Category Archives: Plant of the Month
Written on June 1, 2014 at 4:00 am, by Red Twig StudioPlant of the Month Winter 2014
Washington Hawthorn Crataegus phaeonopyrum One of the most elegant ornamental trees available today. Offered in both single and multi trunk, this tree offers up three seasons of interest. Profuse, white flowers in early summer giving way to glossy, green...
Written on June 1, 2014 at 3:19 am, by Red Twig StudioPlant of the Month September 2014
Desert 4 O’clock Mirabilis Multiflora This large, sprawling wildflower is native to our area. It has thick, leathery greenish-gray leaves and profuse, funnel shaped magenta blooms. It is prolific in bloom from mid summer to frost and each year it...
Written on June 1, 2014 at 3:13 am, by Red Twig StudioPlant of the Month Summer 2014
Mme Alfred Carriere Heirloom Climbing Rose A heirloom, 1879, climbing rose that excels in our warm climate. The double blooms are intensely fragrant, a creamy white with the occasional flush of pale pink. It is an exceptional repeater, it...
Written on May 1, 2014 at 3:22 am, by Red Twig StudioPlant of the Month May 2014
Dwarf Fountain Grass Pennisetum alopecuroides ʻHamelnʼ This ornamental grass has gorgeous, buff colored plumes that create movement in the garden. Ruffled by the slightest breeze, the seed heads sit upon finely textured foliage that adds to its beauty. It is stunning...
Written on March 31, 2014 at 1:00 am, by Red Twig StudioPlant of the Month April 2014
Drumstick Allium Allium sphaerocephalon This perky member of the onion family adds a different dimension to the garden. Its 1” egg shaped, wine color flowers lend a vertical presence in the midsummer garden. Typical of the allium family its...
Written on February 25, 2014 at 4:20 am, by Red Twig StudioPlant of the Month March 2014
Golden Columbine Aquilegia chrysantha Native to the southwestern US, this clump forming perennial has 3” golden yellow fragrant flowers with long spurs, that puts on an extended display in spring. Its bluish green fern like foliage accents the bright blooms...
Written on December 30, 2013 at 1:06 am, by Red Twig StudioPlant of the Month February 2014
Lady Jane Tulip Tulipa clusiana This delicate beauty is stunningly reliable in the mid-late spring garden. A gorgeous pink exterior and a pure white interior makes for an ever changing display in the garden. On sunny days you see a...
Written on September 2, 2013 at 12:30 pm, by Red Twig StudioPlant of the Month Fall 2013
Sunflower Helianthus annus A native of North...
Written on August 3, 2013 at 5:01 am, by Red Twig StudioPlant of the Month August 2013
Sweet Autumn Clematis Clematis terniflora Sweet...
Written on July 1, 2013 at 5:44 am, by Red Twig StudioPlant of the Month July 2013
‘Pomegranate’ Yarrow Achillea millefolium ‘Pomegranate’ I have...
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Amy J. Steidlmayer has been designing landscapes since 1997. She holds a Bachelors degree in Interior Design from University of Arizona, a Masters in Architecture from Illinois Institute of Technology, and was a practicing landscape architect for 15 years. Formerly employed as a designer at one of Albuquerque’s largest landscape design/build firms, Amy saw a need for a landscape design company that could provide state-of-the art plans while still offering hands-on customer service. As such, her approach emphasizes that the customer is an integral part of the “design,” and her plans are characterized by coordinated effort between herself and her clients.