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Meet The Leaf Connection Creator Mary Meyer
Share Tweet Share On Aug. 24, Desert Botanical Garden will debut its first art exhibition — The Leaf Connection —inside Webster Center. A mosaic of more than 1,000 ceramic leaves intricately pinned to...
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Leaf Rubbings with Crayons and Watercolors
Share Tweet Share With the opening of The Leaf Connection on Aug. 24, try this fun family-friendly activity with your kids using leaves you might encounter in your neighborhood. Whenever you are out...
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Arizona Lottery unveils Lotería Grande Scratchers® in partnership with Desert...
Share Tweet Share Desert Botanical Garden and the Arizona Lottery proudly announce a new Lotería Grande Scratchers ticket. This exciting Scratchers game showcases Arizona-themed imagery designed by...
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Saguaro Census Results 2024
Share Tweet Share Desert Botanical Garden’s Saguaro Census recorded 3,406 saguaro observations across metro Phoenix in May, bringing the total to 25,739 since the project began two years ago. Before...
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Desert Botanical Garden Partners with Rivian to Support Next Major Exhibition...
Share Tweet Share Desert Botanical Garden is thrilled to announce a meaningful partnership with Rivian Automotive Inc.: the shared use and loaner of their electric R1T. This generous partnership will...
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Celebrating 85 Years of the Garden:New Butterfly Exhibit Mural
Share Tweet Share Desert Botanical Garden is debuting a new mural by local artist Ariana Enriquez along with several additions to the Fall Butterfly Exhibit, Majestic Mariposas, this fall in...
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The Legend of the Cempasúchil: An Eternal Love
Share Post Share The vibrant cempasúchil, or marigold, flower is a central element in Día de Muertos festivities and altar displays for loved ones. This fall, Desert Botanical Garden, in partnership...
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Monarchs, Mexico, Milkweed
Share Post Share Fall is an important season for butterflies at Desert Botanical Garden. As temperatures drop in North America, monarch butterflies begin a remarkable migration in search of warmer...
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Pop(p)e Up Shop(pe)
Share Post Share Phoenix-based artist Paige Poppe launched a new stunning Save the Saguaros collection available at the Garden Shop, that focuses on the urgent need to save the saguaro. Her work draws...
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Botanical Expedition to Peru
Share Post Share In August, three Desert Botanical Garden scientists embarked on a thrilling two-week expedition to Peru generously supported by longtime donors Bert and Betty Feingold. The trip was...
View ArticleMeet the Artists Behind LIGHT BLOOM
Share Post Share Desert Botanical Garden is excited to welcome its upcoming exhibition, LIGHT BLOOM, opening Oct. 12. This immersive experience will explore the fascinating intersection of science,...
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Making Paper Polyhedrons
Share Post Share With LIGHT BLOOM opening Oct. 12, gather your family and explore the fascinating world of shapes featured in the exhibition, including polyhedrons. Children love to explore the...
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Fall Planting for Summer Success
Share Post Share Did you know that when you plant in the desert southwest, the timing can greatly impact the survival rate of your plants? Fall is the perfect season for planting, boasting a...
View ArticleNew paper published by Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dr. Brad Posch
Share Post Share The summer of 2023 in Phoenix, AZ, was (at the time) the hottest ever recorded. But it’s not just in the southwest United States where record-breaking temperatures are becoming more...
View ArticleNew paper published by former PhD student Dr. Giacomo Mozzi
Share Post Share Plants have evolved many different ways to cope with limited resources and have allowed plants to survive and even thrive in stressful environments such as deserts. One way to cope...
View ArticleDiscover the Magic of the Sonoran Desert with a New Children’s Book!
Share Post Share The Garden is thrilled to share an exciting new book “Sonoran Desert’s Got Magic!” that celebrates the Garden’s 85th anniversary. This one-of-a-kind children’s book is a...
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