Every spring, an explosion of orange and yellow flowers fills the edges of a mile-long section of U.S. Highway 60 between Globe and Miami. They flourish in the most inhospitable of soil conditions that no self-respecting earthworm or gopher would dare consider as a habitable option. A few narrow strips …
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One morning in late March, almost exactly two years ago, in a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., a man named Neil King kissed his wife, stepped out the front door of his house, turned right, and kept walking. And kept walking—for three weeks. He walked all the way to New York …
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This year, I can hardly wait to start my vegetable garden. It will be my first spring in a new house, and I finally have plenty of space. There’s already lettuce, spinach, and even tomatoes sprouting in the windowsill, possibly way too soon. It’s one kind of hope to start …
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Wanting deer to stay off your lawn is one thing, but using a BB gun for emphasis may be standing on dangerous ground. Amy Burnett, information and program manager with the Arizona Game and Fish Department, says that using either a BB gun or an air rifle is not a …
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Want to help score some free press and bring new visitors to Boyce Thompson Arboretum? Click the link below and ‘Vote BTA’; among 20 gardens across the land in the running for an online popularity contest sponsored by USA Today. Guest ContributorGuest Contributors include press releases, guest authors, and …
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Author and succulent expert, Jeff Moore will be giving a lecture and guided walk at Boyce Thompson Arboretum from 2 – 4 p.m this Friday. Moore has owned and operated a specialty retail succulent nursery in Solana Beach since 1992 where he gained local notoriety for undersea succulent gardens. He was invited to …
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Story by Gina Gentry McElroy Cheri’s Desert Harvest products will be represented at this year’s Prickly Pear Festival. Who knew so much could come from a desert cactus? Cheri Romanoski, that’s who. A native Tucsonan who grew up appreciating the desert and its natural resources, Cheri took it upon herself …
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Sometimes, all you have to do is ask. When Adrian Marks moved to Globe last year, one of the first things he noticed was the empty lot across the street from him, behind the old Nob Hill grocery store on Devereaux Street. In September, he approached the owner of the …
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Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off This Saturday Imagine swimming in a thick pool of household cleaners and fertilizers. It would be an awful experience, if not a deadly one. Yet, every time this stuff winds up down the sink, toilet, drain, or gutter, it is very well on its way to …
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Boyce Thompson Arboretum to the Rescue: The effort to save the Wallace Desert Gardens Boyce Thompson Arboretum recently announced that it is part of a massive effort to save the plant collection of Wallace Desert Gardens. Located in north Scottsdale, this garden contains 12 acres of more than 7,000 cultivated …
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