Details: Spring is here, and it’s the perfect time for flowers! Join Stephanie Ranes, grounds manager, as we explore seasonal blooms in the Pollinator Garden. There will be tons of blooms to cover this season, including sages (Salvia spp.) to monkeyflowers (Diplacus spp.), Beardtongues (Penstemon spp.), annual wildflowers such as tidy tips (Layia platyglossa), farewell…
Details: New members are invited on this docent-led tour of some of the Garden’s habitats, trails, and plants of interest. 2026 Home Garden Tour Chair Lori Robinson will guide attendees and answer questions. Take advantage of this member-exclusive opportunity to deepen your knowledge of the Garden and understand how your membership supports our mission. Please…
Details: Members will have an exclusive opportunity to meet author and professor Dr. Matt Ritter. Dr. Ritter is a botany professor in the Biological Sciences Department at Cal Poly, where he studies California’s native plants and trees in the urban forest. He’s the author of seven books of fiction and non-fiction, and many scientific articles.…
Details: Join the Garden’s restoration and bug science teams as they each share fun facts about their favorite insect groups. Terrestrial Invertebrate Ecologist Dr. Sarah Cusser will speak about butterflies, including common butterflies found around California and tips to identify them. Dr. Zach Phillips will share details on a common species of invasive spider, and…
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: In celebration of International Women’s Month, join landscape architect Susan Van Atta and Garden Archivist Hannah Barton as we recognize the women that have shaped the Garden over our hundred year history. From our founder Anna Dorinda Blaksley Bliss, to landscape architect Beatrix Farrand, and former Garden Director Dr. Katherine Muller, our Garden would…
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: Garden members receive FREE admission to the Santa Barbara Museum of Art for the entire month of September as part of a special reciprocal agreement in celebration of membership month. Members of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art also receive free admission to visit the Garden this month. Reservations to the Santa Barbara Museum of Art…
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