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
UCRBG Membership Benefits (Student $20 and Individual $50) include: Free Admission Discounted and members-only Gardens educational events 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 and discounts at 380+...
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...
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...
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...
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...
