Desert Botanical Garden received $7,500 from the 2022-23 Season for Sharing campaign. It was one of more than 150 Arizona nonprofits that received $1.6 million from readers of The Arizona Republic.

As for the saguaro cactus, local wildlife organizations are working on conservation efforts. The Desert Botanical Garden has a saguaro seed bank to assist neighbors with starting cactus gardens at ...

Desert Botanical Garden is celebrating its 85 th anniversary on Feb.10, 2024. Guests at the celebration can enjoy complimentary cactus cookies, hands-on nature play activities, musical ...

Kristen Kindl, Living Collections Coordinator at the Desert Botanical Garden, examines a damaged saguaro cactus after multiple arms dropped off the cactus at the Desert Botanical Garden Wednesday ...

“It stresses them a lot. One of the things that we’ve noticed through our research and census is they are more prone to illnesses,” said Tania Hernandez, a Desert Botanical Gardens researcher.

In addition to celebrating the life, people and plants of the Americas, the Garden is hosting an inspiring new art exhibit from global visual artist and Valley resident Rotraut from Oct. 7 to May 14.

On Thursday, the website published an article titled "The Best Botanical Gardens in the US," and DBG made the list. Author Nicole Kliest wrote, "Home to thousands of species of cactus, trees and ...

Desert Botanical Garden chief science officer Kim McCue asked. That is the question McCue and her team have been trying to answer ever since the scorching summer of 2020. “2020 was one of the ...