Past Events & Classes

Mar 31, 2025
Details: Join us for a day trip to Santa Rosa Island - the second-largest island of the Santa Barbara Channel Islands. Participants will travel to Santa Rosa Island by boat from Ventura Harbor and will…
Mar 25, 2025
Details: Visitors are welcome to step inside the gates of the Tea Garden and observe while Sensei (an instructor) teaches her students the art of Chanoyu, Japanese Tea Ceremony. This is an opportunity for visitors to…
Mar 23, 2025
Details: The Garden invites you to join us for this unprecedented opportunity to visit the west end of Santa Cruz Island. This is a trip that is rarely offered to the public and we will…
Mar 22, 2025
. Details: Many skills are needed to create an accurate, and thus lovely (as plants are lovely) botanical illustration. In this two-day workshop we explore how to trick the mind into seeing a 3-dimensional fruit…
Mar 22, 2025
Details: In this program, Pathfinders will embark on a bug-filled adventure as we explore the world of insects. Using investigation methods used by real scientists, we'll discover how insects and native plants are connected and…
Mar 21, 2025
Details: Meet botanist and illustrator Linda Vorobik at the Garden! Linda will show several framed original botanical watercolors and bookmarks, cards, and prints. In addition she will show a selection of her one-of-a-kind hand-painted silk…
Mar 18, 2025
Details: Visitors are welcome to step inside the gates of the Tea Garden and observe while Sensei (an instructor) teaches her students the art of Chanoyu, Japanese Tea Ceremony. This is an opportunity for visitors to…
Mar 18, 2025
Details: Join birding expert Rebecca Coulter as she leads a group walk through the Garden for a morning of watching and listening for a variety of birds. During this walk you may see several types…
Mar 18, 2025
Details: We're taking Member's Coffee to go! Join Horticultural Educator, Alejandro Lemus, for a morning of native plants and community. Learn about the Garden’s newest landscape transformation project at Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden. Partnering…
Mar 8, 2025
Details: Even the smallest acorn can make a giant impact! Enjoy a morning filled with family activities to honor these mighty trees that fill our neighborhoods and support life. Engage in stories, crafts and plantings to stop…