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The Springs Preserve is having their spring plant sale on Saturday, April 6, 2013.Join other gardeners from 8 am to 2 pm to learn about and get native plants to use in the landscape.Thousands of native and desert...
Read more Ocotillo reach their flowering arms to greet you, barrel cactus sit rotundly in place, cholla or Teddy Bear cactus enjoy a spiny tea party and the mighty saguaro holds court over the thousands of succulents on the 145 acre Desert...
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As you drive down Highway 78 in the desert, or even driving along the coast, it's not uncommon to see a large, brushy plant rolling around in the wind, especially during a Santa Ana. This plant is the...
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Those of us who live in a desert climate are familiar with the Pomegranate shrub and its fruit. (Punica granatum). Pomegranate fruits are becoming more popular and are readily found in many food products making them ...
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Tucson’s most noticeable fall color change is in the mountains that surround us. They turn from dark blue to lavender as autumn progresses. (see photo) In Tucson’s semi-desert climate, evergreen palm, mesquite, and pine trees...
Read more The Blue Yucca (Yucca rigida) is a hardy yucca in Tucson and Green Valley down to 10 degrees or lower. It is a native to the the Chihuahuan Desert in Mexico. This yucca is a tree form, reaching about 12...
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The thought of learning about desert plants when the temperature in Phoenix is still over 110 degrees probably makes some people feel faint. However, Deer Valley Rock Art Center (DVRAC) is hosting a free class about the uses...
Read more Our Lord’s Candle (Yucca whipplei) is a California native, and hardy in the Tucson and Green Valley areas. This yucca has no central stem, and stays shorter than most yuccas, about 3 feet tall and 6 feet wide...
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Maybe you have heard these terms in relation to plants grown in the Tucson area and thought they were interchangeable. Or maybe at least you knew what one or two meant. Actually, the meanings are not necessarily interchangeable, and in...
Read more Soapweed (Yucca glauca) is not to be confused with Soaptree, another species of yucca. Soapweed is hardy in the Tucson and Green Valley areas, and a native to the southwest. This is a shorter species of yucca, reaching 3 or...
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