Articles by Noelle Johnson Landscape Consulting

Summer is a time for rose lovers to celebrate gardens filled with the beauty and fragrance of the world’s most popular flower. While roses add wonderful attributes to outdoor spaces, they require regular care and maintenance to flourish. Normal maintenance tasks include watering, fertilizing and pruning….

Golden barrel cactus (Echinocactus grusonii) is arguably the most popular cactus species used in arid landscapes today, and it’s easy to see why. Its yellow coloring brightens up outdoor spaces…

Let’s be honest, succulents are probably not the first type of plant that comes to mind when you want to add colorful flowers to your outdoor space. However, many types of succulents, including cactuses, produce gorgeous flowers. With their characteristic drought tolerance and low maintenance too, flowering…

Succulents are a fixture in gardens throughout the country, where their unique shapes and drought-tolerant qualities make them popular residents. Despite their popularity, people can be put off by their sometimes high price. The good news is that you don’t have to empty your wallet to enjoy the beauty…

It’s hard to find a flowering annual that is as versatile and easy to grow as garden cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus), which blooms spring through fall. Cosmos are an old-fashioned favorite, and their pink, purple and white flowers are still popular additions to warm-season gardens today. Their evenly…

Succulents have it all — delightful shapes, a variety of colors and a range of sizes — so it’s no surprise that they are a favorite choice for landscape designers. Succulents do more than add beauty to outdoor spaces. They can also be effective problem solvers, replacing a water-intensive lawn with a…

Succulents have it all — delightful shapes, a variety of colors and a range of sizes — so it’s no surprise that they are a favorite choice for landscape designers. Succulents do more than add beauty to outdoor spaces. They can also be effective problem solvers, replacing a water-intensive lawn with a…