Tucson Botanical Gardens

10/09/2026

Our community ofrenda is up in the Barrio Garden, located in the heart of the Gardens 💚🏵️

Our ofrenda is already full of notes and offerings to loved ones and will be up through Día de los Mu***os 🏵️

10/08/2026

Want to LEARN to I.D. SONORAN DESERT WILDLIFE by their TRACKS and SIGNS? Author Sharman Russell is presents an in-person class here at the Gardens on Friday at 10am.
Seating is limited, reserve your spot today!

$36 Non-Member / $29 Member

10/07/2026

Xochimilco: works by Eduardo Robledo
On display through January 10

Come see these incredible, intricate linocut prints and explore the connection between Mexican culture and the natural world. Deeply influenced by the cultural traditions of his Mexico City neighborhood of Xochimilco (so-chee-meel-koh) , Robledo weaves together indigenous beliefs and modern perspectives to examine the spiritual power of plants, animals, and the continuous natural cycles of birth and death.

10/05/2026

You can DO IT YOURSELF! Learn DIY DESERT GARDEB DESIGN from our all-star TBG docents. This class is a 6-part series that presents information and inspiration you need to plan a personal, beautiful, and successful garden in our unique desert environment.

The program will lead you step-by-step through each design consideration, including the unique growing conditions of the Sonoran Desert, water conservation, and selecting successful plants. Participants will complete “homework” after each week’s class in order to develop a working sketch of your design and the resources necessary to do it yourself or successfully employ professional help.

This class has limited seating, reserve your spot today!

$125 Non-Member / $100 Member

09/30/2026

Spirit Guides: Fantastical Creatures opens tomorrow, October 1!
Experience the magic of these beautiful sculptures from the workshop of Jacobo and María Ángeles.

Denver Botanic Gardens Taller Jacobo & María Ángeles.....

Jacobo and María Ángeles, Rabbit-Deer, fiberglass and acrylic paint, 2024. Artwork © Jacobo and María Ángeles.

Jacobo and María Ángeles, Coyote-Fish, fiberglass and acrylic paint, 2024. Artwork © Jacobo and María Ángeles.

Spirit Guides: Fantastical Creatures from the Workshop of Jacobo and María Ángeles is organized by Denver Botanic Gardens

09/29/2026

Learn NATURE JOURNALING in WATERCOLOR with artist Devon Meyer on Wednesday, Sept. 30th. When we observe the world around us with sketches and illustrations, we begin an intimate connection with what we experience. Learn drawing and watercolor painting techniques that will allow you to capture the beauty and incredible details of nature.

This is a virtual class on Zoom, and comes with a video replay you can enjoy at your convenience. All TBG members receive a 20% discount on all classes. Reserve your spot today!

$36 Non-Member / $29 Member

09/28/2026

Save the Date! Author's Talk with local author Carolyn Niethammer this Saturday, Oct. 3 at 10:30 a.m. in the Pavilion.

1917, Tucson. When her new husband chose going to war over starting life together, Ellie is left with a decaying hardware store and a pile of debt. Her choice: return to a dead-end future in the New York City tenements or reinvent the store into the Home and Garden Emporium. She’s desperate for customers, so when the government urges citizens to grow Liberty Gardens to add more vegetables to their diets, Ellie sees a marketing opportunity. She can help women learn to garden so they will need her rakes and shovels. It all happens with a roster of eclectic women neighbors and one handsome bachelor.

Advance review from Midwest Review:
“The Home and Garden Emporium” is the kind of novel that will linger in the mind and memory of the reader long after the book has been finished and set back upon the shelf.

Books available from the author for purchase and autograph
Plants available for purchase from Lorien Tersey of Dreamflower Gardens
This event is FREE with Gardens admission, please reserve a seat today.

09/28/2026

🐾Good Pups of the Week🐾
Kooby
Rio
Nick Valentine
Mesa Rose & Freckles
Toby
Gemma

This is our last Good Pups of the Week! Thanks to everyone who has submitted photos and celebrated Dog Days of Summer with us.
A special thank you to and Tucson Subaru for sponsoring this year and making Dog Members and visitors feel extra special 🐶

Dog Days of Summer ends 9/30. We can't wait to welcome back our furry friends and members next summer!

09/24/2026

Learn to GROW your own culinary MUSHROOMS! In this 2-hour workshop, instructor Chad Borseth will discuss the role fungi and mushrooms play in our ecology and go over cultivation and propagation techniques. We will also discuss the many benefits of fungi to the garden and gardener alike.

Participants will have the opportunity to create and take home a grow bag of oyster mushrooms, with the know-how to keep them going all season long. This class is intended as an easy, approachable guide to growing edible mushrooms at home without spending $$$ on equipment.

Seating is limited, RSVP today! TBG members receive 20% off all classes.

$45 Non-Member / $36 Member