A Gorgeous Day in the Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden
Video Clip of the Desert Botanical Garden
One thing that has surprised me recently is the beauty of the desert in the Phoenix metro area. I guess I had always simply thought of deserts as dry, rather barren places. Maybe it was the Zurich Succulent Garden I went to this summer that really opened my eyes, but I am just amazed at all the cacti, succulents, birds, and animals in the area. Nowhere do I perceive this more than the beautiful and sprawling Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix.
I went there after dark in December for the Las Noches de las Luminarias (which I adored) but I also discovered I love the garden in daylight too. It helped that it was the perfect day to go - midweek (fewer crowds), upper sixties (my favorite temps) and plenty of sunshine. There is nothing like a beautiful day in a garden of any kind to make my heart happy. This one even more so! 😎😁😎
I could go on and on about the beautiful paths, the artwork, the lovely eating areas, and the variety of gardens here, but I won’t. You can get that all on the website below.
What I will show you are some of the hundreds of photos I took there as I zipped around on my electric scooter (thanks to my periodically tweaky knee). You can rent scooters there, by the way. So, bottom line, anyone can enjoy the garden. 😉 Below are a serious of photo collages and YouTube videos of the flora and fauna as well as the artwork I saw that day. They are featuring the artist Fernando Botero, both with sculptures featured in the garden but also in a gallery within the garden. I loved it! 🥰
https://dbg.org/events/fernando-botero-the-master/2024-02-22/
Additional Videos
Other Art in the Garden Video Clip
A Gorgeous Day in the Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden
(Two to 3 minutes but beautiful and interesting). You owe it to yourself to watch at least part of it! (I may be a bit biased.) Haha…seriously it shows quite a bit of magic at the garden. 🥰