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Last chance to experience Fernando Botero: El Maestro

Last chance to experience Fernando Botero: El Maestro

Desert Botanical Garden has been delighted to share the larger-than-life artworks of Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero with the Valley.
The exhibition is on view through March 31, perfect timing for visitors to experience the incomparable sculptures of Fernando Botero set against iconic desert spring blooms.

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Meet Horticulturist Abra Lee

Meet Horticulturist Abra Lee

Georgia-native Abra Lee is a horticulturalist who developed a passion for uncovering and sharing stories of Black Americans and their contributions to the industry and the American landscape.

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Celebrating 85 Years of the Garden:85 Plants in Bloom

Celebrating 85 Years of the Garden:85 Plants in Bloom

Desert Botanical Garden is continuing to celebrate its 85th anniversary with a stunning array of desert blooms. Below are just a few blossoming flowers from our desert natives and plants guests are likely to find out on the trails. Explore the kaleidoscope of blooms below.

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Celebrating 85 Years of the Garden:Then and Now

Celebrating 85 Years of the Garden:Then and Now

So many things have changed within and outside the Phoenix area since Desert Botanical Garden opened its doors in 1939. From technological advances to the urbanization of Papago Park, check out some of the distinction between 1939 and 2024 below.

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March 22 The Garden will close at 3 p.m., last admission 1:30 p.m.