On March 1-2 2025 the Arizona Native Plant Society will host the Botany 2025 conference at the Desert Botanical Garden at 1201 W. Galvin Parkway in Phoenix, AZ. Check out the AZNPS website to register and for more info. Continue reading "Botany 2025 Conference at Desert Botanical Garden"

On February 13 at noon in the Herbarium at Herring Hall, Carianne Funicelli of Strategic Habitat Enhancements will present a talk about the 25 on-campus pollinator gardens she has helped plant on the U of A campus. Carianne will share her approach to building native plant pallets and what she has learned from the project. Continue reading "University of Arizona Herbarium Lunch Talk"

Calling all Tucson, AZ plant lovers: Tumamoc Hill Laboratory will be hosting a Plant-stravaganza at the Tumamoc Hill boathouse on Saturday, March 1 from 9 am to noon. There will be seedball making, kids’ activities, a plant swap, and much more. Bring the whole family! Continue reading "Tucson Plant-stravaganza at Tumamoc Hill March 1"

Welcome to the beautiful Sonoran Desert! We are fortunate to live in such an ecologically unique place. Did you know we have over 4,000 species of native plants? Many of these are well-suited to planting in residential landscapes, but few are sold and used. Continue reading "Welcome to the Sonoran Desert!"