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Monarchs Are Returning to Phoenix. Here’s How You Can Help

Monarchs Are Returning to Phoenix. Here’s How You Can Help

September 3, 2026

The cooler temperatures the Phoenix area has been experiencing this week might mean you’re a little more excited to go outside, and cooler weather also means we’ll soon be seeing monarch butterflies back in the Garden! While Phoenix summer temperatures are too hot for...
Behind the Garden Trails: Science Protecting the Sonoran Desert

Behind the Garden Trails: Science Protecting the Sonoran Desert

August 20, 2026

When you visit the Garden, it’s easy to be captivated by towering saguaros, colorful wildflowers and breathtaking desert landscapes. But beyond the Garden’s trails, another kind of work is taking place. In greenhouses, laboratories and labs, 26 garden...
Open early and late, visit 6 a.m. – 10 p.m. 
Sept. 13: Garden closes at 1 p.m. Last Admission at 12 p.m. Gertrude's by Tarbell's and Garden Shop remain open.
Weather Alert : Open earlier, open later: 6 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Open early and late, visit 6 a.m. – 10 p.m. Trails, Gertrude's by Tarbell's and Garden Shop closed 1-5 p.m. for peak heat.
Temporary Trail Closure- Plants & People of the Sonoran Desert Trail Aug. 10-14