Heart-shaped Cactus at Desert Botanical Garden

February 12, 2026

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

February 12, 2026

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

February 3, 2026

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...

32 New Saguaros Added on Desert Botanical Garden Trails

January 26, 2026

Each year, the Garden’s horticulture team carries out a saguaro succession planting, an essential effort to replace saguaros lost to storms, rot or other natural impacts. This work is guided by the annual saguaro inventory, led by the GIS manager and research...

Grow a Kitchen Scrap Garden

January 20, 2026

In April, welcome the spring blooms with your littlest ones at a Seedlings class. Seedlings is a wonderful experience for kids ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers where we learn about nature, explore the Garden and play outside. For four Wednesdays in April, we’ll be...

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Heart-shaped Cactus at Desert Botanical Garden

Queen of the Night Cocktail

Lab Members Recently Featured on Popular Podcast

32 New Saguaros Added on Desert Botanical Garden Trails

Grow a Kitchen Scrap Garden