Cactus Garden was a roadside establishment that once touted itself as the "Show Place of the Desert” and offered relief from asthma, arthritis, and other ailments. Yet, this seemingly magical ...

The Desert Botanical Garden, an oasis nestled among the red rocks of Papago Park, turns 86 in February. The idea for a desert garden came from a small group of Valley-based advocates in the 1930s.

ABC15 Meteorologist Ashlee DeMartino talked with the Desert Botanical Garden during the Saguaro Census 2025 to get an update on cactus health and what to expect around our environment.

Cactus Garden opened its doors in the mid-1930s, perched on a modest ridge eight miles southeast of Wickenburg, Arizona. A Continental Oil Company gas station operated out of a stone building ...

At the time, the two lanes of U.S. 60/70/89 near Cactus Garden had sinuous curves that followed the contours of the land, including up a ridge to the gas station and lodge.