
Month: April 2025


Seed Planting for Kids
Early spring is the perfect time to germinate seeds. This activity helps children find joy in watching plants take root and grow! They are also able to see the major parts of the plant—the seeds, roots and stems—up close and personal. Supplies: Dried raw seeds: (dry...
Fund the Farm Celebration 2025 Recap
This year’s Fund the Farm Celebration raised more than $40,000 for Spaces of Opportunity, whose mission is to help transform a food desert to a food oasis through the coordination of a 19-acre incubator farm, family gardens and an on-site farmers market. With...
Plant Care Tips During Extreme Heat Wave
Consistent weeks of record-breaking high temperatures is stressful for many plants. Despite best efforts to keep plants alive, many will begin to see symptoms of heat and drought stress. Leaves, fruit, flowers, bark, wood and roots may be damaged. Different plant...
Tracking Monarchs with Arizona Lottery Gives Back Support
Desert Botanical Garden is making exciting strides in monarch butterfly research thanks to a generous partnership with the Arizona Lottery Gives Back program. This year, the Garden is enhancing its efforts to track and understand monarch migration patterns in Arizona....
Desert Botanical Garden Welcomes Steve Erickson as New Chief Learning Officer
Desert Botanical Garden is excited to welcome Steve Erickson as its Chief Learning Officer (CLO), a new leadership role that will ensure learning is a driving force that deepens engagement with the Garden, inspires stewardship for the natural world and increase the...