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Summer Survival Tips at the Garden

Summer Survival Tips at the Garden

  Although monsoon rains have brought cooler temps to Desert Botanical Garden, summers in the Sonoran Desert are hot and dry, as well as humid. To ensure your experience is safe and enjoyable, the Garden has compiled a list of cool tips for summer visits. Top...
Can You Beat the Heat?

Can You Beat the Heat?

As heat in the Sonoran Desert climbs, staying cool is an important part of life for the people, plants and animals that call it home. At the Garden, we explore how desert life adapts to heat and how science can help us better understand our environment. In this...
2040 Compass: North Star 2

2040 Compass: North Star 2

The desert is more than a place. It is a source of knowledge, resilience and connection.For generations, people have learned from the desert through lived experience, scientific discovery, Indigenous knowledge and community traditions. As our region continues to grow...
Tracking the Power of Shade

Tracking the Power of Shade

Summer at the Garden has always challenged plants to endure extreme conditions, but as temperatures continue to rise, even desert-adapted species need the protection that shade provides. Our the horticulture team is implementing strategies to support plant health and...
Open early and late, visit 6 a.m. – 10 p.m. Trails, Gertrude's by Tarbell's and Garden Shop closed 1-5 p.m. for peak heat.
Weather Alert: Open earlier, open later: 6 a.m. – 10 p.m.
The Garden will close at 3 p.m. Friday, March 20 for Fund the Farm Celebration
Weather Alert : Open earlier, open later: 6 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Open early and late, visit 6 a.m. – 10 p.m. Trails, Gertrude's by Tarbell's and Garden Shop closed 1-5 p.m. for peak heat.
Temporary Trail Closure- Plants & People of the Sonoran Desert Trail Aug. 10-14