Desert Botanical Garden

Every spring the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, AZ hosts a month long exhibit of butterflies showcasing all their glory and grace. It is a magical experience to enter the realm of delicate creatures swooping gently through their floral and fauna environment staged especially to spread joy to young and old visitors alike. The Desert Botanical Garden offers so many opportunities to imbibe nature's endless display of beauty and diversity; the butterfly exhibit however is my absolute favorite to share the silent, sweet world of these flying angels.

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If you could take just one photo: Towering Cacti Wrapped in Holiday Lights

The Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix is unique by many accounts—it has been thriving with exotic desert vegetation for more than 75 years and displays around 50,000 outdoor plant displays. But around the holidays, during La Nochas de las Luminarias, it is nostalgically and almost eerily magical. Wander among winding paths lined with 8,000 hand-lit lanterns, under Saguaro and looming organ pipe cacti that almost seem to encase the desert pathways you walk upon. Live musicians ranging from a caroling quartet straight out of a Dickinson novel to a blues band sink back into corners while wanderers purchase spiked hot cider and hot chocolate. The air sits still and warm in the garden, while cool breezes sweep vegetation back and forth overhead, like seaweed on the ocean floor. But always be on the lookout—you never know when you will have to step over creeping cacti fingers tailing the trails, or get a glimpse of nocturnal wildlife.

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Proudly showcasing thousands of different plant life, as well as an enclosed butterfly exhibit, the Desert Botanical Gardens of Phoenix Arizona prides itself on the continued preservation of desert wildflowers, cacti, and even some of the wildlife that survives off of these plants. It pays to walk the various paths that makes up the gardens, with plenty of places to sit and enjoy your surroundings under the shade of an overhanging tree or towering stalk of cacti.

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If you could take just one photo: Desert Botanical Garden-(Local Institution)

If you'd like to learn all you can about the desert flora and landscape, then the Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden is certainly the place to see. As of this writing, the Garden is hosting an exhibit of Monarch Butterflies, which is indeed quite a colorful event. The exhibition is just one example of a number of activities and events held throughout the year on subjects pertinent to better understanding and enjoying the natural beauty of the desert. In addition, Garden tours are held daily from October 1 through May 9 and offer the desert plant lover with plenty of engaging facts with respect to the plants indigenous to the Southwest. Of note too - the Garden offers certification in landscaping through their Desert Landscaper School as well as a variety of classes and learning programs for adults and children. If you want to become better acquainted with nature in the Southwest, you can't miss the opportunity to visit to this interesting facility. If you're a member of the Desert Botanical Garden, admission is free. Otherwise, admission is $15.00 for adults except for the second Tuesday of the month when you can get in for free from 1 to 8 p.m. Keep this place on your agenda and as part of your travel plans whenever you visit Phoenix or the Southwest.

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If you could take just one photo: Desert Botanical Garden-(Local Institution)

Experience the Arizona desert without the fear of encountering dangerous cactus critters or succumbing to debilitating dehydration! From near sunrise until sunset, the Desert Botanical Garden offers a unique slice of the Southwest, Located among the red rocks of Papago Park the DBG's hilly pathways wind through lush - and labeled - native habitats. Birdsongs soothe you from shady groves. Butterflies flirt with your fingertips, wildflowers wave as you weave peacefully between rare and endangered plant species. Walk, rest and breathe in the desert's best . Check out seasonal events- from holiday Las Nochas de las Luminarias to summertime flashlight tours, as well as brunch, music, art or garden demonstrations held on their enchanting outdoor terraces.

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Butterflies landing on your shoulder, hummingbirds sipping nectar from wildflowers, cacti, and succulents of every form; this is Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. The garden boasts more than 50,000 plants and the seasonal Butterfly Pavilion. Hundreds of butterflies flutter in the enclosed exhibit, allowing an up-close encounter with the tiny beings. Not only are the Sonoran Desert’s cacti displayed throughout the 145-acre garden, but succulents and wildflowers from around the world unleash their beauty on the landscape. Each distinct trail features a walk through a diverse mix of desert plants—and they are are wheelchair accessible, though the dirt paths can require some muscle on the part of the one pushing. Soothing herb and medicinal gardens invite you to stop and stay awhile. When you sit still, you'll catch the woodpeckers and bunnies at home among the plants; everyone spending a leisurely day in the Arizona desert.

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