Garden Beauty
Dust Busters
For more than a decade now, volunteers Ed and Shellee Lowry have had a unique experience to be up close and personal with several artists’ work during blockbuster exhibitions at Desert Botanical Garden. The Lowrys are dust buster volunteers who help clean and maintain...
Five things to do at the Garden this winter
The Phoenix area is always sunny during the winters. The climate here is unbeatable, with an average high of 68 degrees this month. Visitors are surrounded by the beauty of the Sonoran Desert — greeted by towering saguaros, shaded by desert willows and awestruck by...
A special thank you from the Garden
It’s almost Thanksgiving. That means it’s the time of the year people tally up their blessings and gratitude. Desert Botanical Garden has so much to be grateful for as another exciting year approaches. Starting Dec. 3, Chihuly in the Desert opens to the public and...
Fall Blooms at the Garden
In some parts of the country, the fall foliage captures the essence of autumn. Shades of orange, yellow and crimson from maple trees, sycamores and red oaks come together to create a vibrant symphony of color. It marks the season of cooler weather, leaves changing...
Iguanas in the Garden
Photos: Jim Rorabaugh Iguanas in the Garden? Yes, there are. But they are not the green iguanas you might see in a zoo or pet store. Our native Desert Iguanas are pale, heat-loving lizards, up to 16 inches long including their tails. They live in the sunbaked creosote...
Aloe, There!
April is Diversity Month–a time to recognize and celebrate the beauty of unique cultures, backgrounds and traditions. Today, we look at a plant used in numerous countries and cultures. It grows in several different areas of the Garden and, because it does well in so...
