Conservation
Winter Plant Tasks
While many plants may slow their growth during winter, there are still several essential tasks to tackle during this season.
Grow Your 2025 Year-End Impact
Every donation to the Garden helps something extraordinary take root. With new tax laws going into effect in 2026, now is the perfect time to enact a savvy giving strategy that maximizes your impact on conserving desert plants and your tax benefits.
Butterflies and Milkweed in the Face of Climate ChangeConser
Riparian forests are among the most threatened in North America as a consequence of altered hydrological conditions, invasive species and climate change. The Dryland Plant Ecophysiology Lab seeks to identify tree ecophysiological traits that underlie adaptation to heat waves, drought, herbivory and other stressors. Our research is providing critical information for practitioners to restore and conserve dryland riparian forests under current and future environmental conditions.
Integrating Plant Collections, Technology to Create Resiliency in a Changing Landscape
Desert Botanical Garden is committed to maintain one of the most complete collections of agaves and cactus in the world.
Saguaro Nursery Trays Out in the World
In response to Desert Botanical Garden’s ongoing Saguaro Census, researchers have launched a bold new effort: creating a nursery to grow saguaro seedlings that are better adapted to Phoenix’s extreme desert conditions.
Growing the Future: How the Garden Is Cultivating the Next Generation of Saguaros
In response to Desert Botanical Garden’s ongoing Saguaro Census, researchers have launched a bold new effort: creating a nursery to grow saguaro seedlings that are better adapted to Phoenix’s extreme desert conditions.
