Last week I visited the Arizona Cactus Garden, or, officially, Arizona Garden, a botanical garden specializing in cactus and succulents. Nope, I didn’t have to get on a plane and travel to Arizona. You can find this unique cactus garden on the campus of Stanford University in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Colorful springtime cactus blooms stood out among the sedate green colors predominant in the garden. Some of the cacti looked soft and fuzzy beckoning me to touch them. They didn’t fool me; I knew they would poke me good if I dared try.
About the Arizona Garden:
There are many unusual plants within the garden. Selections from the Cacti family include columnar, barrel and monstrose forms. Selections of succulents include Aloes, Crassulas and rosette-forming Agaves.
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This is such a hidden gem!
Hi Silvia, The cactus garden sure is a hidden gem. Nice to meet another SF Bay Area blogger! I’ll check out your blog.
Donna
Wonderful images.
Thanks, Rupali. It’s a pretty time of year in the cactus garden.
That’s fascinating! I live in Phoenix and started googling the garden thinking it may have been here. Great photos!
Thanks so much for stopping by! Many years ago, I visited the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. I got a kick out of discovering the Arizona Cactus Garden at Stanford University. Funny that your first instinct was to look in Phoenix.
Love this!! I wish I had a aback yard ! Check out my patio garden of succulents and cactus if your interested ❤️
I’m glad you enjoyed this. Your patio garden is lovely. I live in California and am inspired to add succulents to my patio garden. BTW – I’m glad I only have a patio garden. I couldn’t handle more than that. 🙂