Details: May is Bird Month at the Garden! Visit the Santa Barbara Audubon Society’s table for invaluable bird-watching tips and insights on cultivating a native plant garden to attract birds. Engage with experts passionate about avian conservation and learn how to create a bird-friendly habitat in your own backyard. Tabling dates and times: May 3…
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 scarves and wall hangings. View samples of Linda’s botanical prints here. About Linda: Linda Ann Vorobik, botanist, editor, and illustrator…
Details: The Garden hits the town as we celebrate summer and the power of plants at one of the city’s most beloved parks. From pollinator scavenger hunts to guided insect explorations, discover how native plants support ecosystems and ways you can build habitat at home. This is a free event and no registration is required.
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 with City of Santa Barbara, the Garden has embarked on a journey to add native plants to one of our…
Details: Join us for an exciting event that’s perfect for budding scientists looking to contribute to real science! Kids, ages 8-13, are invited to participate in a Community Science project run in collaboration with UCSB’s SciTrek outreach, to help scientists discover more about plant DNA and genetics. Participants will use special lab equipment to collect…
Details: Garden members will have an opportunity to meet Executive Director, Steve Windhager, Ph.D., and gain behind-the-scenes access to the Garden’s Pritzlaff Conservation Center. This tour will include interactions with scientists at work in the center’s labs, and a peek at our extensive herbarium collection. Please take advantage of this exclusive insight into our conservation…
Details: What makes the Meadow so marvelous? Join Living Collections Coordinator Isabella Salangsang for a special tour of the Garden’s meadow, where she’ll highlight notable accessions in the Garden’s Living collection and their stories, as well as what’s in bloom during the season! We’ll meet at the Arbor Terrace for morning coffee and pastries before…
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