Good To Know

We recently completed a successful seed collection trip for one of our smallest microflora species: Sentry Milkvetch (Astragalus cremnophylax).

Two incredible flowers bloom at the same time here in Flagstaff: golden combines and rocky mountain penstemons. What’s fascinating is that they grow in very different environments.

The start of the monsoons is an important time for high elevation gardening.

We’ve all tried ingenious ways to deter deer, squirrels, and rabbits: shiny and noisy objects, tall fences, spraying garlic, and so on. What’s a high country gardener to do to prevent “squirrel pruning”?

The Arboretum offers quality and affordable experiential education programs at our 200-acre outdoor classroom consisting of gardens, greenhouses, wetlands, and forestland trails. Our EcoExplorers Summer Camps for children ages 5-11 starts again this June.

If you are new to gardening and/or growing vegetables from seed, here are some basic seed sowing tips to help guide you.