Pheonix Home and Garden

FUN FINDS
OUTDOOR
LIVING
ROOM
Turn your patio, pool or outdoor space
into a glamorous living area with the
Equinox Cabana. The sleek, modular,
aluminum cabana with a trellised roof is
available in square or rectangular footprints. Customizable options include trellised walls; benches or beds; and curtains
or retractable shades. Add-on features
include power outlets with USB ports,
lights and built-in speakers for surround
sound. Starts at $4,000. (tuuci.com)
HERBAL
FLAME
Soothe and indulge your inner green thumb with the
Herban Garden candle. First, you’ll enjoy the fresh
scent of the soy-blended candle; once it has burned
down, you can reuse the pot to grow delicious herbs
from the included seed disc. Available in four fragrances that combine herbal notes with fruits and
mints, each 12-ounce candle measures 5"H and
burns for 60 hours. $19 (northernlightscandles.com)
PRETTY
PICNIC
Ever y mea l w il l feel like a
Mother’s Day brunch when
you decorate with the Floral
Picnic Blanket, featuring a
springtime design of roses in
fresh, flirty colors. Bring the
garden inside by using it as a
tablecloth in your sun room,
or unfurl it onto a patch of
grass for a sweet alfresco
ex p er ience. Mea s u r i n g
54"L by 60"W, the blanket
comes with a handy, matching carrying bag for easy
transport and storage. $45
(katespade.com)
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GARDEN
SEATING
Nothing says summer quite like the cheery
sunflower. Now you can have those happy
blooms on your patio year-round with the
Sunf lower Outdoor Chair. Constructed
from polyurethane resin reinforced with a
steel frame, each chair is cushioned in a sunand shower-proof fabric in MacKenzieChild’s signature Courtly Check and
comes with a fitted cover for added protection against the desert sun’s strong rays.
Also available in green and white. Stick
with one color or mix and match for a bouquet that rivals Mother Nature’s beauty.
$975 (mackenzie-childs.com)
GARDEN EVENTS
May 6 & 7
WEIRD PLANT SALE
NO
MORE BITES
Protect yourself and your loved ones
from mosquitoes and other biting insects
without messy sprays and smelly lotions
by wearing Mosquitno wristbands. The
all-natural, nontoxic rubber bands for
adults and kids are infused with citronella
oil, which repels f lying pests. Lasting
for approximately 120 hours, each band
comes in a resealable bag to preserve its
effectiveness. The Mosquitno bands are
available in a variety of colors and sizes.
$4 (mosquitnoband.com)
Tucson Botanical Gardens, Tucson, May
6—Members Only sale, 4:30-7:30 p.m.,
May 7—Public sale, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Looking for that perfect one-of-a-kind
Mother’s Day gift? You’ll find it at this
annual event, which showcases
interesting, beautiful and oddball
plants and pottery from across the
country. Specialty plant vendors will be
on hand to help you choose the right
plant for Mom and answer your
questions; artisans will offer a selection
of handmade pottery. Free.
(tucsonbotanical.org)
May 7
SURVIVAL FOR
VEGETABLE GARDENS
Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix,
2-4 p.m. Instructor Jeff Ho will help you
make your garden an oasis of life even
in the furnace that is an Arizona
summer. Find out which vegetables can
take the heat, and learn how you can
use mulch, shade and drip irrigation to
make your veggie garden the envy of
the neighborhood. Limit 30.
Registration required. $30/members;
$38/general public. (dbg.org)
May 12
CONTAINER
GARDENING: CACTI
WATER
WISELY
Tired of watering your plants every day,
but don’t want to invest in an expensive
irrigation system? The Oya vessel harks
back to an ancient form of localized irrigation in which a clay pot is buried in the
soil, slowly releasing water to the surrounding plants. Simply bury the bulbshaped Oya and fill with water all the way
to the top; you’ll only need to refill once
a week. Over time, the plants’ roots will
attach to the vessel and draw out water as
they need it. Available in small, medium
and large. $25-$40 (growoya.com)
Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix,
6:30-8:30 p.m. Scott McMahon,
cactaceae collections manager at the
garden, will teach the basics of growing
cacti in containers. Learn how to select
and combine plant sizes, shapes and
colors to create arrangements that will
add visual appeal and drama to a patio
or backyard. Limit 30. Registration
required. $30/members; $38/general
public. (dbg.org)
May 14 & 21
SHENANIGAN
GARDEN STAKES
Southwest Gardener, Phoenix,
May 14—10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.,
May 21—10:30 a.m-1:30 p.m. Ceramic
artists Deb Betz and Musette Young
will help you craft three clay birds,
called shenanigans, that will add
creative color to your garden during
this two-part workshop. During the
first session, you’ll make three
shenanigan stake toppers that will
then be sent for a kiln firing. The
following Saturday, you will glaze your
creations and send them to be fired
once more, for pickup at a later date.
$75 (southwestgardener.com)
May 21
THE GREAT XERISCAPE
SPECIALTY TOUR
Tohono Chul, Tucson, 10 a.m.
This docent-led tour unearths the
how-tos for using native and aridadapted plants in water-saving
landscapes and illustrates how to add
color, texture and interest to your yard
without sacrificing pizazz. Free with
admission. (tohonochulpark.org)
May 28
POOLSIDE LANDSCAPES
AND CONTAINERS
Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix,
10 a.m.-1 p.m. Two of the garden’s
award-winning designers will teach
you how to create beautiful and easycare poolside landscapes. Topics
include design concepts, plant
recommendations and landscape
maintenance. Participants will also
create a poolside container to take
home. Limit 20. Registration required.
$99/members; $124/general public.
(dbg.org)
May 29
HOT WEATHER VEGGIES
& HERB PLANT SALE
Southwest Gardener, Phoenix, noon3 p.m. The heat may be rising, but you
still can garden during the summer
months. This plant sale offers
everything you need to grow a heatloving vegetable garden. Local
gardener Gregory Ware will provide a
selection of his locally grown, organic
plants. Stop by and check out the
perfect plants for desert life. Free
(southwestgardener.com)
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