As Desert Botanical Garden gets ready to celebrate its 85th anniversary in February, we invite you to enter our winter photo contest. We want to see all the epic moments you have captured on our trails from the last 85 years. Submit your photos using the embedded link...
Pineapples in the desert Arizona has many seasons that are perfect for fruit growing. You can often smell the blooming flowers from fruit trees that will soon become oranges and lemons. Some cactus fruits even look like a tiny pineapple. Bromeliads, tillandsia and...
Celebrate Earth Day throughout the month of April with Desert Botanical Garden. The theme of this year’s Earth Day is Restore Our Earth. Learn about a variety of ways you and your family can help preserve nature and be a good steward to the environment. The Tool Shed...
Create a magical potion from nature! Fairies and wizards are not the only potion makers. Plants play a vital role in our lives. In fact, many modern-day medicines are derived from plants. Scientists are still learning all of the different ways plants can enhance our...
Fun Edible Garden Activity for the entire family to enjoy Early spring is a great time to plant an edible garden. Showing kids where food comes from and how it grows is a valuable lesson. Try planting seeds indoors in a paper egg carton or paper towel rolls. Once...
ADVANCE TICKET RESERVATIONS ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR MEMBERS AND GENERAL PUBLIC April Reservations are strongly recommended for Gertrude's Restaurant April 26: The Garden, Gertrude’s & Garden Shop will close at 12 p.m. with last admission at 10:30 a.m. Cactus Clubhouse will be closed.
The Garden and Gertrude's phone systems are down. Please email [email protected] for inquiries.
