Listener had a palo brea tree near the pool blown over by a storm.  Suggestions for a tree to replace it.

House plant tips.  From pests to the amount of light needed to thrive.

House plant suggestions mentioned that are ‘bullet proof’.  Tips using wet pea gravel under house plants to combat air conditioning from drying it out.  Planting in pots must have good drainage with potting soil.  Jay explains ‘right plant, right place’.  Plants that work elsewhere may not work in Arizona.  Things to consider before purchasing that right plant.  Local knowledge is key!

CALLER:  Answering a question using water from a swamp cooler to water a Chinese Elm tree.  What Jay recommends.  Also trimming question since he planted the tree in March.

Discussion on planting heat and drought tolerant trees.  But heat doesn’t mean their drought tolerant and vice versa.