Month: September 2023
What is Guelaguetza?
Guelaguetza is the stunning festival celebrated each year in Oaxaca, Mexico, with music, dance, food and drink from this region. The event returns to the Garden Oct. 7-8. Discover some of the sights, sounds and tastes of Guelaguetza if you are a first-time visitor or...
Latin American Desert Plants at the Garden
Desert Botanical Garden is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by highlighting a few desert plants in its collection. Apart from agaves and cactus, the Garden has many desert plants native to Latin American countries. Mexico alone has a rich diversity of agaves and...
La Catrina at Día de Muertos
Día de Muertos returns to Desert Botanical Garden Nov. 4-5, featuring an immersive experience that includes a mega community altar centered on the history and symbolism of the elegant skeleton figure La Catrina, a decorative and floral archway, and a two-day...
Meet the Butterflies Arriving to Garden This Fall
The fall butterfly exhibit, Majestic Mariposas, opens Sept. 23 and is on display through Nov. 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Learn about some of the Southwestern butterflies you can meet in the exhibit this fall: Monarch butterflies are well known for their...
Garden Cactus Native to Colombia
Did you know out of the 4,400-plant species in the Garden collection 16 hail from Colombia and one is actually from Gertrude Webster’s personal collection. Learn more about five Colombian cactus at the Garden. Intertwined and nestled on the ironwood tree in...
Traditional Colombian Breakfast Recipe
Born and raised in Bogota, Colombia, Angelica Urrego arrived to the United States in 2016 without the expectation of staying. Ange, as she prefers to be called, started casual home gatherings to share her food and culture with her friends in Phoenix without knowing...
