As Arizona’s oldest and largest botanical garden, BTA is the perfect place to connect with nature for the whole family!
Discover Nature Play at the Children's Garden! When: 10 am - 12 pm, Saturdays from October to April, no registration needed Where: Children's Garden Cost: Free with admission Unplug and... Read more »
Discover Nature Play at the Children's Garden! When: 10 am - 12 pm, Saturdays from October to April, no registration needed Where: Children's Garden Cost: Free with admission Unplug and... Read more »
Discover Nature Play at the Children's Garden! When: 10 am - 12 pm, Saturdays from October to April, no registration needed Where: Children's Garden Cost: Free with admission Unplug and... Read more »
Discover Nature Play at the Children's Garden! When: 10 am - 12 pm, Saturdays from October to April, no registration needed Where: Children's Garden Cost: Free with admission Unplug and... Read more »
Celebrate Arbor Day at Boyce Thompson Arboretum! Join us for our second annual Arbor Day Celebration and immerse yourself in the wonderful world of trees! This event is perfect for... Read more »
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Why are these desert plants behind bars? It`s not what you think.
These sunflowers know how to find the light. Watch them sway and shine. Proof that even in the heat, beauty blooms.
This fascinating hemiparasitic plant plays a surprising role in the desert ecosystem.
Boyce Thompson Arboretum will be closed on Friday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day. We’ll reopen Saturday, July 5th from 6 AM to 12 PM. Wishing you a safe holiday!
Why are bees obsessed with this tree? It’s all about the blooms.
Agaves save all their energy for one epic bloom. Because for them, it’s now or never.
With a tongue longer than its body and a sweet tooth for nectar, the Mexican long-tongued bat is one of the desert’s most important — and least seen — pollinators.
By night, they hover like hummingbirds, sipping from saguaro and agave blooms — and in doing so, they pollinate the plants that define the Southwest.
Their work helps ensure the future of tequila, wildflowers, and entire desert ecosystems.
#MexicanLongTonguedBat #PollinatorWeek #SonoranDesert #NightPollinators #BoyceThompsonArboretum
Meet the cactus bee — a fuzzy, fast-moving specialist that’s only interested in desert blooms like saguaro and prickly pear.
They’re native. They’re solitary. And they’re vanishing.
Know them. Love them. Protect them.
#NativeBees #BeeAware #desertpollinators
📸 Thomas L
