Celebrating 85 Years of the Garden: Music in the Garden Founding

April 4, 2024

Among Desert Botanical Garden’s rich programming throughout the years, no other event has had the longevity and popularity similar to its holiday experience Las Noches de las Luminarias like Music in the Garden has. For 35 years, this concert series has been integral...

Celebrating 85 Years of the Garden:Secret Pollinators of the Sonoran Desert

March 19, 2024

Home to more than 4,000 plant species and 550 animals, the Sonoran Desert is the most diverse desert in the world. It’s beautiful array of colors and thriving plants would not be possible without pollinators. They help transfer pollen from male flower parts (stamen)...

Celebrating 85 Years of the Garden:85 Plants in Bloom

March 4, 2024

Desert Botanical Garden is continuing to celebrate its 85th anniversary with a stunning array of desert blooms. Below are just a few blossoming flowers from our desert natives and plants guests are likely to find out on the trails. Explore the kaleidoscope of blooms...

Celebrating 85 Years of the Garden:Then and Now

January 30, 2024

So many things have changed within and outside the Phoenix area since Desert Botanical Garden opened its doors in 1939. From technological advances to the urbanization of Papago Park, check out some of the distinction between 1939 and 2024 below. Back to...

Celebrating 85 Years of the Garden:GROWING UP IN THE GARDEN