There are 3 genera of pocket gophers in North America and close to 20 species. In southern Arizona, Botta’s Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae) is found in the low desert and up to the tip top of our sky islands. What a range and what a marvelous creature. 
I was looking through photos that I’ve taken of this plant over the years and realized I even have 35 mm slides of Jatropha...
Many years ago when I was running a nursery in Tucson, Arizona I was invited by a landscape architecture firm to supply the all...
Isn’t it wonderful to live in a region where clouds and humidity and rain are so celebrated? You can identify the natives and converted...
