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Plant Care Tips During Extreme Heat Wave
Consistent weeks of record-breaking high temperatures is stressful for many plants. Despite best efforts to keep plants alive, many will begin to see symptoms of heat and drought stress. Leaves, fruit, flowers, bark, wood and roots may be damaged. Different plant...
Research Canines are Helping the Garden Find These Rare and Endangered Arizona Orchids
Read the full story for an update! Meet Circe and Muon! They are two specially-trained dogs used in ecological research who are helping Desert Botanical Garden, U.S. Fish and Wildlife and the Smithsonian find rare and endangered orchids growing in southern Arizona....
Saguaro Census Results 2024
Desert Botanical Garden’s Saguaro Census recorded 3,406 saguaro observations across metro Phoenix in May, bringing the total to 25,739 since the project began two years ago. Before the census, only 4,096 observations were logged in iNaturalist, a free app that tracks...