Past Events & Classes

Details: For over 60 years, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden has been selecting and introducing exceptional California native cultivars to beautify gardens and landscapes. Whether the product of rigorous breeding efforts or chance discoveries made in…

Details: Just over 100 miles from Santa Barbara lies one of California’s most extraordinary landscapes: Tejon Ranch, the state’s largest contiguous private property at 270,000 acres. Spanning the Tehachapi Mountain Range at the convergence of four major…

Details: Join us for a special trip to the Prisoner’s Harbor on Santa Cruz Island, which is on the border of the Nature Conservancy property. Steve Junak will lead our guests on a scenic walk…

Details: Come celebrate Native Plant Month with hands-on native plant workshops that bring California’s flora to your home! Bring a friend or the family and join us as we guide you through family-friendly, simple propagation…

Details: Come celebrate Native Plant Month with hands-on native plant workshops that bring California’s flora to your home! Bring a friend or the family and join us as we guide you through family-friendly, simple propagation…

Details: Come celebrate Native Plant Month with hands-on native plant workshops that bring California’s flora to your home! Bring a friend or the family and join us as we guide you through family-friendly, simple propagation…

Details: Give thanks to pollinators as we discover how to make an ideal garden for them. We’ll explore basic skills for building habitats and investigate which flowers pollinators like best.  This opportunity is great for children aged 8-13. Learn more about…

Celebrate the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Centennial with one of the Garden’s most beloved traditions. The Home Garden Tour is a unique, self-guided experience that invites guests into inspiring local gardens rooted in California native…

Details: Come celebrate Native Plant Month with hands-on native plant workshops that bring California’s flora to your home! Bring a friend or the family and join us as we guide you through family-friendly, simple propagation…

Details: Join Director of Education, Scot Pipkin, on an excursion to Figueroa Mountain, located in San Rafael Mountains of the Los Padres National Forest. This is the ideal time of year to experience the pastoral views and spring wildflowers growing just outside of…