Heidi Barksdale
10300 N 124th St, Scottsdale, AZ 85259
Here's the quote for the first round of planting: a Desert Museum palo verde to shade the garden beds, two mesquites in the easement out back, a red push pistache in front by the two windows, and an orange jubilee and a Baja fairy duster where the other plants died. If you want to add anything else, let me know and I'll update the quote.
Shade Tree Over the Garden
Back yard, west of the raised beds
This replaces the palo verde that used to shade the garden. We'll set it to the west or southwest of the beds so it blocks the hot afternoon sun but still lets the morning sun in, which is exactly what vegetables want here. The canopy is open and airy, so the beds get filtered shade instead of deep shade.
Desert Museum Palo Verde
Thornless hybrid with a green trunk and a big yellow bloom in spring, 20 to 25 feet with a broad, open canopy. Takes less water than trees that aren't desert adapted.
Mesquites in the Easement
Behind the back fence, west sun
Two mesquites out back will take the edge off the afternoon sun coming in from the west. We'll use thornless mesquites and train them to a high canopy as they grow, so you get shade up top and keep the desert view open underneath.
Starting with 15 gallon trees is the right call here. Smaller trees root in faster and usually outgrow bigger boxed trees within a few years.
Thornless Mesquite
Wide canopy, 25 to 30 feet, with fine leaves that give dappled shade. Native and tough in full western sun.
Front Tree by the Windows
Front of the house, east facingA red push pistache in front of those two windows will shade them in summer and drop its leaves in winter, so the sun comes back in when you want it. It has a full, rounded canopy, roots that won't cause problems, no messy fruit drop, and great red and orange color every fall.
Red Push Pistache
Rounded canopy, 25 to 30 feet. Red new growth in spring, red and orange fall color, deciduous.
Filling In Where Plants Died
Already irrigatedWhere the other plants died, we'll put in one orange jubilee and one Baja fairy duster. The irrigation is already there, so these can go right in. The orange jubilee ties in with the orange you already have in the yard, and the fairy duster adds its red flowers to the mix.
Neither of these should ever be sheared. Selective cuts back to a branch once a year in late winter keep them natural and flowering.
Orange Jubilee
Orange trumpet flowers spring through fall, 8 to 10 feet. Hummingbirds love it.
Baja Fairy Duster
Red powder puff flowers most of the year, 4 to 5 feet. Airy and open, and a favorite of hummingbirds.
Your Planting Quote
6 plants, installedTrees and Shrubs
Every plant goes in with native soil and a little compost in the hole, compost on top of the soil, and mulch over that. As a fertilizing client, everything we plant comes with a 90 day warranty, and once it's in the ground we can add the new plantings to your fertilizing service if you'd like.
After we plant, I'll show you where irrigation needs to run to the new trees, and Garrett can come out if needed.
50% deposit to schedule: $835, with the balance due when planting is done. We can get you on the schedule any day next week.
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