Share Tweet Share Volunteers are an integral part of Desert Botanical Garden. Each year, Volunteers in the Garden, or VIGs as they are affectionately known, help make the Garden as lively as it is.    In 2023, the Garden counted on 663 volunteers, who served more than 49,000 hours together.  Volunteers range in age, from 14 to 94 years-old. They contribute in a variety of roles that enable the Garden to fulfill its mission.   Guests can find them as docents offering daily tours, assisting in the Garden’s herbarium or in the seed lab, out on the trails lending a hand to the hortic ..read more

Share Tweet Share 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 Composting Guide Reusable Paper Towels Summer-Sustainable Gardens Pollinator Plant Propataion Chuparosa Commit Forest Bathing Back to Blog The post An Earth Day Self-Guided Tour appeared first on Desert Botanical Garden ..read more

Share Tweet Share On March 22, Desert Botanical Garden and Spaces of Opportunity hosted Fund the Farm Celebration with more than 500 guests in attendance to raise funds for Spaces of Opportunity. Guests enjoyed local drinks and bites from some of the Valley’s best caterers and enjoyed musical entertainment by Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra. The event helped raised more than $45,000 for Spaces of Opportunity. Guests financial support will directly fund the farmers, gardeners and growers who care for and tend the land at Spaces. Without their work, Spaces and its numerous programs an ..read more

Share Tweet Share Among Desert Botanical Garden’s rich programming throughout the years, no other event has had the longevity and popularity similar to its holiday experience Las Noches de las Luminarias like Music in the Garden has.  For 35 years, this concert series has been integral to the Garden, gracing Ullman Terrace with weekly musical performances in the fall and spring. Hundreds of visitors show up each week to stroll the trails and then experience their favorite artists in this unique outdoor venue. The event has become a highly-anticipated affair in recent years that severa ..read more

Share Tweet Share Did you know there are mysterious insect eggs hiding in the Garden – oddly shaped, colorful eggs that might have escaped your notice!  Check out these snapshots of these intriguing eggs and join us for a quirky spring egg hunt. Check out these snapshots of these intriguing eggs and join us for a insect egg hunt Your mission, should you choose to accept it: match the following eggs and egg cases to their adult insect or spider. Some are Garden heroes, while others might be pesky critters. Stay tuned for the answers at desertlandscapeschool.org. Happy hunting ..read more

Share Tweet Share Desert Botanical Garden has been delighted to share the larger-than-life artworks of Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero with the Valley. The exhibit, made possible through a collaboration with the Museum of Latin American Art, has been the late Botero’s first major exhibition to debut in the Southwest. Fernando Botero: El Maestro showcases the Colombian artist’s monumental sculptures, paintings and drawings that come together to describe him as an important figure in popular culture and art history. Opening shortly after the artist’s passing in the fall of 202 ..read more

Share Tweet Share Georgia-native Abra Lee is a horticulturalist who developed a passion for uncovering and sharing stories of Black Americans and their contributions to the industry and the American landscape. Growing up listening to personal accounts from her grandparents and family members, Abra was inspired by the generations who came before her. She saw a need to retell the stories of the inspiring lives of Black men and women who had accomplished careers in the plant world. She earned a degree in ornamental horticulture from Auburn University. And she has a book “Conquer the Soil: Bla ..read more

Share Tweet Share Desert Botanical Garden is continuing to celebrate its 85th anniversary with a stunning array of desert blooms. Below are just a few blossoming flowers from our desert natives and plants guests are likely to find out on the trails. Explore the kaleidoscope of blooms below. Back to Blog The post <span><small>Celebrating 85 Years of the Garden:</small></span>85 Plants in Bloom appeared first on Desert Botanical Garden ..read more

Share Tweet Share An exciting new art installation is arriving to Desert Botanical Garden in February 2025 that provides an opportunity for everyone to participate. TOWARD 2050, organized by Valley-based textile artist Ann Morton, is an exhibition that invites guests to create hand-made artwork reflecting their perspective on the environment. Morton will then assemble each individual artwork to create a thoughtful and immersive installation in the form of a labyrinth. The project is based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 2023 Synthesis Report that established goals and ..read more

Share Tweet Share Ever wonder what it takes to organize and run Desert Botanical Garden’s semiannual plant sale. Organizing the event is a monumental task with preparations that are ongoing throughout the year. The fundraising sale has become one of the Garden’s biggest undertakings — attracting some 6,000 shoppers in the spring and fall and boasting more than 30,000 plants in inventory. To help ensure there is a great selection of succulent plants, the Garden created an on-site production nursery in 2023 that includes a dedicated staff member and volunteers to support the nursery. The ide ..read more