Morning at the Garden

It is still ridiculously hot down here but we are starting to get a little relief in the early mornings. We decided to take advantage of the cool (85 at 9:00 am) weather and head over to the Botanical Gardens for a stroll.









We love the Botanical Garden. It's peaceful, beautiful and about 5 degrees cooler than the rest of the valley. Recently I've been fortunate, through my work, to partner with the Botanical Garden in installing a demonstration front yard vegetable garden in S. Scottsdale. One lucky S. Scottsdale resident is going to have the Botanical Garden design and install a vegetable garden in their front yard - less rock, more vegetables concept. I meet once a week with the Garden's horticulturist, landscape architect, and education manager to plan the project. Since I work for the city, our house isn't eligible (darn!) but it's an incredible learning opportunity that I feel lucky to be a part of.