Art in the Gardens Saturday, November 5, 2022 10:00 am-3:00 pm Join us for the 9th Art in the Gardens This will be a wonderful opportunity to purchase unique and beautiful art pieces (maybe shop early for the holidays!) enjoy...

Please join us for an In-Person Succulent Pumpkin Centerpiece Class on October 29, 2022 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm. This $45.00 workshop will be presented by Master Gardener Linda Powell in the UCRBG Meeting Room: UC Riverside Botanic Gardens...

The Online Fall Plant Sale will be Saturday, October 8th for Friends members and Sunday, October 9th for the public, both days from 6 am to midnight. The pick-up days will be Tuesday, October 18th and Thursday, October 20th. We...

To purchase UCR Botanic Gardens branded merchandise please click Pay Online on the website. Please allow 3 days to process order. In person pick up: BG Entrance Thursdays, Fridays, and open Sundays 8am-2pm. 1 Botanic Gardens Dr. Riverside, CA 92507

The California Tortoiseshell, or Tortie (Nymphalis californica), in the family Nymphalidae, is a medium-sized butterfly with a wingspan of 2 to 2 3/4 inches. The color of the dorsal side of the wings is pumpkin orange with huge black wing...

Butterfly Garden UC Master Gardener docents are available in the Butterfly Garden on the first and third Sunday of the month March-November, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, to answer questions about Gardening for Butterflies including the life cycle of butterflies...

They grace the water of many aquariums, backyard ponds and even lakes. As you stroll past the pond at the UCR Botanic Gardens, look closely and you may catch a glimpse of a Japanese Koi (Cyprinus rubrofuscus). If you take...

There is among us a form of life whose ancestry traces back nearly 300 million years. This is the ginkgo tree, Ginkgo biloba, whose closest relatives also have ancient heritage. Although it has broad leaves like angiosperms, ginkgo is a...