Details: Come to the book launch of Out of the Ground: Poets Respond to Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, an anthology of poems co-edited by David Starkey and Chryss Yost, published by Gunpowder Press, in association with Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. The launch will feature an introduction by the editors and by Scot Pipkin, the Garden’s…
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden’s transformation project at Elings Park has removed thirsty, invasive weeds and replaced them with California-native plants in a one-acre site on the Park’s south bluffs. With plants in the ground, we’re watching and gathering data related to the abundance, diversity, and composition of plant and animal life using this area to…
The Garden is staying open late – just for you! Bring your family and a picnic and close out the week by watching the sunset from the Island View Section outside the Pritzlaff Conservation Center. Or, take a stroll among the redwoods. Or, watch the colors of the meadow come to life at dusk during…
Put your native plant knowledge to the test at this trivia night hosted by Santa Barbara Botanic Garden at Night Lizard Brewing Company. The winning team will receive a Garden gift basket. This event will be hosted by the Garden’s Living Collection Curator, Christina Varnava. Garden members get $1 off any drink with your valid…
We’re boosting Member’s Hour with donuts, coffee, and a special guest! Join us for a special walk around the Garden with our Living Collection Curator Christina Varnava. She’ll share how she keeps track of all the plants in our living collection and uncover the mystery of the metal tags you see throughout the Garden. After…
Garden visitors have the opportunity to view the Tea House while practice is not in session.
Details: We invite Garden Members to join us for complimentary coffee, donuts at the PCC Gallery & Island View, and a tour of our Tiny Taxa Doing Big Things Gallery Exhibit! Leading the tour will be the Garden’s Interpretation and Exhibitions Curator, Kevin Spracher, and our Archivist, Hannah Barton. Please meet us at the PCC Gallery…
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden wants to enhance one of Santa Barbara’s most beloved open spaces, Elings Park, and we’d love to talk about it with you! Please join us for one of four community forums between August 16th and September 13th to discuss opportunities to beautify and build biological diversity and climate resilience at Santa…
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