A tour guide made our visit so much more than a wander through a garden. I recommend it! Well laid out, lovely paths, beauty all around.

These gardens in their natural surroundings are certainly worth a visit. Admission is expensive and during our visit butterfly house was closed. Do take drinking water and a sun hat with you and be prepared to walk a mile or two over an easy terrain.

Went to the Desert Botanical Garden for Ballet in the Desert performed by Ballet Arizona - Ib Andersen, artistic director. We stopped for dinner at Gertrude's Restaurant then to the venue in the desert. Lighting was fantastic, mountains in the background were lovely, crescent moon...More

beautiful representation of Arizona plant life. you will enjoy it if you are truly interested in plants...didn't know there were so many different types of cactus.

I used to go here often with my family but they moved into a new building and the noise level is so high it is almost painful and very distracting to eating a meal. I don't go here anymore because of the noise level.

Great variety of desert plants. Went on a hot day and we almost couldn't finish the park due to heat.

My husband and I enjoyed a wonderful visit on a recent visit to Phoenix. There are so many varieties of cacti and flowering desert like plants from all over the world. The gardens are very organized and easy to follow with lots of learning opportunities...More

We happened to be in town the 2nd Tuesday of June, so we took advantage of free admission. It was pretty, and since we arrived at 6pm the heat wasn't terrible. I enjoyed our visit and am glad went, but there's no way in the...More

This was a beautiful representation of Arizona plant life. I didn't know there were so many different types of cactus. It took us two hours to go on all the different trails. Everything is compact in small areas with lots of winding trails. Some exhibits...More

Had a nice day at garden. Didn't know there was so many different types of cactus. Would advise to go early in morning during summer do to heat.