Be Inspired Blog | Arizona SummerWinds Nursery

A woman, and a child dressed up for dia de los muertos, and traditional dia de los muertos decor (skulls, marigolds, flags, candles, blanket, and food.

Celebrate the Day of the Dead with Flowers and Recipes

Halloween is around the corner, but that means that Día de los Muertos is too! This Latin American holiday is a sacred celebration of loved ones who are no longer with us and is filled with festivities featuring delicious food and gorgeous flowers.

3 different fall flower container displays - one from each SummerWinds Nursery AZ store.

Beautiful Fall Container Plant Recipes

Looking for some beautiful, full-sun fall container plants? We've got three new fall plant recipes to choose from that all do well in the sun!

3 images: a golf course lawn; a young girl and dog laying on the grass; a lawn being watered near some small landscape pebbles and plants

Enjoy A Beautiful Ryegrass Winter Lawn During The Best Months To Be Outdoors

While a green lawn can feel like an escape to an oasis during the high temperatures of an Arizona summer, it is often too hot outside to enjoy your summer lawn. But a great winter lawn is something you can enjoy during the best months of the year to be outdoors!

3 images: Gaillardia planted with mulch near concrete border and a lush green lawn; a beautiful Arizona house with a variety of plants surrounded by mulch and large rocks; and cacti and desert flowers in a desert landscape with red rock mountains in the background

Weed-Free Lawns Made Easy: Your Ultimate Guide to Pre-Emergents

Use pre-emergents to prevent the germination of crabgrass, dandelions and other undesirable weeds in your lawn and landscape.

A citrus plant and tag, a Monrovia camellia tag, and the Sun Shrubs section at SummerWinds Nursery.

Why Plant Care Tags Don't Have All The Information You Need

Did you know that plant care tags are designed to speak in generalizations and are not usually designed specifically for the regions in which a plant may be purchased? So, there may be key information that is relevant to successfully growing that plant in your zip code that’s not on the tag...