Ribbon garden arizona. A brief context to set expectations.
Ribbon garden arizona: Quick notes
Hi GPODers!
For most northern gardeners, our landscapes are just starting to wake up for the season. After winter dormancy, tiny bits of green are a glorious reward for getting through the coldest part of the year. But for gardeners throughout the south, like Dawn Fountain in Surprise, Arizona, late winter and early spring are just another season of growth and glorious garden harvests. As we have seen in her previous submissions (Dawn’s Backyard Garden in Arizona, Dawn’s Garden in Arizona Battles Extreme Temperatures, Dawn’s Wonderful Winter Garden in Arizona, Indoor Growing in Arizona, Dawn Gets Ready for Fall in Arizona, and more), Dawn has sprinkled her desert landscape with some flowers and other ornamentals but predominantly focuses on edible plants. Today she is sharing an update on her garden’s latest harvest and the recognition she got for it at the latest county fair.
I planted my garden February 2025. A little bit of everything. I thought I had pulled out the beets and radishes in time for Thanksgiving, but I missed a few. I knew when I saw them I had to enter into the County Fair in April 2026. When I did – I got 2-1/2 1-gallon zip lock bags of salad mix.
Dawn’s garden is small, but that doesn’t stop her from producing bountiful harvests. Simple raised beds and containers allow her to plant a wide variety of crops year-round in Arizona, including the parsley, basil, and peppers pictured here.
While too much shade is a detriment to any vegetable patch, it is also a vital component when you’re gardening in the blazing heat and sun of Arizona.
Look at the size of the beets and radishes I got!
I ended up turning in 11 things.
I won 10 1st place blue ribbons!!!! (My mother in law says it should be a County Fair record – lol)
I even got asked by my church to bring flowers for the Easter Service.
HAPPY GARDENING time for me!
Thank you so much for sharing this fabulous garden update with us, Dawn, and congratulations on your incredibly county fair success!
Even if you cannot enjoy the fruits of year-round kitchen gardening, seed starting season is well under way and bountiful harvests are on the horizon. If you’re a dedicated veggie gardener, like Dawn, we would love to see highlights from last year’s crops or the seedlings you are nurturing right now. Follow the directions below to submit your photos to Garden Photo of the Day!
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