Tohono Chul Park

We visited Tohono Chul Park and really enjoyed seeing such a dense desert garden. What added a lot, was all of the artistic additions that had been made to the park. It was a real treat. Here are a few pics below:

Tara in a desert jungle:


Green Prickly Pear Cactus:


Purple Prickly Pear cactus:


A small forest of jumping Cholla cacti:


Here's a fun little bird house they had in the childrens' section of the park:


We also ran across a trail where there were little sayings and poems. We found the imagery of this particular one to be quite interesting and cheeky:


The picture doesn't do justice to this little nook in the park with an outdoor fireplace. It looks like what we imagine a southwest backyard should be:


I like this pic because it shows 2 different types of palm trees you typically see around here: one with normal bark, and the other with a woven look from gardeners having to manually trim off palm leaf branches.

Anyway, it's hard to capture the neat atmosphere of this park with a little camera, but we tried. It's definitely a place to get a taste of the desert.