Tucson Botanical Gardens

Recipe Writing for Everyone with Chef Minerva Orduno Rincon on Monday, Jan. 15th at 1:00 p.m. in the TBG Education Classroom.

The vital importance of recipe writing in documenting history, culture, and as a teaching tool is never given enough credit.
Learn how to preserve those beloved family recipes before they vanish, how to teach someone to cook through words, and how to interpret a recipe.
Registration is limited, reserve your spot today!

Recipe Writing Techniques for Everyone - Tucson Botanical Gardens $75 Non-Member / $60 Member

It got chilly this weekend! 🥶 The plants are wrapped up and cozy, all they need now is a warm cup of tea ☕ and a good book 📖

Today is the last day to experience LightsUp! A Festival of Illumination! Click the link to get your tickets: https://tucsonbotanical.org/lightsup

IT'S NATIONAL BIRD DAY!
TBG is a great place to do a little urban birding. Occasionally, inclement weather will blow in some avian species that are rarely seen in Southern Arizona, including this Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) spotted in late October. Bring your binoculars or camera and stop by to see what you can spy with your little eye. Cardinals, hummingbirds, red-naped sap suckers, oh my!

Happy New Year! 🎉🎉
We are closed today, we will see you at the Gardens tomorrow!

There's only one more week to see LightsUp! The last day to see the show is January 7th
Make sure to get your tickets before it sells out! https://tucsonbotanical.org/lightsup/

Which is your favorite, day or night? 🧚‍♀️
Enchanted Gardens is on display through January 14th!

We are closed today for Christmas. Happy holidays from our family to yours! We will see you in the Gardens tomorrow 🎄

We are closed today for Christmas Eve. We hope you have a wonderful holiday!
LightsUp! is open this evening from 6pm - 9:30pm, learn more and get your tickets here: https://tucsonbotanical.org/lightsup/

LightsUp! will be open this evening, rain or shine!
If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or call (520)326-9686 ext. *27

Looking for some last minute gifts? Stop by the Garden Gift Shop! We feature unique gifts, handmade items from local artists, books by local authors, and so SO much more 🎄

This Friday at LightsUp! enjoy some Christmas caroling by a local Tucson chorus! LightsUp! Chorale will have three performances in Porter Hall. Don't have LightsUp! tickets yet? Buy them in advance here: https://tucsonbotanical.ticketapp.org/portal/product/10

There are 2 more days to enter the LightsUp! Giveaway ✨ you can win a holiday gift basket valued at $100! How to enter:
- post your LightsUp! photos on Instagram
- tag
- add Tucson Botanical Gardens as the location (this helps us see your posts!)
- each photo counts as an entry!

We will randomly select 3 winners
Contest ends Dec. 20th, winners will be announced the 21st

Raise your hand if you're going to LightsUp! This weekend! 👋
Get your tickets here: https://tucsonbotanical.org/lightsup/

Looking for a perfect gift? Have someone hard to shop for? Give the gift of the Gardens! 🌹❄️ Get 10% off memberships online and in store.

Use code TBGHOLIDAY for 10% off online or purchase one of our new gift membership packages in the gift shop! ✨

CLIMATE CHANGE CONVERSATIONS: Common Sense Cactus Conservation in the 21st Century
December 9 @ 10:00 am in the Porter Hall Gallery - FREE with admission
Cacti are one of the most endangered groups of organisms on the planet, besieged by poaching, habitat destruction, and climate change. Properly conserving our prickly friends in this changing world requires a paradigm shift in the way we view conservation, as well as increased collaboration between stakeholders from all levels of society.

Hear from Michiel Pillet, Program Officer of the IUCN Species Survival Commission Cactus and Succulent Plants Specialist Group. Dedicated to cactus conservation, he studies the impact of climate change on cacti. In 2021, he opened a conservation-focused cactus nursery, Prickly Prospects (www.pricklyprospects.com), which focuses on ethical propagation of the most endangered species. He believes strongly in the importance of holistic conservation management including both research in the field, as well as safeguarding the future of cacti by cultivating them.
SEATING IS LIMITED, RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY
https://tucsonbotanical.org/event/climate-change-conversations/

Climate Change Conversations: Common Sense Cactus Conservation in the 21st Century - Tucson Botanical Gardens This event is free with admission.

Learn all about MISTLETOE and other PARASITIC PLANTS with naturalist Jeff Babson. Friday, Dec. 8 at 10am via Zoom.

This time of year, we hear a lot about mistletoe, at parties, in carols, on cards, and other avenues. In this class, we explore the reality of these fascinating plants. There are many misconceptions about mistletoe which we will debunk. For example, are they truly parasites? They are not the only parasitic plants out there. We will also survey some of these other plants that should not be thought of as freeloaders but of marvels of evolution.

Reserve your spot today, all TBG virtual classes come with a video replay that you can enjoy at your convenience.
https://tucsonbotanical.org/event/mistletoes/

Our favorite Oaxacan Weavers are back in town! Stop by for a unique handmade gift, or buy some for yourself! 😉 They'll be at the Gardens Dec. 5 & 6 from 10am - 3pm

Ready for a giveaway? We want to see your LightsUp! photos! ✨We will select 3 people at random to receive a holiday garden gift basket! (valued at $100!) How to enter:

- Tag us in the photo on Instagram
- Add Tucson Botanical Gardens as the location
- One entry per photo
- Giveaway runs through December 20th, winners will be randomly selected on December 21st

Only photos from the LightsUp! event will be counted as an entry. Gift baskets must be picked up in person at the Garden Gift Shop.

Learn to paint POINSETTIAS in WATERCOLOR with artist/illustrator Devon Meyer on Wed. Dec. 7th at 2pm via Zoom.

Emphasis will be on drawing and painting skills and creating volume in our subject. No experience required.

Poinsettias in Watercolor - Tucson Botanical Gardens $30 Non-Member / $24 Member

Grand Opening! 🎉
We are so excited to open our new Gardens' Green Shop in the Grant and Alvernon shopping center! Open 9am - 4pm, 7 days a week. Make sure to stop by, say hello, and get the gardening supplies and gifts you need!

The shop carries garden tools, supplies, Tank's Green Stuff 100% Organic Compost , decorations, bird feeders, and so much more!

Stop by today from 10 - 3 and find the perfect gift! Our friend Augustin Prudencio is set up selling his hand carved and hand painted pieces.

Thanks KGUN 9 for coming out!

How you can help local art bloom at Tucson Botanical Gardens The Tucson Botanical Gardens can feel like an art museum inside of a garden. In the coming months, you can be part of its next big project.

It's Giving Tuesday - Symbolically adopt a butterfly!
https://tucsonbotanical.ticketapp.org/portal/product/32

Adopt one (or many) of four different species of butterfly in the greenhouse:
Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charithonia)
Giant Owl (Caligo memnon)
Blue Morpho (Morpho peleides)
Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas)

With your adoption, you'll receive an adoption certificate and fun facts about your butterfly! Your tax-deductible gift will help inspire curiosity and a love of nature in children and adults alike. Thank you in advance for your support!

Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday, and this year, you can symbolically adopt a butterfly in the COX Butterfly & Orchid Pavilion! Mark your calendars for tomorrow, and stay tuned! 🦋

Paint your own HOLIDAY HOLLY themed Fused Glass Mosaic with instructor Dee Taube on Tuesday, December 5th in the Education Classroom. TBG Members receive a 20% discount on all classes.

Seating is limited, reserve your spot today!

Fused Glass Mosaics: Holiday Holly – In-Person - Tucson Botanical Gardens $65 Non-Member / $52 Member

LightsUp! A Festival of Illumination opens today!
Get your tickets here https://tucsonbotanical.org/lightsup/
Come experience Southern Arizona's newest holiday tradition and be dazzled by over 1 million lights, luminaria displays, and handmade light installations.

Learn to draw and paint BOTANICAL ART in Pen & Ink and Watercolor with artist Joan McGann. This is an in-person class on Thursday, December 7th, 1pm - 4pm here at the Gardens in the Porter Hall Gallery.

Registration is limited, reserve your seat today!
https://tucsonbotanical.org/event/botanical-art-joanmcgann/

Joan McGann's stunning exhibition, Drawn to the Desert, is now on display in the Porter Hall Gallery. Learn more:
https://tucsonbotanical.org/exhibit/drawn-to-the-desert/

SAVOR Food & Wine Festival is returning January 20, 2024!
There are still tickets available, you won't want to miss this amazing event! Get tickets here: https://saaca.thundertix.com/

Featuring over 50 of the region’s finest chefs, wineries, breweries, local foods and restaurants highlighting exceptional menu tastings. This foodie festival will showcase the diversity of the heritage foods and ingredients throughout the Southwest region