Past Events & Classes

Nov 18, 2025
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…
Mats, pillows, blankets set in the sunny garden with Himalayan singing bowls, bells, gongs, flutes, and drums.
Nov 18, 2025
About: Join PALMA Colectiva and Jeremy Strubel for CLEAR + RESTORE BREATHWORK JOURNEY.  A restorative breathwork practice to nourish and alkalize the system.Get fully grounded in the body and improve the connection and understanding ofyour nervous…
Nov 15, 2025
This class has been rescheduled from November 1 to November 15. If you were registered for the November 1 class and have any questions, please email us at registrations@SBBotanicGarden.org Details: Fall planting season is here!…
pile of dropped acorns on ground
Nov 15, 2025
As Pathfinders explore various forms of horticulture, the act of growing plants, they’ll become familiar with the basics of plant reproduction while developing their skills. In this program, Pathfinders will receive firsthand experience germinating an oak…
Nov 11, 2025
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…
Nov 11, 2025
Details: Join birding expert Rebecca Coulter as she leads a group walk through the Garden for a morning of watching and listening for a variety of birds. During this walk you may see several types…
Nov 8, 2025
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…
Nov 8, 2025
Why is the Fall Planting Season Important? Native plants are perfectly suited for our climate. They're naturally water-wise, wildlife-friendly, and full of California beauty. Fall's cooler days, followed by our winter rains, make this the…
Nov 8, 2025
Details: Join us for a special trip to the Scorpion Cove on Santa Cruz Island. Holly Huff will lead our guests on a scenic walk on the trails near the harbor to see and learn…
The sun is shining on the Pritzlaff Conservation Center. The mountains in the back are sprinkled with lush greenery and the rock remaining is a pinkish hue. It's golden hour, the island plants cast soft shadows across the Island View Lawn. There are blue and orange lounge chairs on the patio. The bushes are blooming with white pink and sage colored flowers.
Nov 6, 2025
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…
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