Tag: desert plants
Cactus Named After Women
For Women’s History Month, the Garden is celebrating by sharing a few cactus species and genus that are named after prominent botanists, philanthropists and writers. The list includes the Garden’s very own founder Gertrude Divine Webster whose passion and support for...
It’s a Plant Match!
What does your zodiac sign mean when it comes to picking the perfect plant for your home or garden? There are desert plants that have common personality traits also and that’s why the Garden’s horticulture team took on the challenge to match various desert...
September EcoQuest: Tracking Tamarisk Beetles
Join the September EcoQuest: Tracking Tamarisk Beetles. Join the EcoQuest WHAT TO OBSERVE:Find and map as many tamarisk beetles (larvae too!) (Diorhabda spp.) and tamarisk trees (Tamarix spp.) as possible. Tamarisk beetles, or salt cedar beetles, are small leaf...
