A Visit to the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix Arizona
**UPDATED 3/31/23** My husband and I made a trip to Arizona late February and early March to visit my Mom in Mesa, Arizona. One of the places we got to explore was the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona. The garden was not in full bloom, but it was nice just the same. I think we were about a month too early. There were plenty of cacti to see and several that happened to have blooms on them. There were some beautiful flowers in bloom. One of the exhibits in the garden is called The Bee Garden. Here are some of the flowers that were in bloom. And yes the bees were doing their thing. Trail Guide Map (dbg.org) This is called the Ironwood Tree. It stands 20 feet tall. Quite impressive in person. Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona (dbg.org) Jeff Hebets is the artist. He made this in honor of his cousin, Phil who originated a tree boxing methodology that enabled over a million native plants to be salvaged ins...