Past Events & Classes

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: 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…

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…

Details: Rooted in the principles of ecopsychology, this workshop will explore the reciprocal relationship between humans and nature, and the profound connection between mental health and the natural world. Participants will be guided through nature-based…

Fresh air, open space, and the quiet beauty of California's native plants — free Senior Days are designed with you in mind. Guests 60 and older receive free admission on select days throughout the year,…

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…

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,…