Calculating Your Carbon Footprint
Many of your daily household habits–energy use, transportation, waste disposal, etc., cause greenhouse gas emissions, which make up your carbon...
Summer-Sustainable Gardens
It's only April, but sizzling temperatures are approaching quickly. Get your garden summer-ready with these April planting and preparation...
Diversity Through People and Plants
During Diversity Month, the Garden is sharing stories of people, their relationship with plants and the important role diversity plays for both. It...
Pining for Pineapple
Pineapples in the desert Arizona has many seasons that are perfect for fruit growing. You can often smell the blooming flowers from fruit trees...
A Disappearing Icon
Saguaros Under Threat No feature of the Sonoran Desert is more recognizable than the iconic saguaro cactus, soaring in height above all other...
The Orange Home Presents: DIY Paper Towels
Tired of the cost, waste and effort of buying paper towels week after week? You're not alone. Jessica Bui of The Orange Home shares her easy and...
New paper published by former lab postdoc Dr. Susan Bush
Saltcedar are among the most successful invasive tree species in western North America resulting in alterations in riparian ecosystems that are...
New paper published by Ph.D. candidate Davis Blasini
Fremont cottonwood are among the most important tree species in the western US providing habitat for numerous species. However, cottonwood forests...
Pollinator Plant Propagation
Garden research is highlighting the importance of native plants for conservation of ecosystems and many types of animals, including pollinators....








