Activity | Red Hot Ristras
Courtesy of Tavo Ruffo, Fabulous Food Fine Catering & Events and Gertrude’s Restaurant Add some Southwest flare to your décor this holiday...
Poinsettias | A Holiday Icon
The holidays aren’t complete without a poinsettia in the mix. This popular plant has gained so much notoriety that it has it’s own holiday–National...
Activity | Nature Collage Mandala
Spending time in nature is a perfect way to relax and stay grounded, especially during the holiday season. Consider the following nature collage...
Eat, Drink and Cranberry
Cranberry Prickly Pear Relish Recipe By Barb Fenzel Hazelnuts, also called filberts, add a delicious crunch to this relish. To toast them,...
National Take a Hike Day | Leave No Trace
Fall, especially in the desert, is a spectacular time to get outside and explore nature. While the summer heat keeps most Arizonans inside, lower...
November EcoQuest Challenge | Broom Bloom
This EcoQuest is focused on desert broom (Baccharis sarothroides). Find and map as many desert broom as possible. As a bonus, see if you can also...
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...
