Love Is Never Canceled
It was March 2020 when the Event Services team saw the first signs that wedding season was not going to be the same as previous years at Desert...
Garden Ghost Stories
Desert Botanical Garden opened in 1939, and it has attracted millions of people from all walks of life—sometimes even the afterlife. As you can...
A Gourd-geous Fall Harvest
It’s decorative gourd season! For many, the term ‘gourd’ evokes images of the bizarre, colorful novelty crops that appear by the bushel-load in...
Spook-tacular Plants
Even plants can get into the Halloween spirit! Here are Desert Botanical Garden's “spooky” plant picks either for their name, behavior or...
Halloween Snack | Tarantula Brownies
Savor the Halloween season with a creepy, crawly snack. Inspired by a Sonoran Desert species, these tasty tarantula brownies are a little sweet, a...
Debunking Myths About Creepy, Crawly Creatures
There are a lot of creepy, crawly creatures out there that look very strange that have a bad reputation, but you’d be surprised to learn that myths...
Falling For Fall
Autumn is typically synonymous with scarves, sweaters and, of course, changing leaves. While the Sonoran Desert may not be known for its colorful...
Sonoran Sippin’ at Home | Copper & Cotton’s Velvet Mizquitl
"Velvet Mizquitl" Desert Botanical Garden has teamed up with Mezcal Carreño to challenge local mixologists to create desert-inspired mezcal...
Las Noches de las Luminarias | Through The Years
Since 1978, nearly 2 million Garden visitors have made Las Noches de las Luminarias a part of their holiday tradition. What began as an idea from...
