Have you seen monarch butterflies flying around your yard or favorite pollinator habitat? They are back for the winter season and in great numbers this year! Central and southern Arizona has monarchs roughly from October through March — it is too hot in the summer for...
Mexican Ponche is a warm fruit punch served during the holidays. This sweet and comforting beverage is made with apples, pears, oranges, guavas, as well as the sweet blend of hibiscus, tejocotes, and piloncillo—a perfect complement to the winter season and the...
As the holiday season draws closer, keep your eyes peeled for a super special cactus that steals the show this time of year: the Holiday cactus. The colorful cactus you spot in stores are hybrids of the Schlumbergera species, flaunting an assortment of blossoming...
Get ready to sleigh the holiday season with some botanic brilliance! Poinsettias, paper whites, amaryllis and even houseplants are a few of the festive plants that’ll add a pop of color to your home. Our top-secret intel on the best holiday plants will have you...
The Central Arizona Cactus and Succulent Society is celebrating its 50th anniversary on November. Many of its founding members were Desert Botanical Garden volunteers. Bob Moulis and Henry Triesler organized the first get together of those interested in forming the...
ADVANCE TICKET RESERVATIONS ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR MEMBERS AND GENERAL PUBLIC Las Noches de las Luminarias: The Garden closes at 4 p.m. and reopens at 5:30 p.m., last daytime admission is at 2 p.m.