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Desert Botanical Garden

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Chiles & Chocolate FestivalUntil 15 Nov Music in the Garden: Trailside TunesSat, 14 Nov, 17:30 Super Bloom Art ExhibitSun, 15 Nov, 07:00 Cactus ClubhouseSun, 15 Nov, 09:00 Fall ButterfliesSun, 15 Nov, 09:30 Chiles & Chocolate FestivalSun, 15 Nov, 11:00 Music in the Garden: Trailside TunesSun, 15 Nov, 17:30 Fall Garden After DarkSun, 15 Nov, 18:00
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About

Desert Botanical Garden is a 57-hectare garden devoted to desert-adapted plants in Phoenix’s Papago Park.

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Desert Botanical Garden — Compact silver green succulent rosette growing among gravel and rocks mbaylor · CC BY 2.0 · edited
Desert Botanical Garden — Compact silver green succulent rosette growing among gravel and rocksDesert Botanical Garden — Large pale agave rosette beside its botanical garden labelDesert Botanical Garden — Tall saguaro cactus with branching arms against a clear skyDesert Botanical Garden — Crested cactus and upright saguaro against a deep blue skyDesert Botanical Garden — Joshua tree with shaggy trunk and spiky crowns beneath blue skyDesert Botanical Garden — Tree yucca with spiky crown and textured trunk among desert plantsDesert Botanical Garden — Wide yucca rosette with long pointed leaves in a rocky garden bedDesert Botanical Garden — Cluster of small cacti covered in vivid red bloomsDesert Botanical Garden — Prickly pear pads dotted with bright pink flowersDesert Botanical Garden — Pink cactus blossoms surrounded by spiny buds and green stemsDesert Botanical Garden — Tall aloe flower stalk with peach and cream blossoms

Why go

  • More than 50,000 plants across over 4,000 taxa, including plants native to the area.
  • 379 rare, threatened or endangered plant species.
  • Cactus and agave collections, including a focus on Opuntia cacti.

Opening hours

Today07:00 – 22:00Show all
Monday07:00 – 22:00
Tuesday07:00 – 22:00
Wednesday07:00 – 22:00
Thursday07:00 – 22:00
Friday07:00 – 22:00
Saturday07:00 – 22:00
Sunday07:00 – 22:00

Don't miss

  • Las Noches de las LuminariasA holiday tradition with live music and 8,000 hand-lit luminarias, held at the garden since 1978.Desert Botanical GardenSince 1978
  • Glowing trailsAn after-dark garden experience with glowing trails.Desert Botanical Garden
  • Open-air acoustic concertsConcert series presented in spring and fall.Desert Botanical GardenSpring and fall
  • Art exhibitionsArt exhibitions presented at the garden.Desert Botanical Garden

Shorts

History

Gertrude Webster helped establish the garden through encouragement, connections and financial support. Margaret Bell Douglas donated 1,500 specimens to its herbarium.

  1. 1930sSwedish botanist Gustaf Starck rallied support for desert conservation with a “Save the desert” sign.
  2. April 1934Residents formed the Arizona Cactus and Native Flora Society to promote a garden and desert conservation.
  3. 1937The society founded the garden.
  4. 1938First executive director George Lindsay oversaw the garden’s first planting.
  5. 1939The garden opened at its present site as a nonprofit museum devoted to research, education, conservation and display of desert plants.

Sources: Desert Botanical Garden - Wikipedia · Jardin botanique du désert - Wikipedia · checked 28 Sep 2026

Where
1201 N Galvin Pkwy, AZ, Phoenix
Website
dbg.org/

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Questions and answers

What are Desert Botanical Garden’s opening hours?

Open daily, 06:00–22:00.

Where is Desert Botanical Garden?

1201 N. Galvin Parkway, Papago Park, Phoenix, Arizona.

What activities does the garden offer?

Tours, workshops and lectures cover desert landscaping, horticulture, nature art, photography, health and wellness.

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