To survive, plants must use their leaves to soak up the sun and their roots to tickle the soil until it forfeits its groundwater. See the struggle for yourself with this Groupon.

$35 for a One-Year Senita Club Family Garden Membership ($75 Value)

• Unlimited admission to the gardens, seasonal butterfly exhibit, and flashlight tours for two adults and children or grandchildren under age 18, including special members-only hours
• Two guest passes
• Subscription to the Sonoran Quarterly
• Discounts on concerts, workshops, gifts, plants, and guest admission
See full membership benefits here

Desert Botanical Garden

A kaleidoscope of multichromatic blossoms and emerald leaves bursts from the soil, blanketing 65 acres of desert landscape at Desert Botanical Garden. Diverse walkways flanked by more than 50,000 types of cacti, succulents, and wildflowers educate visitors on the importance of protecting the environment and not hugging every plant they see. In addition to the garden's more stationary organisms, some of which go home with local green thumbs during biannual plant sales, numerous avian and insect species make their homes amid the thriving greenery.