Thanks to Bert and Betty Feingold, generous donors and Desert Botanical Garden members since 1983, the Garden’s research, conservation and collections staff were able to make three expeditions in 2023 to the Arizona Strip, San Luis Potosi, Mexico and Puerto Rico....
For 85 years, Desert Botanical Garden has served as a global leader in research and conservation of desert plants and their habitats. Today, 26 Garden research and conservation staff collaborate with academic, research, and conservation groups across nine countries...
What began as a dream to save and care for desert ecosystems outside the house of Gustaf Stark, a Swedish botanist in 1939 has now become a desert oasis for more than 50,000 plant species and hundreds of animals and pollinators. All of the Garden’s achievements...
Every botanical garden has an origin story. The story tells how the garden came to be where it is, the passions of the founders, the purpose for its being and the original plants. Desert Botanical Garden’s origin story also includes the serendipitous recruitment of...
Desert Botanical Garden is helping to save cactus from threats like habitat loss and poaching. At the same time, these remarkable plants are helping to save us. As climatic conditions become hotter and drier, and sustainable living becomes increasingly important,...
ADVANCE TICKET RESERVATIONS ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR MEMBERS AND GENERAL PUBLIC
Dec. 13-15: Last Garden entry is 3 p.m. The Garden will reopen at 5:30 p.m. to Las Noches de las Luminarias ticket holders.