Month: March 2017

How Plants are Named

March 29, 2017

Having the opportunity to name a plant is highly regarded in the plant field. Plants are still beingdiscovered all over the world, including in Arizona. The Garden’s own Wendy Hodgson, senior research botanist and herbarium curator, has discovered and...

History of Desert Botanical Garden’s Plant Sale

March 16, 2017

The first Plant Sale at Desert Botanical Garden debuted in 1976 and was called the Unusual Plant Sale of Unusual Plants. It took more than a year of planning at the Garden with a group of selected growers. The goal was to bring together an ample amount of uncommon...

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