Resources

Gardening Groups

 

Agave Farms
 
Ahwatukee Community Garden

Arizona Harvesting Guide

Arizona Herb Association 

Arizona Rare Fruit Growers

Central Arizona Cactus and Succulent Society

City Farming

Desert Botanical Garden
 
Desert Harvesters (Tucson, AZ)

Desert Vegetable and Fruit Gardening
(in Yarnell, near Prescott, AZ)
 
Directory of Community Gardens

Directory of Farmers Markets

East Valley Farm and Garden

Garden Pool

Glendale Water Conservation & Xeriscape Garden

Maricopa County Master Gardeners

Do you have a Garden or Landscape Question?  Plant Help Desk: Master Gardeners answer phone calls, emails and identify plants or pests.          

• Phone: 520-549-1173
• Email:MaricopaCountyPlantHotline@gmail.com
• Address: Bring in a plant or pest sample

Maricopa County Cooperative Extension 4341 E. Broadway Rd Phoenix, AZ 85040

Mesa Urban Garden

Native Seed Search Blog

Native Seed Search (Tucson, AZ)

Organic Desert Gardeners of Maricopa County

Phoenix Fruit Growers 

Phoenix Tropicals

Phoenix Urban Forest - The city recently finished a complete inventory of the more than 90,000 trees, palms and tall cacti in its parks and along its streets. Citizens can use this interactive tree inventory website to view the location and type of each tree within city limits.

Pond Gnome

Sonoran Permaculture Guild (Tucson, AZ)

SubTropical Desert

Sweet Tomatoes Test Garden (Las Vegas, NV)

UC Davis Fruit & Nut Tree Research & Information

U-Pick Farm Guide

The Urban Farm - Greg Peterson

Urban Gardening Arizona - Jake Mace Garden Group

Valley Permaculture Alliance Now known as Trees Matter

Blogs of Desert Gardeners

 

AZ Herb Lady 

 

Garden Variety Life 

Southwest Seasonal Gardening

City Farming

The Transplanted Gardener

AZ Plant Lady - Ramblings From a Desert Gardener

Kitchen and Garden Chronicles
A Journey Home With Christal Blessin

Kelly Athena - resources for green living in the Phoenix area of the Sonoran Desert.

The Garden Guy (archive)

Garden Consultants

 

Agriscaping - Justin Rohner  - Gilbert

Bee Oasis - Don Titmus - Consultation on organic gardening, permaculture,  and on incorporating berms, swales, ponds, and rainwater harvesting into landscape. 

Carol Cole Garden Design - Carol Cole

Edible Foodscaping -  Jay Barringer - Mesa

Flower Street Urban Gardens - Alex Billingsley - Phoenix

Greenie's Garden - Brandon

IAS Laboratories - Soil, water, plant, fertilizer testing.

Jake Mace - Urban Gardening Arizona - Tempe

Jeff Ho - Jeff's Nursery 

Living Water Industries - Dan Moncreif - Rainwater harvesting tank system design and installation.

Pond Gnome  - specializing in design and installation of backyard ponds, recirculating streams, waterfalls and rainwater harvesting.  They also convert old swimming pools into beautiful eco-friendly, water-conserving backyard ponds.Will troubleshoot problems with existing water features.

Revive Design - Kristin Parsons designs edible landscapes for the high desert utilizing Permaculture Principles

Southwest Victory Gardens - Tucson

Synergy Steel - Chandler - Custom trellises, chicken coops, gabion walls, steel planters and gates.

Watershed Management Group - Help with rain tank system design, rain gardens, urban orchards, and Sonoran food forest design.

The LEAF Network is a community-based organization with the mission to link people with the benefits of edible trees and support edible trees with people’s stewardship.

 

Wood Chips

 

CHIPDROP -  Helping arborists get rid of wood chips.  Helping gardeners get cheap mulch.  Chipdrop is an app that lets you connect with local arborists to get wood chips delivered to your home.  Before you sign up for wood chips, read the Expectations of Service.

 

Worms and Worm Castings 

The Arizona Worm Farm - Organic and sustainably harvested worm products from Arizona Worm Farm. BULK - Mulch - three inch minus - $10 cu yd, Mulch - one inch minus - $15 cu yd, Compost (regular) - $15 cu yd, Compost (screened) - $25 cu yd, Worm Casting - $0.75 lb.  BAGGED - Mulch - three in minus - $3.00, Mulch - one in minus - $4.00, Compost $5.00, Worm Casting - .33 CF bag $15.00 (15 lbs), Worm Casting - .67 CF bag $25.00 (25 lbs)  WORMS AND WORM BINS - Arizona Grown Red Wiggler Composting Worms - $30, 1 lb (~1,000 worms), Worm bins (complete with 1lb worms, bedding and food) - $40, Delivery offered as well, $65 - $100 depending on location.
email zach@zbrooks.com with questions.

Arizona Seed Companies

 

Terrior Seeds

Native Seed Search

Westwind Seeds

Forever Yong Farms - Garlic

Desert-Grown Organic Plant Starts & Fruit Trees

A Tropical Concept Plant Nursery - Now has Mangos mangos and more mangos, atemoyas, sapodillas, custard apples, guavas, grapes, bananas, starfruit, barbados, surinam cherry, black surinam, passion fruits, mamey sapotes, longan, lychees, jackfruit, tamarind, mulberry, pineapple, sugar apple, jabitocaba, june plum, miracle fruit, and coffee! Need citrus? Kumquats, limes, lemons, mandarins, tangerines, grapefruits, and cara cara.

Dig It Urban Gardens and Nursery  - They usually have a wide variety of organic veggie starts, many grown in their own green house.  Check FB page or call (602) 812-7476 for updates on current inventory.

Vilardi Gardens - All-natural, chemical & pesticide-free, Arizona-grown edible transplants on sale each Saturday at the Roadrunner Farmers Market and Uptown Farmers Market. Also available at -

Valley Verde Garden Center
SummerWinds NurseriesRuss' True Value in Queen Creek
Arcadia Color Nursery
Botanica at the Farm at South Mountain 

Elgin Nursery and Tree Farm is a retail and wholesale tree and plant nursery that offers a wide selection of native, desert adapted, Mediterranean, and tropical plants.  With over 35 acres of production area, Elgin's has a great selection of locally grown quality trees in stock up to 36 inch box. 8606 W. McDowell Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85037, Phone: (623) 936-1100
Mon – Sat:  7am-5pm Sunday:  9am-4pm

Farmstand / True Garden - Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8:00am to 12:00pm. Need seedlings for your Tower, hydroponic or raised beds? True Garden has over 5000 seedlings (100 varieties) ready to ship which are grown in their state of the art, solar powered greenhouse. If you are local to the Mesa area you can shop for them at the Farmstand facility, Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8:00am to 12:00pm. Farmstand also ships seedlings to the lower 48 states. All orders received by midnight on Sunday will ship on either the following Monday or Tuesday. 5949 E University, Mesa (University and Recker)

Jeff's Nursery  -see Jeff Ho at the Gilbert Farmers Market on Saturdays, 7am-11am.  http://jeffsnursery.com/

Richard's Garden Center (Garden City) - Has a variety of fall plant starts now! Inventory changes daily!  Please call 623-434-6922 for Prices, confirm availability, or 24 hr. hold.

RSI Growers - Local Arizona Growers of Deciduous and Citrus Fruit Trees and Vines grown specifically for the American Southwest.

Supplies

Organic Pest Control - Arbico Organics

Sprinkler World

Shade Cloth - Arizona Bag Company

Worms, Worm castings - Arizona Worm Farm

Desert Gardening Guides

 

Maricopa County Master Gardeners Guide  

Desert Planting  Calendar

Agriscaping Fruit Tree Guide

Virtual Library of Phoenix Landscape Plants 

Desert Seed Starting/Planting/Harvesting Guide -

Edible and Medicinal Flowers eBook