![]() ![]() A GPS (phones don’t work in many remote locations).Several bottles of water to stay hydrated. ![]() So timing is essential when planning a visit to the desert.ĭepending on the time of your visit, consider several items for safety and comfort: The temperature is often in the very comfortable 70 F range (20 C) in January. But it also holds the record as the hottest recorded temperature on the planet at 134 F (57 C). The first thing is to choose the right time to visit based on your temperature tolerance.ĭeath Valley national park is a popular desert location for landscape photographers. Preparing for Desert Photography: Tips for Surviving Harsh Desert ConditionsĪ safe and rewarding trip to the desert starts with careful preparation. Central Ave.How to Shoot Perfect Desert Photography Image 1. Hodoba, with permission from the author and the publisher, Red Crane Books.ĪMWUA (Arizona Municipal Water Users Association)ģ003 N. The first sentence of our publication was inspired by text from Growing Desert Plants from Windowsill to Garden by Theodore B. It’s been great to work with web folks who are also fellow water advocates and plant people. Jeff Payne and Becky Noth, Boyce Thompson ArboretumĪ shout out to Halperin Creative, our web development team. Scott Frische and John Sills, Phoenix Zoo Kirti Mathura, University of Arizona Cooperative ExtensionĪngelica Elliott, Kristen Kindl, and Jaime Toledano, Desert Botanical Garden ![]() We would also like to recognize the following individuals for their patient efforts in reviewing photos for accurate plant identification and providing assistance in locating plants: ![]() Over a period of two years, Dave gained unexpected expertise in desert-adapted plants as he persistently hunted down and shot many thousands of images of our 224 plants (along with some that looked an awful lot like them but weren’t quite). Matt Johnson, University of Arizona Desert Legume ProgramĪ special thanks to our intrepid and talented photographer, Dave Seibert. Ursula Schuch, Ph.D., University of Arizona Cooperative Extensionįor reviewing the final draft of the booklet and offering their professional criticism, comments, and suggestions, we would like to recognize:Ĭhester Leathers, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Arizona State University Microbiology Department Marjie Risk, Arizona Department of Water Resources Janet Rademacher, Mountain States Wholesale Nursery Steve Priebe, City of Phoenix Streets Department Terry Mikel, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Mary Irish, Horticultural Writer/Consultant George Hull, Mountain States Wholesale Nursery Jay Harper, Harpers Nurseries and Flower Shops, Inc. Ron Dinchak, Mesa Community College Life Science Department Libby Davison, University of Arizona Department of Plant Sciences Louisa Ballard, Arizona State University ArboretumĬathy Cromell, Phoenix Home and Garden Magazine Jonathan Arnold, City of Scottsdale Parks, Recreation, and Facilities Thanks doesn’t seem sufficient, but thank you.įor providing recommendations and experience that guided the Advisory Group in narrowing the list of plants from the Arizona Department of Water Resources Phoenix AMA Low Water Use/Drought Tolerant Plant List to the 200 featured in the booklet, we would like to acknowledge the following individuals: The time, expertise, advice, input, and support that these many professionals contributed to the development of AMWUA’s materials is what has made them so successful and so widely embraced. These resources were developed by the AMWUA Conservation & Efficiency Advisory Group, comprising representatives of AMWUA member municipalities with professional expertise in water conservation, horticulture, botany, and the plant sciences, and AMWUA staff, with the much-appreciated assistance of local green industry professionals and university faculty and staffs. Acknowledgements The Landscape Plants section of the website is the online edition of the AMWUA publication Landscape Plants for the Arizona Desert. ![]()
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