The desert really isn't barren; it's alive with unusual plants and beautiful flowers that just look different from those in other parts of the country.
The Bottlebrush or Red Bottlebrush is one of several easy plants and shrubs that you can use in your desert garden. These desert plants are evergreen and have desert flowers to enjoy.
The purple sage or Texas sage is one of several easy plants and shrubs that you can use in your desert garden. These desert plants are evergreen and have desert flowers to enjoy.
Yellow Bells is one of several easy plants and shrubs that you can use in your desert garden. These desert plants are evergreen and have desert flowers to enjoy.
The Orange Jubilee, or Orange Bells plant, is one of several easy plants and shrubs that you can use in your desert garden. These desert plants are evergreen and have desert flowers to enjoy.
Find out what the USDA and Sunset Guide zones are for plants and trees in the Phoenix, Arizona area.
Are you considering putting in a lawn at your Phoenix home? Here are some tips on 5 different types of lawns that are available in the desert.
Here is a selection of Arizona Wildflower and Cactus Field Guides. Enjoy the flora of the Sonoran Desert, and use these fields guides to identify Arizona plants and flowers.
Our state flower is unique and gorgeous. Here's a photo, and some information about the saguaro blossom.
The Palo Verde's yellow blossoms are beautiful when they bloom each spring. Check out these photos.
The Boyce Thompson Arboretum was created from 1923 to 1929 as a museum of living plants to help instill in humanity an appreciation of plants. The Boyce Thompson Arboretum is located east of Phoenix.
Enjoy these art prints depicting saguaro cacti and other cactus plants and succulents commonly found in the Arizona desert.
Pictures of Arizona cactus flowers. These pictures of cactus plants and cactus flowers were taken in the Phoenix area.
What is that smell? Phoenix resident Phil Persson tells us that it is the creosote bush. Find out more about this desert plant.
Located in Papago Park not far from downtown Phoenix you'll find a local treasure, actually declared a Phoenix Point of Pride. It is the desert Botanical Garden. You'll be amazed at the beauty and colors of the desert!
See pictures of Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona. Desert Botanical Garden is a Phoenix Point of Pride.
Springtime in the desert not only brings wildflowers, but many varieties of cactus also bloom with gorgeous, colorful flowers.
Need some help planning or maintaining that desert garden? here are my top picks for books about desert gardening that should be a part of every Arizonan's library.
Here are seven easy plants and shrubs that you can use in your desert garden. These desert plants are evergreen and have desert flowers to enjoy.
The Harriet K. Maxwell Desert Wildflower Trail is one of five trails that you can enjoy on a visit to the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona.
Photographs of desert wildflowers taken at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park.
Here are pictures of some of the desert shrubs and bushes that are the easiest to plant, water and care for. Your Phoenix garden might include some of these easy desert plants.
Find out which homes in Phoenix have flood irrigation. What is flood irrigation, and what does it mean?
Here are resources for Phoenix residents on "living green." That is, conserving our natural resources and living in a healthier way, for ourselves and for our environment.
Find out how to plant wildflowers in your yard. Desert wildflowers are easy to grow and provide colorful springtime blooms in Phoenix.
Irrigation and drip systmes are important to understand for people who live in the desert. Learn the basics from your About Guide to Landscaping.
Find out about a free booklet to help you better control the watering of your grass, trees and plants.
Vote for your favorite donkey lawn ornament here!
See a step-by-step photo exhibit of the planting of a saguaro cactus.
Ten tips on preventing damage to trees and plants in Phoenix when the temperatures are freezing and there is frost.
The saguaro cactus flower is Arizona's State Flower. Learn more about the saguaro cactus flower and see pictures.
The saguaro cactus is a very unusual looking tree of the desert. Learn more about the saguaro cactus and see pictures from the Phoenix area.
A desert tree, the saguaro is a cactus. Here's the definition and pronunciation of saguaro.
If you have a lawn in the Phoenix area, you should know how long and how often to water the grass for the best lawn while conserving water. Get a watering schedule for summer grass.
How to take pictures of Arizona wildflowers--some simple steps for non-professional photographers.
Tumbleweeds -- are tumbleweeds dead? Are tumbleweeds weeds? Why do tumbleweeds tumble?
Here are some tips that can help conserve a very valuable resource--our water.
Is there such a thing as a Sequoia Cactus?
Test your knowledge of the desert in this quiz based on the "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" TV game show.
When the desert is in bloom, the desert wildflowers in Arizona are magnificant. Enjoy these details about Arizona's wildflower season and a picture gallery of desert wildflowers.
Information about our lawns in Phoenix, and why we plant both summer Bermuda grass and winter rye grass.
