What New Mexican plant is exciting now?
Desert zinnia (Zinnia grandiflora). It’s very colorful, and typically a late-summer bloomer. It grows in practically any gardening conditions, thrives in any soil type, lives forever, and is beautiful and found throughout much of the state. For info: Santa Fe Greenhouses, 2904 Rufina St., Santa Fe, (877) 811-2700, www.santafegreenhouses.com; or High Country Gardens, (800) 925-9387, www.highcountrygardens.com Rick Hobson Owner, Jericho Nursery, Albuquerque When the Albuquerque institution Rowland’s Nursery closed its doors in 2005, longtime employee Rick Hobson opened his own nursery with a few pots and a couple of racks of pansies. With his 26 years of experience and, he says, divine intervention, he’s since parlayed his business, Jericho Nursery, into a versatile garden center with two locations. And as the host of Garden Talk, a weekly call-in show on KKOB-770 AM, he answers New Mexicans’ most pressing flora questions. What would your ideal garden look like? I’m more of a free-flowin
