Botanist Gustaf Starck rallied people passionate about preserving desert plants with a sign outside his Scottsdale ranch.

The Desert Botanical Garden invites the public in for free one day a month. Here's how to take advantage of the offer.

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If you thought the desert landscape was primarily dust and tumbleweed with no vibrant greenery, wait until you see what this botanical garden in Phoenix has to offer. Arizona's Desert Botanical ...

The Desert Botanical Garden is only 4 miles from Phoenix ... faces like David Bowie and James Baldwin and spelled out "Phoenix" and "Arizona" in colorful, postcard-type letters.

PHOENIX — Amid the Arizona heat, researchers are finding ... at the Dryland Plant Ecophysiology Lab at the Desert Botanical Garden, who led a recently published study conducted with ...

The Desert Botanical Garden's twice-annual plant sale gets plenty of attention for good reason, but its gift shop always offers plenty of items that bring a bit of the outdoors in. The store has a ...

Sitting just southwest of the Desert Botanical Gardens in Papago Park, the Phoenix Zoo operates seasonal hours; check the Phoenix Zoo website before visiting. General admission to the zoo costs $ ...