The garden's brightly colored plants sharply contrast the Sonoran Desert's cinnamon-red buttes, and numerous hiking trails – like the Plants and People of the Sonoran Desert and the Harriet K ...

Two Indigenous food educators showcased the abundance of the Sonoran Desert during a tour for the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual conference on April 25.. Their wisdom, while better ...

In addition to providing visitors with a tranquil, 140-acre space to view and learn about desert plants, the Desert Botanical Garden works to conserve and restore these plants and their habitats.

Colossal granite boulder formations dot the 12-million-year-old Sonoran Desert landscape, giving The Boulders Resort & Spa Scottsdale its name. This natural wonderland has been preserved, allowing ...

And spring has arrived in the Sonoran Desert, so it's the best time of year now to plant in your landscape or your garden. And we are going to dedicate this entire program to desert plants and ...

Saguaros get a lot of attention because they are a beloved symbol of the Sonoran Desert, ... A damaged agave plant at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix on Aug. 9, 2023.

Why is the smell of Arizona's monsoon so distinctive? It releases the aromas of the desert, one ecologist says.

Over the last five years, researchers have found that the death rate for saguaros in the Phoenix area jumped from 1% to 2% ...

The Sonoran Desert is younger than other arid regions, which is what makes it much wetter and greener, and has given it its famed biodiversity. But hotter temperatures and less rainfall threaten ...

Tohono O’odham have lived in the Sonoran Desert for thousands of years, ... A dove flies near saguaro cactuses at the Desert Botanical Garden. Immature plants are less resistant to extreme heat.

Native desert plants are common in landscaping across Arizona to use less water, a practice called xeriscaping. “Science now is coming up to par with Indigenous knowledge,” Lazos-Ferns ...

Increasingly frequent and severe heat waves in the Southwest are damaging some desert plants known for thriving in harsh conditions. Saguaro cacti and agave have both suffered in sweltering ...