Located across the plaza from the Albuquerque Aquarium and bordered on the west by the famed Rio Grande and the largest cottonwood gallery forest in the world, the lush and 
peaceful Rio Grande Botanic Garden is an oasis in the desert. Red indian paintbrush Species of the Month: Indian Paintbrush The Garden currently encompasses 36 developed acres, including a 10,000 square foot glass 
conservatory housing native and exotic plants from desert and Mediterranean climate zones and theseasonal PNM Butterfly Pavilion featuring hundreds of free-flying North American butterflies and moths. (The butterfly pavilion is closed October through most of May.) Walking distance through the aquarium and garden is about 1.6 miles. The Rio Grande Botanic Garden is a facility of the Albuquerque Biological Park.
Resources - Water usage, Southwestern Plants, Climate Information
City of Albuquerque Water Conservation information - From Xeriscaping to water rebates.
Xeriscape Council of New Mexico - A non-profit corporation.
"Our primary goal is to offer education and training about water conservation, primarily through efficient irrigation of xeriscaping utilizing native and other low-water plants."
Rio Grande Botanic Garden - An oasis in the desert
Plants for the Western Garden and Beyond
New Mexico Climate center - Drought Information to Climate Station Data.
National Weather Service Weather Forcast Office
Weather Records and Averages.. and more - Great Resource.
Xeriscaping & Southwestern Gardening
