Month: October 2020

Garden Ghost Stories

October 21, 2020

Desert Botanical Garden opened in 1939, and it has attracted millions of people from all walks of life—sometimes even the afterlife. As you can imagine, the Garden has accumulated several ghost stories during its 80-year history. A few staff members shared a few of...

A Gourd-geous Fall Harvest

October 21, 2020

It’s decorative gourd season! For many, the term ‘gourd’ evokes images of the bizarre, colorful novelty crops that appear by the bushel-load in farmers markets and grocery stores each October and just as suddenly disappear after Thanksgiving. For warm climates like...

Spook-tacular Plants

October 21, 2020

Even plants can get into the Halloween spirit! Here are Desert Botanical Garden’s “spooky” plant picks either for their name, behavior or appearance. Have fun trying to find these on your next visit. The sinister-looking creeping devil (Stenocereus eruca)...

Debunking Myths About Creepy, Crawly Creatures

October 20, 2020

There are a lot of creepy, crawly creatures out there that look very strange that have a bad reputation, but you’d be surprised to learn that myths contribute to their notoriety. Here are a few examples of the desert tarantula and scorpion and their debunked...

Falling For Fall

October 13, 2020

Autumn is typically synonymous with scarves, sweaters and, of course, changing leaves. While the Sonoran Desert may not be known for its colorful transition of trees, if you know what to look for, desert plants have their own way of indicating a shift in the seasons....

Sonoran Sippin’ at Home | Copper & Cotton’s Velvet Mizquitl

October 7, 2020

“Velvet Mizquitl” Desert Botanical Garden has teamed up with Mezcal Carreño to challenge local mixologists to create desert-inspired mezcal cocktails. The rules are simple—each cocktail must include at least one desert ingredient and mezcal. Check back...