DATE: Oct. 19 - 22
TIME: 7 a.m. - 3 p.m., last entry at 2 p.m.
PRICE: Free Admission. Reservations required. Reservations open Aug. 25
Find the perfect desert plant at the Fall Plant Sale. Choose from a unique selection of cactus, succulents and agaves as well as aromatic herbs, vegetables and flowering perennials. Garden experts will be available to help you select the ideal plants for your home.
Plan Your Plant Sale Shopping with this handy guide filled with a site map, inspirational tips and overview of what you will experience.
Adult Education Pop Up Classes | Members $23.95 General Admission $29.95
Plant a Pollinator Container
Oct. 19 | 9-10 a.m., 10-11 a.m. & 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
Even in a small space, you can attract pollinators with the right native plants. Learn how to plant for pollinators with our Plant and Insect Ecology Program Manager, Natalie Melkonoff.
Tickets here
Plant a Herb Container
Oct. 20 | 9-10 a.m., 10-11 a.m.
Learn how to plant herbs native to the Sonoran Desert on your patio. Herb gardening expert Pam Perry will teach you how to grow herbs in containers for small spaces, which herbs grow best together, and how to select herbs to attract pollinators. Plant your own small herb container to take home.
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Plant a Succulent Container
Oct 21 | 9-10 a.m., 10-11 a.m. & Oct 22 | 9-10 a.m., 10-11 a.m., 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
Succulents are relatively easy to grow, but it requires some skill to keep them growing successfully. Join experts from the Central Arizona Cactus and Succulent Society to learn how to plant native Sonoran Desert succulents in containers, which succulents to plant together and how to care for your succulents successfully.
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Now - Nov. 11
Desert Landscape School is an immersive experience on various aspects of desert landscapes and gardening. The School provides you with many opportunities to practice landscape skills alongside Garden horticultural experts.
Sept. 23 - Nov. 12
Don’t miss this living exhibit that features more than a thousand free-flying Southwestern butterflies.
Oct. 1 - May 11 | Thursday - Sunday
Cactus Clubhouse has relocated as the Garden is growing and under construction. Please visit us in our new location in the Weisz Academic Bulding. In this temporary space, kids encounter several activity areas designed to spark independent play, while encouraging physical, cognitive and behavioral growth.