Welcome to the Facebook Page for WaterWise Landscapes Incorporated in Albuquerque New Mexico. Hunter and Barb Ten Broeck started WaterWise in 1993 to create regionally appropriate landscapes that are both beautiful and functional. We design,install and maintain landscapes using beautiful drought tolerant plants,efficient irrigation, water harvesting, edible landscapes and beautiful masonry thanks to our talented team.Please visit our website at www.waterwiselandscapesnm.com
Hunter Ten Broeck
October 2 at 6:21 PM ·
Visiting a landscape WaterWise Landscapes Incorporated installed this spring
Resiliency in Southwest Landscapes
October 2 at 7:19 AM ·
'Plant of the Day': Flame Flower-Talinum calycinum is a small cold-hardy native (to the Great Plains and part of the West) succulent that prefers well drained soils and fine gravel mulch. It has small purple/pink flowers on long thin stems.
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Resiliency in Southwest Landscapes
October 1 at 7:45 AM ·
'Plant of the Day': Texas Red Oak-Quercus texana or buckleyi grows to 35' and has gorgeous red to purple Fall foliage after deep green Summer foliage.
Resiliency in Southwest Landscapes
September 30 at 7:36 AM ·
'Plant of the Day': Golden Currant-Ribes aureum is a deciduous shrub that provides wildlife habitat and interest throughout the year. In the Spring it produces fragrant blooms, in the Summer edible berries and in the Fall red foliage. These do best in partial shade and will spread.
SOUNDCLOUD.COM
Beauty & Balance: Southwest High Desert Gardens with Judith Phillips Albuquerque, NM
Hunter Ten Broeck
6 hrs ·
Here is the link to the 'Cultivating Place' podcast and article with Judith Phillips which is now available:
Here's a link to the episode notes: https://www.cultivatingplace.com/post/beauty-balance-gardens-of-the-high-desert-judith-phillips
And to the audio file on Soundcloud (it’s on NPR One, Itunes and RadioPublic too): https://soundcloud.com/user-179107226/beauty-balance-southwest-high-desert-gardens-with-judith-phillips-albuquerque-nm
It's well worth the time!
Hunter Ten Broeck
6 hrs ·
Here is the link to the 'Cultivating Place' podcast and article with Judith Phillips which is now available:
Here's a link to the episode notes: https://www.cultivatingplace.com/post/beauty-balance-gardens-of-the-high-desert-judith-phillips
And to the audio file on Soundcloud (it’s on NPR One, Itunes and RadioPublic too): https://soundcloud.com/user-179107226/beauty-balance-southwest-high-desert-gardens-with-judith-phillips-albuquerque-nm
It's well worth the time!
CULTIVATINGPLACE.COM
CULTIVATING PLACE | JEWELLGARDEN
Hunter Ten Broeck
Yesterday at 11:11 AM ·
I am pleased to announce that Jennifer Jewell's interview with Judith Phillips on the 'Cultivating Place' podcast will air tomorrow Friday October 23 on Soundcloud, North State Public Radio or at www.cultivatingplace.com. You can also go to the website for an article and photographs.
Hunter Ten Broeck
Yesterday at 11:11 AM ·
I am pleased to announce that Jennifer Jewell's interview with Judith Phillips on the 'Cultivating Place' podcast will air tomorrow Friday October 23 on Soundcloud, North State Public Radio or at www.cultivatingplace.com. You can also go to the website for an article and photographs.
Resiliency in Southwest Landscapes
October 21 at 8:24 AM ·
'Plant of the Day':Chisos Rosewood-Vauquelinia corymbose ssp. angustifoia is a broadleaf evergreen very similar to Arizona Rosewood with narrower longer leaves. It can get 10' to 15' tall and flowers late Spring to early Summer with white flowers.
Resiliency in Southwest Landscapes
October 20 at 7:52 AM ·
'Plant of the Day': Blackfoot Daisy-Melapodium leucanthum is a very drought tolerant, low maintenance perennial that thrives in intense heat yet still looks tidy. It blooms heavily in Spring and then often will bloom more with Summer monsoonal moisture.
Hunter Ten Broeck
October 19 at 6:32 PM ·
Lindheimer Muhly and Turpentine Bush : it must be October !
Resiliency in Southwest Landscapes
10 hrs ·
'Plant of the Day": Wright's Beebush (or High Mass)-Aloysia wrightii (aka Lippia wrightii) is a medium sized deciduous native shrub with fragrant flowers that attract various pollinators. This plant prefers rocky or well-drained soils. This plant may take some perseverance to find.
Resiliency in Southwest Landscapes
November 13 at 8:15 AM ·
'Plant of the day': Alder-leaf (or True) Mountain Mahogany- Cercocarpus montanus is a semi-evergreen shrub from 8' to 20' that produces beautiful feather-like seed heads. It grows best in full sun in well drained soils.
Resiliency in Southwest Landscapes
November 11 at 7:41 AM ·
'Plant of the Day': Indian Rice grass-Achnatherum hymenoides is a very tough cool season native grass that is both heat tolerant and very cold hardy (-30 F). It produces beautiful airy seed heads in spring and early summer and then goes dormant. If there is a wet summer it will green up again in fall. It prefers well drained soils.
Resiliency in Southwest Landscapes
November 10 at 7:57 AM ·
'Plant of the Day': 'Silver Peso' Texas Mountain Laurel-Sophora secundiflora (or Dermatophyllum secundiflorum) is a slow growing evergreen broadleaf tree/shrub selection that can get 10' to 25' tall and 10' to 15' wide. It produces wonderful fragrant purple flower clusters. In Albuquerque it is best to plant in a warm protected microclimate.
Resiliency in Southwest Landscapes
November 9 at 10:10 AM ·
'Plant of the Day': 'Allee' Elm-Ulmus parviflora is of one of the relatively new hybrid Elms that are disease and insect resistant, drought tolerant and don't reseed like the invasive Siberian Elm. This variety can get up to 50' and is a great street tree or large shade tree. Other promising new Elm varieties are 'Emerald Sunshine','Frontier' and 'Athena'.
NATURE.ORG
Tree Experts Release City’s First-ever Climate-Ready Tree List
Hunter Ten Broeck
January 12 at 3:47 PM ·
My photo of the Rio Grande is featured on the 505Outside January 2021 Newsletter put out by ABCWUA
Hunter Ten Broeck
December 16, 2020 at 8:39 PM ·
Stay tuned as I will have an upcoming article in ‘Fine Gardening’ and my garden is featured in (Cultivating Place’s) Jennifer Jewell’s book ‘Under Western Skies: Visionary Gardens from the Rockies To The Pacific Coast’ coming out in April.
I participated in this wonderful group.
KRQE.COM
The Nature Conservancy releases Climate-Ready Tree List for Albuquerque
NATURE.ORG
Tree Experts Release City’s First-ever Climate-Ready Tree List
