Easy Ways to Support the Garden This Holiday Season

December 5, 2023

Each year, your support for Desert Botanical Garden has helped us promote and carry out essential conservation and research initiatives that protect our saguaro population, provide educational offerings for children like summer camps, as well as maintain and care for...

The Most Strange Cactus in the Garden

October 19, 2023

Razor sharp spines. Plants that cut themselves to creep along the ground. Cactus with mutations! At Desert Botanical Garden, guests will encounter several ‘creepy’ cactus species throughout the trails. Learn more about some of the Garden’s cactus species with spooky...

Meet the Garden’s Newest Research Assistant Luis Romero

October 5, 2023

Across the sandy desert floor in northwestern New Mexico, two small rare cactus species — Sclerocactus mesae-verdae and Sclerocactus cloverae — call this place home. Yet, these plants are threatened by poachers and habitat loss due to oil and gas development in the...

History of Las Noches de las Luminarias

October 2, 2023

Desert Botanical Garden’s longest-running tradition is Las Noches de las Luminarias (Luminaria). On a cold December night back in 1978, volunteers and staff worked to light 700 luminarias and welcome 600 guests for a one-night experience at the Garden. The idea for...

In Celebration of Oonagh and John Boppart

September 20, 2023

It is with great sadness that Desert Botanical Garden shares with you the passing of  Oonagh and John Boppart. John and Oonagh were married in 1979. They were life-long learners; their curiosity and diverse interests led them to travel extensively and interact with...