ARIZONA GARDNERS .. NEED ADVICE ON PLANTS

HELLO,
WE JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT A PLACE IN TONOPAH, AZ. AROUND BUCKEYE AREA .. STILL IN ESCROW, BUT I AM STARTING TO GATHER PLANT INFO NOW. I DON'T YET KNOW WHAT OUR ZONE IS THERE, (OTHER THEN "HOT" & "HOTTER") I WILL HAVE TO FIND THAT OUT. SOON!!

I PLAN ON HAVING A 'SHADE-HOUSE' GARDEN, [AND LATER POSSIBLY A GREEN HOUSE] I THOUGHT HERBS WOULD GROW WELL IN A SHADE-HOUSE, IN THAT AREA. AS WELL AS SOME TYPES OF VEGGIES.

WE ALSO WANT A REGULAR FLOWER GARDEN ... A VEGGIE GARDEN AND HUBBY WANTS FRUIT TREES & I WANT A NUT TREE (IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT PECANS WILL GROW WELL THERE ???).

WE NEED SOME INPUT FROM YOU GARDNERS THAT ARE ALREADY SUCCESSFUL IN ARIZONA, ESPECIALLY IN THE TONOPAH/BUCKEYE AREA {ALTHO, I CAN'T IMAGINE IT WILL BE MUCH DIFFERENT THERE THEN IN OTHER DESERT AREAS OF AZ.} BUT THEN WHAT DO I KNOW??!!

IT WILL TAKE ME A BIT TO GET MOVED, MY HOUSEHOLD SET UP AND ALL, BUT THEN I WANT TO GET AT IT .. HENCE, THE EARLY GATHERING OF SUGGESTIONS, RESOURCES, AND OTHER INFORMATION.

TWO OF MY 'PASSIONS' ARE ... HUMMINGBIRDS ... AND AMARYLLIS. I HAVE SEVERAL OTHERS ... ROSES, LILLACS, TULIPS, PEONIES, AND MANY MORE .. BUT I LISTED THE PRIORITIES ... AND, OF COURSE ... HERBS!!

ANY ADVICE AND OR RESOURCES TO LOOK UP ... WILL WARMLY BE APPRECIATED.

THANK YOU ... AUTUMN16 (SALLY & BILL FAITH)

I can't help with the gardening, but noticed your family name...do you have any history on the Faith's?...My maternal grandmother was a Faith and we have traced our ancestors back and have a wonderful history. Faiths were among the founding families of Louisville in 1778....there's much more

sorry to hijack your thread, but just had to jump in and touch base.

Check out Xeriscaping. It is probably what you will have the most success with. http://www.cabq.gov/waterconservation/xeric.html April

dodecatheon,

Thank you so very much, I used the HyperLink ... WOW, what a find!! It lists so many plants, trees, grasses etc.

That is really a great site. Again, thank you. I appreciate it muchly!!

Sally