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Welcome to Desert Botanical Garden

Welcome! Since 1939, the Desert Botanical Garden has been home to one of the finest and most diverse

collections of succulent plants, including rare, threatened and endangered species from around the Southwest. It is the only botanical garden in the world whose mission, from its early inception, was to focus solely on desert plants.

A small group of Valley citizens created a botanical garden to encourage an understanding, appreciation and promotion of the uniqueness of the world’s deserts, especially the Sonoran Desert. They foresaw the Valley’s potential and unique identity, envisioning the need to conserve a piece of the desert environment.

The Desert Botanical Garden sits on 145 acres and has more than 50,000 plants on display. The Garden has five thematic trails that exhibit cactus and succulent species from around the world. Interpretive exhibits along the trails highlight desert wildflowers, conservation, desert plant adaptation and ethnobotany.

AD D i t i o n Al in F o rMAt i o n

The Desert Botanical Garden is a non-profit organization supported by admission fees, donations, purchases and memberships and does not receive any public funding.

1201 N. Galvin Parkway

Phoenix, Arizona 85008

dbg.org | 480-941-1225

The Garden is a museum of living plants and we ask that you refrain from picking or removing plants, pods or seeds, or disturbing the wildlife. Picnicking is not allowed, however we do have a café where you can purchase food and drinks.

For your safety please remain on the trails at all times and do not climb on trees or rocks. Remember that you are in a desert so drink plenty of water.

Docent-led tours are offered daily October through April. Check with Admissions or stop by the Cohn Tour Gathering Area for tour times. Self-guided audio tours are available in the SRP Visitor Center.

For your safety, the Plants and People of the Sonoran Desert Trail, the Sonoran Desert Nature Trail, the Harriet K. Maxwell Desert Wildflower Trail and the Steele Herb Garden close at sunset.

Enjoy the music of premier local musicians while surrounded by desert beauty at one of the Garden’s three concert series. The fall and winter Music in the Garden concert series include an eclectic mix of Salsa, Folk Rock, Bluegrass and Blues. The Jazz in the Garden spring concert series features Big Band, Smooth Jazz, R & B, Latin Jazz and more.

Visit us each year for our Fabulous Fall series of festivals including the popular Great Pumpkin Festival, Día de los Muertos Celebration, Native American Recognition Days Music Celebration and the Chiles & Chocolate Festival.

Each year during December the Garden is transformed for Las Noches de las Luminarias. With more than 7,000 hand-lit luminarias lining the Garden’s trails, it’s a perfect setting to celebrate the holidays with music, food and fun.

Become a Member of the Desert Botanical Garden. Membership is your passport to free admission, guest passes, discounts, free audio tours, free butterfly exhibit admission, insider information and much more!

Join today! We invite you to stop by the Admissions area, visit dbg.org or call 480-941-3517.

Consider a Charitable Contribution. Your gift supports our renowned plant collection, scientific research, educational programs and compelling exhibits. Gift options include:

– making a cash donation;

– giving a gift in honor of or in memory of a loved one;

– sponsoring an event, exhibit or program; and

– providing a gift via your will or estate plan.

For additional information, please call the Garden’s Development Department at 480-481-8179. Thank you.

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The Garden’s commitment to the community is to advance excellence in education, research, exhibition, and conservation of desert plants of the world with emphasis on the Southwestern United States. We will ensure that the Garden is always a compelling attraction that brings to life the many wonders of the desert.

Please visit dbg.org for the most current news about the Garden including events, exhibits, classes, hikes, membership, volunteer opportunities, group tours and facility rental.

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The Spring Butterfly Exhibit and fall Mariposa Monarca monarch butterfly exhibit feature hundreds of live butterflies in the enclosed Marshall Butterfly Pavilion. For information or tickets to these events, visit dbg.org.

GROUp TOURS The Garden offers admission discounts for groups of 10 or more. Private guided tours, meals, and activities including dish gardens, aromatherapy classes, and cooking demonstrations can be arranged. Tour Packages with the Heard Museum are also available. Call 480-481-8104 or visit dbg.org/groupsales.

FAcILITy REnTAL Special occasions come to life at the Desert Botanical Garden. Discover beautiful venues for weddings, receptions, social and corporate events. Our unique indoor and outdoor settings can accommodate 5–500 guests. Visit dbg.org/facilityrental.

pATIO cAFé Located on Ullman Terrace, the Garden’s outdoor Patio Café offers visitors a beautiful setting for breakfast, lunch or a snack. Seasonal hours vary.

ThE GARDEn ShOp The Garden Shop carries a diverse and thoughtful selection of merchandise and plants that reflect the wonders of the Sonoran Desert and Southwest. A full array of books for adults and children, decorative items, gourmet desert foods, jewelry, apparel, stationery and toys are available. The Plant Shop specializes in the unique and unusual plants adapted to the desert environment. In addition, we feature cactus dish gardens, seeds, pottery, bird feeders and attractive garden decorations that depict the beauty and serenity of our Southwestern lifestyle. Open seven days a week, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

VISITOR TRAIL GUIDEAbout Desert botAnicAl GArDentHinGs to KnoW Welcome to Desert Botanical Garden

Welcome! Since 1939, the Desert Botanical Garden has been home to one of the finest and most diverse

collections of succulent plants, including rare, threatened and endangered species from around the Southwest. It is the only botanical garden in the world whose mission, from its early inception, was to focus solely on desert plants.

A small group of Valley citizens created a botanical garden to encourage an understanding, appreciation and promotion of the uniqueness of the world’s deserts, especially the Sonoran Desert. They foresaw the Valley’s potential and unique identity, envisioning the need to conserve a piece of the desert environment.

The Desert Botanical Garden sits on 145 acres and has more than 50,000 plants on display. The Garden has five thematic trails that exhibit cactus and succulent species from around the world. Interpretive exhibits along the trails highlight desert wildflowers, conservation, desert plant adaptation and ethnobotany.

ADDitionAl inForMAtion

The Desert Botanical Garden is a non-profit organization supported by admission fees, donations, purchases and memberships and does not receive any public funding.

1201 N. Galvin Parkway

Phoenix, Arizona 85008

dbg.org | 480-941-1225

The Garden is a museum of living plants and we ask that you refrain from picking or removing plants, pods or seeds, or disturbing the wildlife. Picnicking is not allowed, however we do have a café where you can purchase food and drinks.

For your safety please remain on the trails at all times and do not climb on trees or rocks. Remember that you are in a desert so drink plenty of water.

Docent-led tours are offered daily October through April. Check with Admissions or stop by the Cohn Tour Gathering Area for tour times. Self-guided audio tours are available in the SRP Visitor Center.

For your safety, the Plants and People of the Sonoran Desert Trail, the Sonoran Desert Nature Trail, the Harriet K. Maxwell Desert Wildflower Trail and the Steele Herb Garden close at sunset.

Enjoy the music of premier local musicians while surrounded by desert beauty at one of the Garden’s three concert series. The fall and winter Music in the Garden concert series include an eclectic mix of Salsa, Folk Rock, Bluegrass and Blues. The Jazz in the Garden spring concert series features Big Band, Smooth Jazz, R & B, Latin Jazz and more.

Visit us each year for our Fabulous Fall series of festivals including the popular Great Pumpkin Festival, Día de los Muertos Celebration, Native American Recognition Days Music Celebration and the Chiles & Chocolate Festival.

Each year during December the Garden is transformed for Las Noches de las Luminarias. With more than 7,000 hand-lit luminarias lining the Garden’s trails, it’s a perfect setting to celebrate the holidays with music, food and fun.

Become a Member of the Desert Botanical Garden. Membership is your passport to free admission, guest passes, discounts, free audio tours, free butterfly exhibit admission, insider information and much more!

Join today! We invite you to stop by the Admissions area, visit dbg.org or call 480-941-3517.

Consider a Charitable Contribution. Your gift supports our renowned plant collection, scientific research, educational programs and compelling exhibits. Gift options include:

– making a cash donation;

– giving a gift in honor of or in memory of a loved one;

– sponsoring an event, exhibit or program; and

– providing a gift via your will or estate plan.

For additional information, please call the Garden’s Development Department at 480-481-8179. Thank you.

H e l p o u r G ArD e n G ro W

The Garden’s commitment to the community is to advance excellence in education, research, exhibition, and conservation of desert plants of the world with emphasis on the Southwestern United States. We will ensure that the Garden is always a compelling attraction that brings to life the many wonders of the desert.

Please visit dbg.org for the most current news about the Garden including events, exhibits, classes, hikes, membership, volunteer opportunities, group tours and facility rental.

G ArD e n e V e n ts , e XH ib i ts & FAc i l i t i es cAF é An D s H o p

The Spring Butterfly Exhibit and fall Mariposa Monarca monarch butterfly exhibit feature hundreds of live butterflies in the enclosed Marshall Butterfly Pavilion. For information or tickets to these events, visit dbg.org.

GROUp TOURS The Garden offers admission discounts for groups of 10 or more. Private guided tours, meals, and activities including dish gardens, aromatherapy classes, and cooking demonstrations can be arranged. Tour Packages with the Heard Museum are also available. Call 480-481-8104 or visit dbg.org/groupsales.

FAcILITy REnTAL Special occasions come to life at the Desert Botanical Garden. Discover beautiful venues for weddings, receptions, social and corporate events. Our unique indoor and outdoor settings can accommodate 5–500 guests. Visit dbg.org/facilityrental.

pATIO cAFé Located on Ullman Terrace, the Garden’s outdoor Patio Café offers visitors a beautiful setting for breakfast, lunch or a snack. Seasonal hours vary.

ThE GARDEn ShOp The Garden Shop carries a diverse and thoughtful selection of merchandise and plants that reflect the wonders of the Sonoran Desert and Southwest. A full array of books for adults and children, decorative items, gourmet desert foods, jewelry, apparel, stationery and toys are available. The Plant Shop specializes in the unique and unusual plants adapted to the desert environment. In addition, we feature cactus dish gardens, seeds, pottery, bird feeders and attractive garden decorations that depict the beauty and serenity of our Southwestern lifestyle. Open seven days a week, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

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Binns Wildflower Pavilion

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Loop Trail

Quail Run Path

Maxine and Jonathan MarshallButterfly Pavilion

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BerlinAgave Yucca Forest(Opens November 2009)

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DESERT DISCOVERY LOOP TRAIL Follow the brick path: take the Garden’s main trail and learn the unique characteristics of desert plants from around the world. The loop trail features outstanding displays and exhibits including the Sybil B. Harrington Cactus and Succulent Galleries and the Berlin Agave Yucca Forest (opens Nov. 2009). Along the way, explore the great diversity of form, texture and color found in this wondrous array of cacti and succulents from around the world. (1 ⁄3 mile)

PLANTS & PEOPLE OF THE SONORAN DESERT LOOP TRAIL Discover how Sonoran Desert plants have been used for food, fiber, medicine and other cultural purposes. Pound mesquite beans into flour and step inside a traditional Akimel O’odham Roundhouse. Closed at sunset. (1⁄3 mile)

SONORAN DESERT NATURE LOOP TRAIL Change your point of view on this trail which features dramatic vistas of distant mountains and up-close views of the surrounding desert. A variety of fascinating exhibits focus on both the plants and animals of the Sonoran Desert. Closed at sunset. (1 ⁄4 mile)

Steele HERB GARDEN Become familiar with a variety of desert-adapted herbs. Highlights include: A Wildlife Garden, Picante Garden, Tea and Culinary Gardens, and a Medicinal Garden. Closed at sunset.

Harriet K. Maxwell DESERT WILDFLOWER LOOP TRAIL On this trail, you will see how wildflowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies (and people, too). Discover the beauty, color and diversity of wildflowers in North American deserts, and how they play a role in the desert’s ecosystem. Closed at sunset. (1 ⁄3 mile)

GUIDE FOR USING THIS MAP As you pass through Admissions you will find yourself in Ottosen Entry Garden. Here you will find the SRP Visitor Center, Garden Shop, Cohn Tour Gathering Area, and restrooms. From Ottosen Entry Garden, connect to the Desert Discovery Loop Trail or the Harriet K. Maxwell Desert Wildflower Loop Trail.

The Desert Discovery Loop Trail, which is paved in brick, is a loop that will connect you to all trails and exhibits throughout the Garden. Signage located around the Garden will help orient you during your visit.