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We’ll reopen on October 1 for the next planting season
Newsletter Archive
Missed an issue or looking for something you remember reading? Browse past DesertStrawHouse newsletters here. Each month includes garden information, seasonal happenings, plants, wildlife, and whatever else has caught our attention.
2026
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January 2026 (Let Nature Nature)
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February 2026 (When the World Feels Heavy, Go Work in the Garden)
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March 2026 (The Caterpillar Does the Work)
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April 2026 (Let's Talk About Bees Part 1)
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May 2026 (Let's Talk About Bees Part 2)
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June 2026 (What Are You Really Growing - appearance vs experience-based gardens)
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July 2026 (Butterfly Effect - How Curiosity Turned a Citizen Science Project into Something More)
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August 2026 (Moths: The Cinderella Story of the Garden)
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September 2026
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October 2026
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November 2026
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December 2026
2025
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January 2025 (How to Plant & Irrigate for Success)
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February 2025
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March 2025 (Spring in the Desert: What to Do (and Not Do) in Your Garden)
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April 2025 (Tackling Weeds: Prevention, Control, and Realistic Expectations)
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May 2025 (Rodenticide)
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June 2025
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July 2025 (Before You Spray: What Every Gardener Should Know About Managing Pests and Protecting Pollinators)
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August 2025 (Beautiful and Brutal: The Tarantula Hawk Wasp)
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September 2025 (Ecoregions & Biotic Communities - What I Read on My Summer Vacation (and Why It Matters for Your Garden))
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October 2025 (Why It’s So Hard to Find Native Plants)
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November 2025 (DesertStrawHouse: Who We Are & What We Do)
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December 2025 (The Rhythm of the Season)
2024
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January 2024 (Plant phases)
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February 2024 (Watershed)
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March 2024 (Landscape Design)
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April 2024 (Whitelined Sphinx Moth)
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May 2024 (Fall Planting)
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June 2024 (Botanical Gardens)
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July 2024 (Monarchs)
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August 2024 (Irrigation)
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September 2024 (Bugs on My Mind: Embracing Dragonflies in Our Gardens)
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October 2024 (Wildlife Habitat)
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November 2024 (Understanding Nectar, Pollen, and Pollinators)
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December 2024 (Solstices, Equinoxes, and What They Mean for Our Gardens)
2023
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January 2023(Wildlife Habitats)
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February 2023
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March 2023(Why Grow Natives)
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April 2023(Pollinators)
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May 2023
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June 2023(Water in Butterfly Gardens)
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July 2023(Native Bees)
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August 2023
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September 2023
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October 2023(Plant types - Native or Desert Adaptive)
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November 2023(First Year Care
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December 2023(Five Common Garden Mistakes)
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