Details: Curious about container gardening? Join Matt Straka, retail manager, to learn all about growing native plants in containers. We’ll gather at the Arbor Terrace for morning coffee and pastries before heading to the Garden’s nursery, where Matt will share tips and tricks for creating your own native plant habitat—even in small spaces. Looking for…
About: Volunteer work party in the native plant bed at Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden. Tasks will include weeding, prepping the bed for fall planting, pruning/deadheading, mulching, and other tasks. Pricing: This is a free event. Please note registration is required.
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 observe a private lesson. As the focus is on teacher and student, please enjoy silently. Practice will take place approximately…
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 observe a private lesson. As the focus is on teacher and student, please enjoy silently. Practice will take place approximately…
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 observe a private lesson. As the focus is on teacher and student, please enjoy silently. Practice will take place approximately…
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 observe a private lesson. As the focus is on teacher and student, please enjoy silently. Practice will take place approximately…
Details: In this talk and walk, you’ll get an introduction to the fascinating diversity of insect pollinators that are crucial for both our food supply and wild plants alike. You’ll hear about how and why pollinators are declining in California and around the globe. Then, you’ll learn why native plants better support these pollinators and…
Have you noticed patchworks of orange on boulders? Tangled strands of silver-blue clinging to twigs? Shag carpets of pale green draped across tree branches? These are lichens — living art hiding in plain sight. This exhibition blends science, storytelling, and creative expression to pull back the curtain on Santa Barbara Botanic Garden’s lichen research. Members of…
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