Summer at Desert Botanical Garden Awaits

Cooler weather means we’ll soon be seeing monarch butterflies back in the Garden! While Phoenix summer temperatures are too hot for monarchs, these butterflies will soon start to make their way back into the Valley. Some of these butterflies will migrate to the coast of California or central Mexico for the winter, while some will stay in Phoenix. Garden researchers have big plans for studying monarch movement and behavior this fall and you can help.

Starting Sept. 11, guests can purchase an exclusive collection from local artist Eric McIntosh at the Garden Shop that features T-shirts, magnets and stickers.

This month, Desert Botanical Garden Senior Research Scientist Dr. Joe McAuliffe will begin a 15-day, 1,300-mile journey through one of the most botanically remarkable landscapes on Earth.

A great garden does not simply grow because of what gets planted today. It flourishes through generations of people who make thoughtful investments in its future. As the Garden looks toward 2040 and its second century, that same principle remains at the heart of the fifth North Star of the Garden’s 2040 Compass: Secure Operational Capacity & Financial Sustainability.