We are now offering Capsicum chacoense in our Mountain House Gift Shop! Spice up your garden with this wild chile pepper native to the Chaco region of South America. Considered the species closest to the ancestral Capsicum and possibly the “mother of all peppers,” it is rare in cultivation, but not difficult to care for. It is a high yield plant producing many small and mildly hot peppers. A must for any collector!

Join us on February 15th for an afternoon that bridges art and science, sparking new connections and igniting hope for a more resilient Sonoran Desert. Community storytellers will share personal journeys of discovery, collaboration, and care for our fragile desert ecosystem. We’ll explore what it means to live, work, and thrive in this landscape—and how we can protect it.

The Artists for Conservation annual juried exhibition features over 50 works by leading contemporary nature artists dedicated to celebrating and protecting our natural world. Representing artists from across Canada and more than a dozen U.S. states, the exhibition showcases a wide range of subjects, media, styles and technical approaches. Visit this exhibition now on view in our Ironwood gallery.