A Gift From Us to You. December 2nd - 8th is Member Week! Celebrate with us by stopping by our Holiday Hangout December 7th-8th (free with admission), or sign up... Read more »
We invite all members to join for a special Members-only 20% off all plants sale!
Members are invited to a special walking tour of the gardens led by our Horticulture Project Manager, Mary Villarreal. Members will have the chance to see and learn more about... Read more »
The Picnic Area is Closed for a Special Event on 12/7/24 &Â 12/8/24
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 »
Join us for our annual Holiday Hangout! Bring your family (including furry family members) for photos with Santa, crafts, a holiday marketplace featuring local vendors, adoptable dogs, and more! December... Read more »
The Picnic Area is Closed for a Special Event on 12/7/24 &Â 12/8/24
Join us for our annual Holiday Hangout! Bring your family (including furry family members) for photos with Santa, crafts, a holiday marketplace featuring local vendors, adoptable dogs, and more! December... Read more »
The picnic area is closed for a special event on 12/14/24.
Forest Bathing, also known as Shinrin-yoku, is the practice of spending time in nature for the purpose of enhancing health, wellness, and happiness. During this class, participants will be led... 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 »
Unleash your creative spirit at our Holiday Floral Design Workshop, happening the morning of Sunday, December 15, from 10 am to 12 pm in the Smith Lecture Room. This is... 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
