Gardening Help – Desert Botanical Garden

In order to help local gardeners, the Desert Botanical Garden provides informational guides listed below.

For more information on particular desert-related plants or problems,
call the Desert Botanical Garden's Plant Hotline,
(480) 941-1225, Monday through Friday, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Good Growing Guides

Care of Adeniums
Care of Agaves
Care of Aloes in Containers
Care of Boojum Trees
Care of Cacti in Containers
Care of Christmas Cactus and Related Plants
Care of Euphorbias in Containers
Care of Lithops
Container Trees and Shrubs
Growing a Cactus from Seed
Herb Garden Brochure
Herb Garden Brochure Spanish
How to Plant Desert-Adapted Trees and Shrubs
How to Remove a Bermuda Grass Lawn
Mail Order Seed Sources-Wildflowers
Planting a Bare Root Ocotillo
Planting Desert Wildflowers
Planting for Birds
Prevention and Care of Freeze Damage
Recommended Plants for Desert Landscaping
Retail Nurseries
Rooting a Cactus Cuttung
Spanish Herb Garden Brochure
Transplanting a Large Cactus
Watering Desert Trees and Shrubs