Botanist Gustaf Starck rallied people passionate about preserving desert plants with a sign outside his Scottsdale ranch.

The Desert Botanical Garden is one of Phoenix's top tourist attractions, one of the best gardens in the country according to Vogue magazine and an all-around local gem. It's also not cheap to ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Springtime is a particularly colorful season to visit the Desert Botanical Garden. Visitors who arrive mid-February through mid-June will see an abundance of blooming cactus ...

which soon earned him a reputation among his fellow desert flora lovers. In many ways, he was the father of a movement that would bring a botanical garden to Phoenix, one that would be unique in ...