Seasons of the Desert book by Sonoran Rosie

Explore desert plants season by season with this gorgeously illustrated hardcover guide full of identification tips, fun facts, recipes and herbal remedies.

Welcome to the Sonoran Desert, a unique and magical place in America’s Southwest. Though some may think only of hot sand and barren landscapes, the desert is actually full of diverse flora and fauna, and in Seasons of the Desert, Sonoran Rosie introduces you to the hardy plants that thrive there in all four seasons.

This beautiful and helpful guide features:

• Over 75 desert plants, divided into the seasons in which they bloom.

• Details on how to identify plants and what kind of unique characteristics to keep an eye out for.

•Tips on sustainable foraging and suggestions for how to use the flora you find to create herbal remedies and recipes.

• Information on the wildly different biomes of the Sonoran Desert. 

• Stunning illustrations of each plant.

Whether you live in the Southwest or are just curious about the plants that grow there, Seasons of the Desert is a year-round journey into a glorious habitat.

Published by Quarto Books, illustrations by Hannah Davies and written by Rosie Crocker (Sonoran Rosie).

Pick up in person in Tucson, Arizona at Arizona Poppy.