Arizona Gourmet Living

08/04/2012

Pima Prickly Park
NewPark to Open
A nine-acre desert public park to highlight opuntias (prickly pear and cholla) and other genera, will be open Sat., Sept. 22 from sunrise to sunset for the enjoyment of all with trails, covered ramadas and benches to enjoy the view. A highlight of the park is Saguarohenge, designed in the park as a sacred place to celebrate the ancient relationships between people and the Sonoran Desert through a pathway experience. An entrance garden to the park will be the focal point, which will be a multi-year undertaking. In time, mature plantings of the native Palo Verde tree with green bark and yellow blooms, native purple Santa Rita Prickly Pear cactus with yellow flowers, and cholla with red and many other flower colors will yield a sensational splash of color. An Agave Garden is also planned across from Saguarohenge. Educational facilities, demonstration, research, and a Hummingbird garden are planned. Opened on September 22, 2012, the park is the dream of the Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society, in a collaborative effort, it with Pima County Natural Resources Parks and Recreation, and other community organizations.
Located at 3500 W. River Road, it is near Orange Grove Road and I-10.
(520) 256-2447.
www.tucsoncactus.org.
When The park opens on Sat., Sept. 22, there will be festivities from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. There will be displays inside and outside the Pima County Natural Resources Parks and Recreation buildings to include exhibits such as displays about The desert, desert plants, desert animals.

Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society provides activities for people interested in cactus and succulents from around the world.

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