Month: November 2021
History of Las Noches de las Luminarias
Desert Botanical Garden’s longest-running tradition is Las Noches de las Luminarias (Luminaria). On a cold December night back in 1978, volunteers and staff worked to light 700 luminarias and welcome 600 guests for a one-night experience at the Garden. The idea for...
Luminaria Bag Activity for Children
‘Tis the season to start celebrating the holidays. What better way than to create your own Luminaria bag! Luminarias have a long history of communication, light, and celebration at the Garden. The tradition comes from Mexico where it has been celebrated for many years...
Praiseworthy Plants (December 2021)
Candelilla (Euphorbia antisyphilitica) Join the December EcoQuest: Praiseworthy Plants For this EcoQuest, find and map the plants that are close to you. For this EcoQuest, you will need to join to have your observations counted. Join the EcoQuest For this December...
Ken Duncan Sr. Q&A
For seven years, Ken Duncan Sr., founder and director of Yellow Bird Indian Dancers, has been sharing stories of his Native ancestors through dance, song and storytelling at Desert Botanical Garden. Ken first started at the Garden by rebuilding the Apache wickiups, a...
Children’s Activities at the Garden
How do you keep the special kids in your life engaged? There are a number of new opportunities for kids at the Garden to keep them learning while also having fun and spending time outdoors. Desert Botanical Garden’s new kids trail guide will be available this winter...
A special thank you from the Garden
It’s almost Thanksgiving. That means it’s the time of the year people tally up their blessings and gratitude. Desert Botanical Garden has so much to be grateful for as another exciting year approaches. Starting Dec. 3, Chihuly in the Desert opens to the public and...
Three Sisters Soup
THREE SISTERS SOUP Serves 6 1 Yellow Onion, diced 6 cups Butternut Squash, peeled, cubed 4 Celery Stalks 4 Jumbo Carrots, peeled 4 Poblano Peppers, seeded 8 cups Water 1 tablespoon Cumin, ground 1 tablespoon Coriander, ground .5 cup Maple Syrup 1.5 cups Red Posole...
Peek at Pistache (November 2021)
Join the November EcoQuest: Peek at PistacheFor this EcoQuest, find and map as many pistache (Pistacia spp.) trees as possible. Join the EcoQuestSee on SEINetSee on iNaturalist Pistache trees have been recorded in metro Phoenix since 1963. Specifically, Chinese...
