Digging In: A Gardener’s Survival Guide to Arizona

Digging In: A Gardener’s Survival Guide to Arizona
by Philippe Faucon

Arizona gardening isn’t just hot — it’s confusing. Shallow soil, blistering sun, irrigation mysteries, and plants that drop dead for no reason... unless you know exactly what you're doing. Digging In is the first book to hand you the desert-tested shortcuts, no-nonsense advice, and tough plant picks that will actually survive.

Whether you’re in Tucson, Phoenix, or anywhere else across Arizona’s low desert, this guide will save you dozens—if not hundreds—of hours of trial and error. No more Googling contradictory advice. No more planting things that can’t take the heat. You’ll learn:

When, where, and how to plant vegetables, herbs, and fruit trees

Which native and adapted ornamentals really work (and which ones don’t)

How to water wisely without sending your utility bill into orbit

Why your soil acts like concrete and what to do about it

What to prune, mulch, fertilize, or leave alone — month by month

Every chapter is written with clarity, realism, and a strong dose of lived experience. This isn’t a coffee table book. It’s the glovebox manual for surviving and thriving as a gardener in Arizona.

If you want a beautiful yard, a productive garden, and a lot less frustration — Digging In will get you there.

Stop guessing. Start growing.