Happy Birthday Tucson and hot weather stuff
Have a bite of this huge cake to celebrate 250 years since Tucson was founded at the Presidio. Although, in reality, the Tohono O’odham and …
Tag: Tucson Botanical Garden
Mechanical butterflies, model trains and–oh yes–lots of cacti
The Tucson Botanical Garden has been selected as one of the best “secret gardens” or small gardens in the United States more than once. In …
Ocean debris turned into sculpture
At the Tucson Botanical Garden yesterday I found three of my passions combined: gardening in hot dry climates, art in gardens, and picking up trash …
Spending a long weekend in Tucson
Conde-Nast Traveler magazine recently recommended Barrio Viejo in Tucson as a neighborhood to visit. That’s nice. The homes are historic and colorful, but one neighborhood …
What’s wrong with this Zebra?
Currently at the Tucson Botanical Garden is an exhibition of LEGO(R) sculptures by Sean Kenney, including the zebra shown at the top of this post. …
Hungry tortoise, plump saguaro and a cattle tank at the Botanic Garden
Before it got too hot yesterday, I took a quick morning walk-through of the Tucson Botanical Garden to see the impact of the this year’s …
Yellow VW Bug loves succulents
Well, if you have an old rusted out VW Bug lying around somewhere, you, too, can transform it into a gigantic yellow planter for succulents …
Cactus Christmas mashup with La Catrina Lady of the Dead
The Tucson Botanical Garden seems to be throwing everything into the mix for this year’s holiday season. They have 3 Christmas trees plus Korean fabric …
A cool haven for scorching summer days now closed
A few days ago the Tucson Botanical Garden sent an email to members stating that their indoor facilities–mostly art galleries–would close because of the coronavirus, …