Dominika Heusinkveld

Mexican evening primrose is a great plant for moths and a beautiful, fragrant addition to your garden.

Watch as an Africanized wild honeybee colony in Tucson gets safely removed and relocated to a new safe place. Video by Dominika Heusinkveld

Our neighboring desert has some great plants that will do well in Tucson, particularly in cooler gardens.

Here’s a preview of the five gardens featured on the 2024 Master Gardener Home Garden Tour on April 6, 2024 in Tucson.

Watch now: These beautiful native plants will be a great addition to your Tucson garden. Video by Dominika Heusinkveld/Arizona Daily Star.

If your yard is in one of Tucson's surrounding cooler mountain areas, check out these tips to help you choose the appropriate plants.

Inspiration on how to use desert-adapted plants in a formal garden design in the Tucson desert. Video by Dominika Heusinkveld/Arizona Daily Star

Cosmos flowers are native to Mexico, and one species is nativ eto Arizona. These beautiful annual wildflowers are great for our native wildlife.

If you have a garden, you probably need a garden path. Here are some tips on designing and building, with an overview of the possible materials and costs.

The Apache plume shrub is great for higher elevations in the Tucson area. It loves full sun and has spectacular feathery fruits.