ARIZONA GARDENS TO VISIT

Located in Glendale, AZ: With over 400 species of low-water-use plants, the Glendale Xeriscape Demonstration Garden is a unique setting to discover more about the diversity of plant life in the Sonoran desert.

The garden is open to the public every day of the year. By walking the garden paths, you’ll see plants at their mature size, find examples of good plant combinations and discover ideas for your landscape. A free self-guided audio wand tour is available for checkout inside the library during normal library hours.

Download "Tales from the Garden" (pdf file) a full-color, 40 page booklet detailing many of the rare and beautiful plants featured in this garden.

 Located in Tucson, AZ: A truly unique collection of trees and plants from arid and semi-arid climates around the world. Many campus trees are the largest specimens in Arizona and have been designated as Great Trees of Arizona. Several are unique to the entire Southwest; a few were the first of their kinds to be planted in the Western Hemisphere.

We invite you to explore the UofA Campus Arboretum - virtually or actually. See the Plant Walks and Wildlife Maps. Each season we show you What's In Bloom. 

The online database provides a great deal of knowledge regarding excellent trees and plants for growing in Arizona.