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.

Home to the Desert Botanical Garden and the Phoenix Zoo, Papago Park is popular with locals and visitors alike thanks to its proximity to downtown Phoenix (less than 10 miles east) and its massive ...

Time is running out: May 12 is the last day to explore “Electric Desert,” the ... installations at the garden, one of the Valley’s top attractions, in Papago Park next to the Phoenix Zoo.

Ballet Arizona is bringing back “An Evening at Desert Botanical Garden” for two weeks starting Wednesday night.

Chihuly, whose work was last showcased at the Desert Botanical Garden in 2013 ... Desert is set against majestic saguaros, the striking Papago buttes and a World Heritage site.

Residents of metro Phoenix already knew that our Desert Botanical Garden ... peculiar habitats. The garden opened in 1939 and sits among the red rocks of the Papago Buttes, with five thematic ...

If you love nature, a great thing about Phoenix is that there are some incredible parks to explore within the metropolitan area. Hiking opportunities in these parks range from strenuous treks to ...

It was about a desert ... Botanical Garden, it offers a glimpse of Arizona’s wondrous Sonoran wilderness. It also includes the Arizona Historical Society Museum and Pueblo Grande archaeological ...