Garden Stories
Meet Spaces of Opportunity New Executive Director Maria Valenzuela
Desert Botanical Garden is excited to welcome its new Director of Spaces of Opportunity Maria Valenzuela.
Desert Botanical Garden Receives Highest National Recognition Awarded Re-Accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums
Desert Botanical has again achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums, the highest national recognition afforded to the nation’s museums.
The Nature Conservancy Protecting Canelo Hills Cienega Preserve and Endangered Orchid Habitat for 50+ Years
The Canelo Hills Cienega Preserve, located in southeastern Arizona, is a critical wetland ecosystem protected by The Nature Conservancy (TNC).
Desert Botanical Garden Officially Opens Ahearn Portal
Guests can now enjoy a stroll in Desert Botanical Garden’s new Ahearn Portal, a reimagined opened-space area that leads visitors into the Agave Circle and RAF Exhibit Gallery.
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.
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.
