Spring brings an astounding display of desert wildflowers thanks to behind-the-scenes contributions of winter rains and native bees. Flowers rely on bee pollinators to create seeds for the next season’s blooms. Native bees’ relationship with plants extends...
May 3, 2025 is World Labyrinth Day! Join “Toward 2050” artist Ann Morton and labyrinth expert Jennifer Waldron for a guided labyrinth experience 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. at Sunset Plaza. Included with Garden admission. First 100 visitors will receive a commemorative button....
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...
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...
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 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...
Spaces of Opportunity is excited to welcome its new Executive Director, Maria Valenzuela. Spaces of Opportunity is a collaboration of Desert Botanical Garden, TigerMountain Foundation, Unlimited Potential, Orchard Community Learning Center and Roosevelt Elementary...
