Past Events & Classes

Details: With fall just around the corner, it's time to start thinking about maintenance and other seasonal considerations in your garden. We invite you to join us for a morning of learning about the seasonality…

Garden visitors have the opportunity to view the Tea House while practice is not in session.

Details: What does it mean to be a Backcountry Pathfinder? A Pathfinder is an explorer, someone who respects nature and inspires others through example and leadership. Children ages 8-13 are invited to join our group…

Details: Join Keith Nevison, Director of Horticulture and Operations, for a morning of coffee, pastries and learning as we discuss one of Santa Barbara Botanic garden's newest projects: The 805 Initiative. This year, the Garden…

About: Join PALMA Colectiva and Lara Eilliott for a morning of Breathwork, nurture, and community. Breathwork is likely one of the most direct and profound ways to feel energy. Why would we want to feel energy? Because everything is…

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…

Details: Spend your summer evening at the Garden after-hours! Members get exclusive access as we keep the Garden open late, offering a rare chance to experience its beauty without the usual crowds. Bring your family…

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…

About: A day focused on study and service. We will take over Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens with community science investigations and stewardship opportunities in the native plant garden. This one of 9 events sponsored…

About: Did you know that even the smallest of spaces can be used to create habitat for wildlife? Learn all about container gardening with native plants in this hand-on specialty workshop led by Matt Straka,…