Join us in July and/or August for docent-led after-hours Twilight Tours of the Botanic Gardens. These tours are an opportunity to enjoy the Gardens in the cool of early evening as the sun is setting and wildlife is beginning to stir. Light refreshments will be served following the tours to add to your enjoyment. Please...
The UCR Botanic Gardens has numerous registered volunteers who make upkeep and improvements to our Gardens possible and assist with many other activities. Volunteers are actively engaged and indispensable to the Gardens in the following areas: Horticulture and Landscape (weeding, pruning, landscape work) Visitor Services (Garden Steward to staff the gate, docent to lead tours...
Every November the UCR Botanic Gardens hosts Art in the Gardens where curated items from local artisans are offered for sale. Vendor applications are now accepted online until 6/30/2025.
UCRBG Membership Benefits (Student $20 and Individual $50) include: Free Admission Discounted Gardens educational events Member only events with priority registration 10% discount on plants at Pop Up Shops Receipt of our eNews and quarterly digital UCRBG Newsletter 10% discount at participating local nurseries and garden centers Use of UCRBG Horticultural Library Special admission privileges...
Friends members are invited on June 26, 2025, 5-6:30 pm, to attend the Member-only Annual Meeting and reception where they will be presented with an overview of the past year in the UCR Botanic Gardens. New garden installations, facility improvements, educational and outreach activities, and fundraising events will be reviewed, along with a budget summary...
To purchase UCR Botanic Gardens branded merchandise please click Pay Online on the website. Please allow 3 days between ordering and in-person pickup. In person pick up: BG Entrance Thursdays 9am-12pm and 1st & 3rd Sundays 9am-12pm. Contact Nancy Cullen for inquiries or call 909-553-0689. 1 Botanic Gardens Dr. Riverside, CA 92507
Join Master Gardener Docents in the Butterfly Garden to learn about Gardening for Butterflies including the life cycle of butterflies and which plants to choose to attract butterflies. Stop by April - October, 1st & 3rd Sundays, between 9am and noon. Attendees can utilize UCR parking Lot 13 Blue unreserved without a virtual permit for...
Join us in Alder Canyon on the first Sunday of the month, May - October, from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, for ORIGAMI WITH MICHELLE! We hope to see you here. Attendees can utilize UCR parking Lot 13 Blue unreserved without a virtual permit for this event. Paid parking is available in the BG Visitor...
Thank you for considering the UCR Botanic Gardens for your special photo shoot. Due to high demand for photo shoots, the Botanic Gardens require advance permission and charge a fee for all photography sessions, with limited numbers (3) permitted on select days of the week- Thursdays, Fridays, and open Sundays. Photographers are charged $25; each...
Bring your young ones for Storytime in the Gardens at 10am on the 1st Sunday of the month, May - October. Look for our docents seated on a bench in the Temperate Deciduous Forest who are eager to read aloud. We hope you will join us! Attendees can utilize UCR parking Lot 13 Blue unreserved...
Join us in the Gardens on May 4, 2025 from 9am-12pm for a Pop Up Shop featuring branded merchandise, houseplants, succulents, and Gardens-propagated plants. Friends of the UCRBG members will receive a 10% discount on plants at the Pop Up Shop! Attendees can utilize UCR parking Lot 13 Blue unreserved without a virtual permit for...
Celebrate Earth Day with a visit to the UCR Botanic Gardens, a 40-acre oasis of natural beauty, winding trails, and plant collections from around the world. Read the full article here
Join us for a NEW FORMAT Around the Gardens : Bird Walk on Sunday, April 6th! Please arrive in the Gardens by 6:50 am for the Bird Walk beginning at 7:00 am led by birding experts. Register by 4/4/2025: select member events or non-member events, select Bird Walk. Bring your water bottle, walking shoes, and...
If you are interested in outdoor art and learning what a Story Map is, check out this interactive Story Map of the art displayed on the UCR campus including the Botanic Gardens. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/ stories/ ee8449bf6ece46328df18ab8ee185a 55
The Botanic Gardens has abundant wildlife but myths abound about unseen creatures, including mountain lions (which have never been documented in the Gardens). Read more in this story by UCR's Norm Ellstrand: https://www.raincrossgazette. com/of-chupacabras-and- coyotes/?ref=the-daily- gazette-newsletter
Join us in the Botanic Gardens on Saturday, March 8, 2025 from 10am - 12pm for a Driftwood Succulent Planter Workshop! $45/members and $55/non-members. Register your attendance online today! Note: add your name to the wait-list in the event a registered attendee cancels- ucrbg@ucr.edu
For decades, Frank Heyming has been a champion of the UC Riverside Botanic Gardens and public art on the campus. Now the UCR alum has his own sculpture installed at a prominent location along the main trail of the Botanic Gardens. The piece was installed in June with an unveiling ceremony held in July. Read...
Join us on January 5, 2025, 1-3 pm for a free Rose Pruning Demonstration in our Rose Garden. Botanic Gardens staff, volunteers and local experts will demonstrate how to prune hybrid tea, floribunda, miniature roses and climbers. Come out and learn how to take care of your roses and you may even win a raffle...
On November 2, 2024 from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm the UCR Botanic Gardens will host an outreach event where curated items from local artisans will be for sale. Come spend a pleasant day strolling through Alder Canyon, where California artists and craftspersons are showcased representing a variety of media including watercolors, ceramics, jewelry, mosaics...
