An Earth Day Self-Guided Tour

April 15, 2024

Garden Go! This all-new Earth Day self-guided Garden-wide tour explores how desert plants adapt to survive and thrive in the hot, dry desert. See how the Garden finds solutions for sustainable living and more. Calculate Your Carbon Footprint Solar OVen Activity...

How to Make Homemade Prickly Pear Jelly

May 4, 2021

Made With Love Show Mom how much you love her with a desert-inspired DIY gift. The Sonoran Desert is full of plants that can be used to make delicious edible concoctions. Follow the activity below to make homemade prickly pear jelly. Add it to sparkling water...

Repurposing Plastic Water Bottles & Jugs for Gardening Planters

April 27, 2021

Saving Landfills One Water Bottle at a Time Plastic bottles are everywhere. You may not realize how much they are used on a daily basis–here are a few surprising facts: On average one person uses 156 plastic bottles annually 60 million plastic water bottles are thrown...

Earth Day Tool Shed | 2021

April 7, 2021

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...

Activity | Shades of Green

March 10, 2021

Discover a Color field of green in the desert While some might think the desert is just brown and dusty, with a closer look, you can find many shades of green. Head out in search of all things green to re-discover the saturated color palette of the Sonoran Desert....