The Desert Botanical Garden’s herbarium database is continually being updated. This is a particularly useful tool if you are unable to utilize our herbarium on-site.
http://seinet.asu.edu/
Wholesale grower Mountain States Wholesale Nursery has tremendous information available on their website. Learn about hundreds of plants suitable for desert gardening, get help choosing the perfect plant for conditions in your yard, or find retail nurseries that carry their plants.
www.mswn.com
The University of Arizona, Maricopa County Cooperative Extension Service offers a wealth of information for desert gardeners. A variety of demonstration gardens are offered at the main office.
www.cals.arizona.edu/maricopa/garden
Desert USA provides a variety of information ranging from plants to wildlife and geology, as well as associated updates and activities.
www.desertusa.com
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service offers the PLANTS Database, providing standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories.
www.plants.usda.gov
Australian Outback Plants has been established in the USA since 1980. In that time Australian Native Landscapes CO. USA has accomplished many things and grown into an impressively extensive plantation of exotic Australian Native Flora.
www.australianoutbackplants.com
The Arizona Herb Association is a nonprofit organization, established as an educational forum so that its members and the public can easily obtain, share and utilize information about the uses, culture, history and lore of herbs. Members maintain interests in culinary, cosmetic, medicinal, ornamental, dye and ethnic herbs. All other interests in herbs are encouraged and welcomed.
www.azherb.org
The Arizona Native Plant Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the appreciation and protection of Arizona’s native plants. Monthly meetings of the Phoenix chapter, open to all plant enthusiasts, are held at the Desert Botanical Garden, and a variety of activities are offered to members state-wide.
www.aznps.org
The Central Arizona Cactus and Succulent Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to sharing information about, and encouraging conservation of, cacti and other succulents. Monthly meetings, open to the public, are held at the Desert Botanical Garden, and a variety of activities are offered to members.
www.centralarizonacactus.org
The Arboretum at Arizona State University maintains the goals of the acquisition, development, maintenance, and display of plants which illustrate the complex ecological systems on earth, the diversity of the plants, and their botanical relationships. Included are a wide array of plants useful to humans, those most appropriate for general landscape purposes in the arid Southwest, and rare plants of the world.
www.azarboretum.org
The Arboretum at Flagstaff has the mission to increase the understanding, appreciation, and conservation of plants and plant communities native to the Colorado Plateau, to identify, evaluate, display, and introduce plants adaptable to the climatic and soil conditions of the Flagstaff environment, to seek through scientific research innovative solutions to conservation issues of this high altitude environment, and to develop educational programs that will increase the understanding of the need for wise stewardship of our natural environment.
www.thearb.org
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a private, non-profit institution whose mission is to inspire people to live in harmony with the natural world by fostering love, appreciation, and understanding of the Sonoran desert.
www.desertmuseum.org
Boyce Thompson Arboretum is cooperatively managed by Arizona State Parks, University of Arizona, and the nonprofit Arboretum corporation, offering desert plants from around the world a spectacular setting.
www.cals.arizona.edu/BTA
City of Glendale Xeriscape Botanic Garden surrounds the Glendale Main Library, offering mature plant specimens, examples of good plant combinations and ideas for your landscape.
www.glendaleaz.com/WaterConservation/xeriscapegarden.cfm
Tohono Chul Park is a private, non-profit garden whose mission is to enrich people’s lives by providing them the opportunity to find peace and inspiration in a place of beauty, to experience the wonders of the Sonoran Desert, and to gain knowledge of the natural and cultural heritage of this region.
www.tohonochulpark.org
Tucson Botanical Gardens is a non-profit garden with the mission to provide horticultural and ecological education, to encourage responsible environmental stewardship, and to provide a setting for enjoyment, relaxation and renewal for residents and visitors of all ages.
www.tucsonbotanical.org
University of Arizona Campus Arboretum has the mission to conserve, manage, enhance, and expand a vital collection of plants adapted to an active urban Sonoran Desert setting; and to showcase the historic, aesthetic, environmental, economical, and educational value of these plants within our community and the American Southwest.
www.ag.arizona.edu/arboretum
