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Extended Hours, Lower Evening Prices During Heat Wave

Extended Hours, Lower Evening Prices During Heat Wave

To help keep the outdoors accessible during the heat wave, the Garden will also reduce the cost of admission after 8 p.m. each night. Use promo code HEAT26 when purchasing tickets online or mention the code at Garden admissions to receive the discount. “Living in the...
Dried Flower Bookmark

Dried Flower Bookmark

Spring buds are blooming at the Garden! You can make art that celebrates the spring season by using pressed plants. Pressed plants are also a useful science tool, allowing scientists to look at preserved plant specimens from all over the world.  One simple project you...
Heart-shaped Cactus at Desert Botanical Garden

Heart-shaped Cactus at Desert Botanical Garden

Love is in the air, and perfectly shaped on the cactus at Desert Botanical Garden. Along the trails, you will find several pads of prickly pear cactus species in the shape of hearts. This is often due to animals nibbling at pads that create little hearts, or cold...
Queen of the Night Cocktail

Queen of the Night Cocktail

Enjoy a Queen of the Night cocktail,  a Vodka martini with lychee syrup and fresh lime and yellow chartreuse. This cocktail is inspired by night-blooming cactus, and served with glowing ice cubes emulate the moonlight filtering through the Garden. Get yours today at...
Lab Members Recently Featured on Popular Podcast

Lab Members Recently Featured on Popular Podcast

Lab members Ali Schuessler and Brad Posch were recently featured on the popular podcast: In Defense of Plants. You can listen to Ali’s feature titled “Soil Microbes and Desert Plant Restoration” here. And you can listen to Brad’s feature here.     You can...
Weather Alert March 16-22: The Garden is extending hours from 6 a.m. – 10 p.m. to help the community during record heat week.