Don’t think you’re ready to make that first cut? Gain expert pruning advice from 20-year industry veteran, REALM’s award-winning landscape designer, and ISA Certified Arborist, Jason Isenberg, as he leads you through the basics of pruning the desert landscape. Topics covered include choosing the right tools for the job, the basic do’s and don’ts of Read more...
Saturdays | February 4, March 4, April 8 | 8:30 – 9:30 am | Performance Garden | Free with Admission Embark on a journey of frequency in the gardens this spring! Take a meditative stroll and immerse yourself in a sound healing experience led by TC Chicago. Sessions begin with a guided meditation allowing you Read more...
@ Sign Up $15 for non-members / $10 for members Ever wondered how large-scale LEGO® sculptures and builds are imagined and crafted? Learn firsthand from LEGO® artists Liam and Emily Mohajeri Norris, whose LEGO® building skills landed them as the first-ever mom-son team on North America’s top brick-building competition – LEGO® Masters Season 3 on Read more...
FOOD. DRINKS. JAZZ. Come enjoy our first Jazz Under the Stars concert series located at the Garden Bistro! Join us Saturdays from 5 to 8 p.m. February 25 through May 13 for live music, refreshing spirits, local brews, and a rotating menu of tasty bites and entrees! TONIGHT Check back for performer details! Sponsored Read more...
Tuesdays | April 4, 11, 18, 25 | 8:30 – 9:30 am | Performance Garden Yoga with Mary Carhuff continues this spring! Class will begin one hour earlier as spring temperatures start to rise. Mary is a Certified Yoga Teacher and Yoga Therapist. All are welcome! Open your senses to an understanding of our connection Read more...
Tuesdays | April 4, 11, 18, 25 | 10 – 10:45 am | Performance Garden This outdoor class with Mary Carhuff is ideal for anyone who struggles with earth (floor) poses. Class will begin one hour earlier as spring temperatures start to rise. Mary is a Certified Yoga Teacher and Yoga Therapist. This balance focused Read more...
Mixing materials is a fun way to create dynamic mosaic art scenes. Join us to interpret a desert garden scene using porcelain and glass tiles in an 8×10″ frame for a wonderful effect. Mosaic artist, David Jarvinen will guide you in learning the fundamentals of different tools used for each material needed to create your Read more...
@ Sign Up for This Class $36 for non-members / 20% Member discount Our desert is full of inspiration with amazing plants and animals. Using basic techniques students will learn to break their subject down into simple shapes and draw more accurately. Then we will use multiple layers of color while exploring colored pencil techniques Read more...
Thursday – Saturday | April 13 – 15 | 10 am – 4 pm Kath Macaulay is back to offer students who have already completed a Pocket Sketching workshop more advanced techniques that will take their work to the next level! This in-depth review also includes students’ requests, such as how to tackle clouds, running Read more...
@ Sign Up for This Class $36 Non-Member / $29 Member Including KISS Designs from Marylee, The Desert’s Potted Garden Expert Create a container garden full of brightly colored flowers and lovely plants that are easy to care for and last a long season. In this class, Marylee will share her recommendations for reliable and Read more...
Learn to identify resident reptiles and find the answer to the age-old question, “Why do lizards do push-ups?” Get to know some friendly, non-venomous snakes, and perhaps a lizard or tortoise or two. We’ll even introduce you to a few venomous reptiles as well, like a rattlesnake and maybe a Gila monster, all to illustrate Read more...
@ Sign Up for This Class $30 | 20% Member discount Cacti are conspicuous and iconic parts of the Arizona landscape. These charismatic plants are textbook examples of surviving in desert regions. In this class we explore the diversity, biology, and adaptations of cacti that are found in Arizona. We will also discuss the identification Read more...