posted 3 years ago
Hi Daphne,
It's wonderful you have a wash! The precious water source will bring so much life to your land.
A pond to control flooding sounds like a great idea, although it is likely dry most of the year. Still a few days of wet ground will help the frogs to propagate. I see there are dense vegetation along the wash, ate those mesquite trees? They are amazing for shade, bbq smoking and the seed pods are food for ground dwelling birds. I would suggest to keep those as much as possible when you do earthwork.
Are you new to the area? Have you been to Tohono Chul park? It's a beautiful park and maybe you will find inspiration s for your desert garden. Keep us posted on your project.
Zone 6, 45 inches precipitation, hard clay soil