Perfect Plants for Every Corner of Your Yard.

Choose the best flowers, trees, shrubs, and more for your yard with help from our A-Z listings, at-a-glance facts, and care essentials.

Photographs and information about the cultivated plants that will grow in Arizona gardens.

Specifically suited to the southwest's dry, desert climate, our sod is the choice of homeowners, landscapers, and greens-keepers.

Native plants are adapted to the local climate and soil conditions where they naturally occur. These important plant species provide nectar, pollen, and seeds that serve as food for native butterflies, insects, birds and other animals. Unlike natives, common horticultural plants do not provide energetic rewards for their visitors and often require insect pest control to survive.

What better way to enjoy the romance of the garden than by growing roses? Rose gardening has gotten a bad wrap in recent years. Growing roses doesn’t have to be a challenge. Chose the right roses for your growing conditions and you’re half way to having a spectacular rose garden. Learn the basics of caring for roses and your rose bushes will be the envy of the neighborhood.

For the gardener who has only a few odd minutes to spare for plant cultivation, growing cactus and succulents as houseplants will give you a great amount of satisfaction. Cactus and succulents offer untold opportunities for growing in your home.

Extension Plant Pathology at The University of Arizona is a program for the diagnosis and management of plant diseases in the irrigated agriculture and landscapes of the arid Southwest and of native plants of the Sonoran Desert region.

Site is designed for the general public in introductions and definitions on noxious weeds.