New native pollinator plant collection in the Garden
May 2023 By Linda Churchill, Horticulture Director After much planning (and planting) we are delighted to announce we have a new pollinator garden on [...]
31
05, 2023
26
05, 2023
Custom three-bin compost system a new Garden feature
June 2023 Aaaaaaand it's here! Our spanking new 3-bin composting system is complete and we are now composting on site! The new compost bin, courtesy [...]
30
04, 2023
MAY : red twig dogwood : Cornus sericea
Scientific name: Cornus sericea Common names: red twig dogwood, red osier dogwood, red osier, red brush, red willow, redstem dogwood, red-rood, American dogwood, creek dogwood, western [...]
31
03, 2023
APRIL : Apache plume : Fallugia paradoxa
Scientific name: Fallugia paradoxa Common name: Apache plume Family name: Rosaceae Article from writings of Janice Tucker (1946-2021) Every year from spring through fall in and [...]
22
03, 2023
Compost Happens
March 2023 Composting is coming to SFBG! Thanks to winning a RAID (Recycling And Illegal Dumping) grant from the New Mexico Environment Department, we [...]
27
02, 2023
Remembering Susan Bruneni
February 27, 2023 We are sorry to let you all know of the recent passing of Susan Bruneni, a great person and wonderful friend of [...]
23
02, 2023
MARCH : ‘Hopi Red Dye’ amaranth : Amaranthus cruentus ‘Hopi Red Dye’
Scientific name: Amaranthus cruentus ‘Hopi Red Dye’ Common names: ‘Hopi Red Dye’ amaranth, amaranto komo, blood amaranth, purple amaranth, caterpillar amaranth Family name: Amaranthaceae Life [...]
1
02, 2023
FEBRUARY : claret cup cactus : Echinocereus species
Scientific names: Echinocereus triglochidiatus and Echinocereus coccineus Common names: claret cup cactus Plant family: Cactaceae In Memory of Our Great Friend John (Obie) Oberhausen [...]
31
01, 2023
A Soft Heart and a Prickly Passion
January 31, 2023 John "Obie" Oberhausen. Photo: Cactus Rescue Project Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/cactusrescueproject/ The horticultural community in Santa Fe lost an important and [...]
31
12, 2022
A Glimpse of Night Tree in 2022
December 2022 After several "quiet" holiday seasons, the Santa Fe Botanical Garden celebrated 2022 with a "Night Tree" event inspired by Eve Bunting's book [...]
