We are making a dream trip to Arizona in late summer or early fall, we havn't finalized things yet. WE are going to drive the entire way from TN....stopping to see what we want to see on the way, take a zillion pictures, and probably buy a zillion plants LOL. I really would love to meet some fellow gardeners who live in Arizona before we make the trip. Maybe we can set up a trade. I have quite an extensive sedum collection, which would do well in your area. We havn't pinpointed it yet, but we have it narrowed down to most likely Tuscon. We are herpers..my son works with the reptiles at the local zoo, so his main interest in the trip is to see the local reptiles ( which I love to photograph)..

Sorry, nature doesn't provide for what you wish. But you might want to consider the creation of a prairie with 10 - 20 species of flowers. Check the websites of prairie suppliers. The planting of a prairie, however, is not merely the sprinkling of a few cans of seeds on an old field. The area must first be completely cleared of all living plants, usually by planting a season of Roundup Ready soybeans, followed by proper planting of the prairie after the beans are harvested. Planting (on this scale) requires a prairie grass seeder, not easy to find.

I love all your pictures, but I'm extremely impressed with the hatch year male Rubythroat. Unless you've tried to photograph one of those itty, bitty birds, you don't realize how difficult it is to get a clear shot. You caught those new gorget feathers so beautifully. What a fabulous shot.

I want to thank everyone who repiled to my request. There was only 1 chapter in the book on making a golliwog, I remember one of the other patterns was for a miniature baby doll, which I made. The book had a large assortment of different dolls to make. I will try everyone's suggestions, thansk. Lisa