Springtime is one of my favorite times of year. After a season blanketed in snow or draped in cold, the earth begins to ...

The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch have begun bursting with color as the springtime attraction opened on Friday. "The first bloom of the season has arrived, soon to be accompanied by millions more.

Older Phoenix residents might recall memories of driving along Baseline Road in the late 1960s and the mile-long stretches of vibrant flower fields that once flourished at the base of South Mountain.