The Arizona Set
Three printable Arizona editions in one purchase — the twelve-month journal, the native plants reference and the stargazing guide — for less than the three cost apart.
- Three printable Arizona editions, in one checkout instead of three
- Twelve undated Arizona month pages to write the year down in
- The Arizona native plants reference, with bloom windows and zone timing
- The Arizona night sky guide — dark places and the year's meteor calendar
$29.00one-time$33.98 bought separately
Instant download · yours to keep, with no account and no renewal · full refund within 30 days
A look inside
What the Arizona pages actually look like
From the Arizona editions
Some of what is actually in the set
The Arizona Nature Journal
Each Arizona month page carries that month's reference side — the blooms, trees and butterflies Arizona actually has then. Names you will meet in it:
- Mexican Gold Poppy
- Brittlebush
- Desert Lupine
- Ocotillo
- Owl's Clover
- Rocky Mountain Iris
- Saguaro
- Blue Palo Verde
- Ocotillo
- Velvet Mesquite
- Ponderosa Pine
- Quaking Aspen
- Queen
- Monarch
- Pipevine Swallowtail
- Two-tailed Swallowtail
- Gulf Fritillary
- Arizona Sister
Native Plants of Arizona
40 native species are profiled for Arizona, chosen for hardiness zones 5a–10b. A dozen of them:
- Butterfly Weed
- Showy Milkweed
- Wild Bergamot
- Cardinal Flower
- Little Bluestem
- Switchgrass
- Indian Grass
- Sideoats Grama
- Blue Grama
- Prairie Smoke
- California Poppy
- Rocky Mountain Penstemon
The Night Sky over Arizona
Every dark-sky place the Arizona edition sends you to, and every meteor shower it tracks through the year:
- Grand Canyon National Park
- Flagstaff and the Coconino National Forest
- Kitt Peak and the sky islands of southern Arizona
- Remote public lands in southeastern Arizona
- Quadrantids
- Lyrids
- Eta Aquariids
- Southern Delta Aquariids
- Perseids
- Draconids
- Orionids
- Southern Taurids
- Northern Taurids
- Leonids
- Geminids
- Ursids
How the Arizona year breaks down
Counted, not claimed
Across the twelve Arizona month pages the reference side draws on 6 wildflowers, 6 trees, 6 butterflies and 7 things coming into season locally.
Something in the Arizona list is in bloom from March through October, and June is the peak — 29 of the 40 species are flowering then.
12 of them are caterpillar host plants and 5 support specialist bees — the ones that do the most work in Arizona yards.
On the 2027 numbers the standout for Arizona is the Quadrantids — about 120 an hour at its peak with the moon only 18% lit, best after midnight into dawn.
The Geminids, by contrast, peak against a 100%-lit moon that year — the kind of night the guide tells you to skip rather than let you find out at 2am.
The calendar runs every major shower of the year — 12 of them — with the moon's brightness worked out for each peak, so Arizona knows which nights are worth the drive.
In the box
Exactly what you receive
| The Arizona Nature Journal | 15 pages — twelve month pages plus covers and how-to |
|---|---|
| Native Plants of Arizona | 9 pages — the species table, bloom windows and planting calendar |
| The Night Sky over Arizona | 8 pages — the meteor calendar, dark-sky places and seasonal targets |
| Pages in all | 32, across 3 Arizona files |
| What you save | $4.98 — $33.98 bought apart, $29.00 bought together |
| Format | PDF, laid out for both Letter and A4 |
| Delivery | An instant download link, plus a link you can re-open for 72 hours |
| Access | Yours to keep — no expiry, no account, no subscription |
| Refunds | Full refund within 30 days, no questions |
How it works
From checkout to the field
Buy it
Checkout takes a card and an email address — no account to create.
Open it straight away
The download link appears immediately and the Arizona files are yours to keep.
Use it through the year
Print the Arizona pages you want and take them outside; they are laid out with room to write on as the season moves.
The set, or the pieces
Both are honest ways to buy the Arizona editions
| One at a time | The Arizona Set | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | Whichever single Arizona edition you pick | All three, together |
| Checkouts | One for each — there is no cart here | One, for the whole Arizona set |
| What it costs | $33.98 for the three apart | $29.00, saving $4.98 |
| If you only want one | Buy it on its own; every Arizona edition is sold separately | The set is only worth it if all of it is new to you |
Before you buy
Who this is for
Made for
- Someone starting from nothing who wants the Arizona basics in one go
- Gardeners in Arizona who also go out after dark
- Anyone giving the whole Arizona set rather than a single file
Not for
- Anyone who already owns one of the three Arizona editions in it — buy the rest singly instead
- Anyone who wants the Arizona Nature Year; that is the bigger book, sold on its own page
Everything here describes typical timing across Arizona, drawn from long-run records — weather, elevation and how close you are to water all move the real dates around. So the Arizona pages say "usually early May" and never "May 4th", which is not hedging but the most the data can honestly carry.
Questions
Before you decide
What exactly is in the Arizona set?
Three things, sold separately elsewhere on the site: The Arizona Nature Journal, Native Plants of Arizona and The Night Sky over Arizona. You get every file each of them contains.
What if I already own one of these Arizona editions?
Then buy the others on their own — the Arizona set only saves money if all of it is new to you, and we would rather say so than take $29.00 for a file you already have.
Is this cheaper than buying the Arizona editions one at a time?
Yes — $29.00 rather than $33.98, a saving of $4.98. There is no cart here, so buying them apart also means checking out 3 separate times.
Do the Arizona files arrive together?
They arrive as one download list on one page — 3 files in all for Arizona, each downloadable on its own, and the link re-opens for 72 hours.
How accurate is the timing for Arizona?
It describes typical timing across Arizona drawn from long-run records, and because weather, elevation and habitat move real Arizona dates around it says "usually early May" rather than "May 4th".
Is it worth paying when the Arizona pages here are free?
The free Arizona pages are the month you are in; these are the Arizona editions around them — planned before the year arrives, and printable, so you are not holding a screen in the garden.
Will it work for my part of Arizona, or just the big cities?
It is written at state resolution — Arizona as a whole, with regional notes where Arizona genuinely differs end to end, and nothing behind it is recorded finely enough to honestly promise more than that.
What format is the Arizona edition, and can I print it?
A PDF laid out for both Letter and A4, one page per sheet — printing it is the point, since the Arizona pages are made to be carried outside.
What if the Arizona set is not what I expected?
Email hello@birchcompass.com within 30 days for a full refund on the Arizona edition, and keep the files either way — asking for them back would be theatre.
Everything in this set is also sold on its own — The Arizona Nature Journal, Native Plants of Arizona and The Night Sky over Arizona — and the free Arizona pages cover this month either way.
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