Winter doesn’t have to mean giving up colors and greenery in your garden. With Tucson’s climate, there are many flowers that come alive in the winter months and thrive in the moderate temperatures. Your landscaping company is a great source of information when you’re picking your plants, so you can have blooms adding color to your outdoor space all year long. As you choose winter-friendly plants for your landscaping, keep these suggestions in mind.
Annuals and Perennials
There are multiple forms of annuals and perennials that bloom during wintertime. Annuals only last for one season before they need to be replanted, but they bloom for a long time, so you will get plenty of opportunities to enjoy them. Some popular winter annuals include petunias, snapdragons, pansies, geraniums, and wildflowers. Bluebells, California poppies, and desert marigolds are especially popular winter wildflowers in Arizona.
Perennials will bloom seasonally for several years, but they need more attention from your landscaper than annuals. Some good choices for perennials that do well in Arizona winters include irises, blackfoot daisies, carnations, hollyhocks, and globe mallows. It’s important to prune dead leaves off of perennials to keep them healthy and looking their best.
Bulbs
Bulbs require more water than annuals and perennials, but they also need mulch, fertilizer, and in many cases, full sun. However, the results can be well worth the investment of time and resources. Tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, muscari, and paperwhite narcissuses are all good choices for bulb plants to grow in Tucson winters. Bulbs generally bloom from January to March. Since bulbs need to be planted correctly in order to bloom, let your landscaper take care of the planting and maintenance for you.
At Complete Landscaping, we can help you design a garden that gives you blooms from season to season and is compatible with the weather in Tucson. We also offer landscaping maintenance services to keep your outdoor space in top condition. Learn more by calling our landscapers in Tucson at (520) 323-8918.