Celebrating Desert Botanical Garden’s 663 Volunteers
Volunteers are an integral part of Desert Botanical Garden. Each year, Volunteers in the Garden, or VIGs as they are affectionately known here, help make the Garden as lively as it is.
An Earth Day Self-Guided Tour
Garden Go! This all-new Earth Day self-guided Garden-wide tour explores how desert plants adapt to survive and thrive in the hot, dry desert. See...
Fund the Farm Recap 2024
Desert Botanical Garden hosted its 36th annual Dinner on the Desert on April 23. The event raised more than $450,000.
Celebrating 85 Years of the Garden: Music in the Garden Founding
Among Desert Botanical Garden’s rich programming throughout the years, no other event has had the longevity and popularity similar to Las Noches de las Luminarias like Music in the Garden.
At-Home Activity Insect Egg Hunt
Did you know there are mysterious insect eggs potentially in your backyard! – These oddly shaped, colorful eggs that might have escaped your notice! Check out these snapshots of these intriguing eggs and join us for an insect egg hunt.
Celebrating 85 Years of the Garden:Secret Pollinators of the Sonoran Desert
As the Garden embarks on a yearlong celebration of its 85th anniversary, read about at some of the Sonoran Desert’s inconspicuous pollinators that help keep our wonderful biome vibrant and colorful.
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.
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.
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.
