Orchid Plant Care Tips
Most orchids available at grocery stores or nurseries are likely moth orchids (Phalaenopsis spp.). These plants demand minimal care and produce an abundance of beautiful flowers, making them an ideal choice for novice collectors.
Research Canines are Helping the Garden Find These Rare and Endangered Arizona Orchids
Meet Circe and Muon! They are two specially-trained dogs used in ecological research who are helping Desert Botanical Garden, U.S. Fish and Wildlife and the Smithsonian find rare and endangered orchids growing in southern Arizona.
Get Outdoors! Summer Camp at the Garden
What does Desert Botanical Garden’s Children’s Education Department love? Summer Camp at the Garden! From June 2 – 27, campers can spend time in...
Local Blues Icon Inducted to Arizona Music Hall of Fame at Garden
On Feb. 7, a local blues legend was inducted to the Arizona Music Hall of Fame at Music in the Garden.
Support Fund the Farm
Each year, Desert Botanical Garden puts together a special fundraising event, Fund the Farm Celebration, to help support Spaces of Opportunity, a community farm in South Phoenix.
Get Outdoors! – Map Making Merriment
Summer Camps at Desert Botanical Garden will return in early June.
Centered. A Storytelling Experience Returns for a Third Year, Highlight HBCUs
Desert Botanical Garden will celebrate Black History Month this year with the return of Centered. a storytelling experience that focuses on the powerful accounts of alumni from Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Desert Botanical Garden, SanTan Spirits Continues Partnership with Launch of New Bourbon
The duo you loved last year is bringing a new spirit: Gertrude’s Founders Bourbon.
Desert Botanical Garden and Chandler-based SanTan Spirits are launching a private label bourbon following the success of the Garden’s 85th anniversary commemorative gin label. This collaboration introduces a small batch of whiskey that is locally distilled, aged and hand bottled.
Desert Botanical Garden Herbarium Celebrates Adding Its One Hundred Thousandth Accessioned Specimen
On February 12, the Garden’s anniversary the Herbarium will confirm its 100,000 specimen.
