Here are photos of some of the plants I was jabbering about: Desert willow (Chilopsis linearis), esperanza or Arizona yellow bells (Tecoma stans var. angustata), little leaf sumac (Rhus microphylla), acorns on a silverleaf oak (Quercus hypoleucoides), and coral bean (Erythrina flabelliformis). So many native plants are ready for some of that monsoonal moisture and I am too. Come on summer rains!
I’ve told the story of the yucca moths and the soaptree yuccas many times. I love to tell it when I give talks and...
I do love the fall and winter smell of moist old leaves and grasses. It always sparks a memory of my childhood in moist...
I read from the book I’m in Charge of Celebrations, but I could have read from many others. If you live in Tucson or...
