is hand carved and each tile was individually handpainted. I love seeing special features like this evolve from our designer’s visions! To learn more about a custom fountain for your home or office please call Sonoran Gardens Landscape & Design […]
Sonoran Gardens: A Father & Son Team!
Sonoran Gardens in Tucson, Arizona, was featured in the Arizona Daily Star’s Father’s Day article about father/son business partners. Here’s a snipet of the article, with the full link below. Sonoran Gardens residential landscape design • FATHER-SON: Chris and Matt Niccum • YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1996 • QUOTE: “We really not only respect each other and […]
Landscape Designers: Your Key to a Great Outdoor Living Space
Sonoran Gardens Landscape Design & Construction is proud to feature this month’s designer: Rachel Gioannini Rachel is an APLD Certified Landscape Designer. She specializes in residential landscape design, incorporating wise plant choices for the fragile desert southwest as well as passive water harvesting and easy-to-implement, earth friendly ideas. Rachel holds both a BFA and an […]
Ideas abound for garden planters!
I have been obsessing about an amazing succulent garden I saw at one of Tucson’s local restaurants, 47 Scott, and kicking myself for not taking a picture! I think I will use that as an excuse go back. On their outdoor patio they took an old bathtub and filled it with amazing green, purple and […]
How To Deal With Desert Creatures
Warm weather awakens more than your plant life. It is also the time of year that our [not so] friendly desert critters crawl out of hiding in search of water. If you live in the desert, you are part of the desert and an appropriately landscaped yard can become host to all kinds of creatures […]
Before and After Award Winning Landscapes from Sonoran Gardens
Before and After photographs tell such a story, below are some of our Sonoran Gardens’ breathtaking transformations. We can do this at your home, too!
How should I adjust my irrigation controller for summer in Tucson?
It is hot! Make sure your irrigation controller is adjusted for summer. Your plants need extra water with the high temperatures and low humidity. Tips for keeping your plants healthy in the hot weather: 1.) Inspect your irrigation system for leaks, breaks, and clogs. You will be running your system more frequently and any leaks […]
What to look for when hiring a contractor to do work at your home – part two
Do You Know Who You’re Hiring? – Part 2 If you did your homework, now you know if your prospective contractor is licensed and insured. So they have passed the first test! Now, it is up to you to decide if they are the right contractor for you. No can make this decision but yourself, […]
