Desert Botanical Gardens

The first full Saturday we were in the Phoenix area, I saw it was Dog Day at the Desert Botanical Gardens. We were looking forward to exploring the gardens anyways, what better way to do it than with your dog?

The Desert Botanical Gardens were beautiful! Walking up to the gardens were many people with their dogs of all shapes, sizes, and breeds. Everyone was greeted by Chihuly pieces displayed in the entrance gardens, they were very similar to some we saw at the Denver Botanical Gardens. The Arizona Humane Society was part of the welcoming committee, also there to help adopt animals. 

There were specific dog activities like an agility course, a pet food fair, sponsored seminars, and doggie yoga. There were water dishes all over and in my opinion it was done very well. We walked all the loops and trails to look at blooms, succulents, forests, and deserts. The plants were labeled and the educational signage was quite helpful!

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