Arizona Desert Botanical Garden
If you're in the Phoenix area, you won't want to miss the Desert Botanical Garden! You'll find acres of beautiful succulents and cacti that are sure to inspire you!
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One of my favorite succulent and cactus gardens to visit is the Desert Botanical Garden in Arizona. It is full of inspiring succulent and cactus displays that are low maintenance and drought-friendly.
Today's post is going to be more photos than text, but I promise it won't disappoint! Hopefully these photos will help you start to see the beauty of cacti (if you don't already).
The Desert Botanical Garden is filled with thousands of species of plants that show off how plant life can actually survive in a harsh climate. The heat of summer does take its toll, but these amazing plants can handle it!
You'll find traditional water-wise plants and succulents, along with some unusual specimens that are sure to catch your eye. Everywhere you look there's something stunning to be seen!
A great thing about being at the Desert Botanical Garden in early spring is many of the aloe and cacti are in bloom!
You may even see some wildlife enjoying the cacti! In the spring, the Desert Botanical Garden has a fun butterfly exhibit where you can see a wide variety of butterflies enjoying the desert landscape.
I don't think most succulent flowers are particularly attractive, but these cacti flowers were amazing! It would have been awesome to see them in full bloom, but even just these few were impressive.
I love that this Opuntia violacea Santa Rita flower is exactly complementary to the purple hues of the cactus.
Ever since visiting Patrick Anderson's garden I have loved the idea of blocks of colorful cement as an accent. The Desert Botanical Garden has just that!
These huge terra cotta colored arches were beautiful. The color is perfect, subtle enough to add beauty to the garden but contrast enough to make a statement.
No matter what time of year you go, there's always something putting on a show with incredible textures and colors.
You've only seen a fraction of the incredible cacti at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, so be sure to stop by yourself sometime!