Garden Stories
The Garden’s Signature Fundraising Event, Dinner on the Desert, Nets over $500,000 to Support its Mission
On April 26 under a starlit sky, guests celebrated nature, conservation and the beauty of the Garden for its major annual fundraiser, Dinner on the Desert.
Desert Botanical Garden Says Goodbye to Long-term Partnership with Hause Restaurant Group
After 13 years, serving the Valley with fresh, locally inspired cuisine, Gertrude’s Restaurant and Patio Café under the leadership Hause Restaurant Group, owned by Alan and Chantal Hause will end their partnership with Desert Botanical Garden.
Fund the Farm Celebration 2025 Recap
This year’s Fund the Farm Celebration raised more than $40,000 for Spaces of Opportunity, whose mission is to help transform a food desert to a food oasis through the coordination of a 19-acre incubator farm, family gardens and an on-site farmers market.
Desert Botanical Garden Welcomes Steve Erickson as New Chief Learning Officer
Desert Botanical Garden is excited to welcome Steve Erickson as its Chief Learning Officer (CLO), a new leadership role that will ensure learning is a driving force that deepens engagement with the Garden, inspires stewardship for the natural world and increase the...
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.
