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Tucson Botanical Gardens

The gardens in and around Tucson, Arizona are quite different from those in my neighborhood. They are filled with cactus, succulents, agaves, and trees that have the tiniest of leaves, an adaptation that helps them survive in the desert environment.

I didn't know, and still don't know, the names of most of the plants I saw when I visited Tucson for the Garden Writers