Public Garden Tour
2025-05-10 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-13 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-16 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-17 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-23 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-24 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-30 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-31 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | Santa Fe Botanical Garden, 715 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM, 87505, United States
Cost: Free with admission
Day and Time: March – May at 11AM on Fridays and Saturday plus Community Days
Explore the Beauty of the Santa Fe Botanical Garden on a Guided Tour!
Step into nature and discover the wonders of the Santa Fe Botanical Garden with our engaging Public Garden Tours! Perfect for all ages, these guided walks offer a fascinating introduction to the diverse plants, landscapes, and stories that make our Garden so special.
Each tour lasts 45–55 minutes, covering scenic pathways while highlighting seasonal themes and insights from our expert guides. No two tours are exactly alike—our guides bring their unique perspectives, drawing from our mission to celebrate, cultivate, and conserve the rich botanical heritage and biodiversity of our region.
🌿 No registration required—just show up and enjoy!
🌿 Tours are included with Garden admission.
Want to bring a group? We’re happy to accommodate private tours for groups of 10 or more with at least two weeks’ notice. Plus, be sure to check back for seasonal specialty tours featuring unique topics and experiences throughout the year.
For details and to plan your visit, click here. We can’t wait to welcome you!
Become a SFBG Member today and enjoy free admission all year long. Join/Renew here!

Hummingbird Migration Celebration
2025-05-10 14:30 - 16:00 | Santa Fe Botanical Garden, 715 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM, 87505, United States
Registration Required

Date: Saturday May 10th

Time: 2:30PM – 4PM

Location: Pavilion, 715 Camino Lejo

Cost: Children 0-4 Free/ Youth 5-17 $5/ Members $12/ Non-members $15

Celebrate the return of our tiny traveling friends to Northern New Mexico with an afternoon at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden! Guests will learn all about hummingbirds with a presentation led by our Garden educators. Enjoy a themed mocktail (non-alcoholic drink) and snack in the Garden’s Pavilion. Afterwards, hummingbird fans are invited to spend time enjoying the Garden and watch for hummingbirds at one of our many nectar feeders!
Garden admission included in program pricing.

**SFBG Members** You must sign in to receive your member discount. If you already have an account, click the “Sign in” button at top of this page. If you do not have an account, click the “Register” button to create an account. If you receive an error or have questions, email info@santafebotanicalgarden.org.
Refund policy: We do not offer refunds for this program. If you must cancel, please consider the program fee a donation.
Cancellation Policy: Santa Fe Botanical Garden reserves the right to cancel programs at its discretion. Programs will run as scheduled, regardless of weather, unless participants are contacted directly by Garden Staff either by phone or email.
Not yet a member? Join/renew now for discounts and benefits all year long!
Discount reflected at checkout.

Ask A Master Gardener
2025-05-13 11:00 - 14:00 | Santa Fe Botanical Garden, 715 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM, 87505, United States
Ask a Master Gardener! On Community Day
Date: Tuesday May 13th
Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: 715 Camino Lejo
Cost: FREE
Santa Fe Extension Master Gardeners will be onsite from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm to address your curiosities and questions about plants.
For more information about the Santa Fe Extension Master Gardeners visit: https://www.sfemg.org/

Small Spaces: Build Your Own Miniature Garden
2025-05-17 13:00 - 14:00 | Santa Fe Botanical Garden, 715 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM, 87505, United States
Registration required
Date: Saturday May 17th
Location: Pavilion 715 Camino Lejo
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Cost: Youth 7-17 $15/Members $16/ Non-members $20
Curious about how to grow a garden with limited space? Join Christie Collins, Director of Education and Interpretation, for a hands-on workshop that explores options for successful small-scale gardening. Learn how soil composition, drainage, light exposure, and plant selection work together to support healthy growth—even in the smallest of containers. You’ll design and create your own miniature garden featuring flowers, herbs, and succulents, while gaining practical knowledge about sustainable growing techniques. All supplies are provided and included in the program fee.
**SFBG Members** You must sign in to receive your member discount. Discount reflected at checkout. If you already have an account, click the “Sign in” button at top of this page.
If you do not have an account, click the “Register” button to create an account. Discount reflected at checkout. If you receive an error or have questions, email info@santafebotanicalgarden.org.
Refund policy: We do not offer refunds for this program. If you must cancel, please consider the program fee a donation.
Cancellation Policy: Santa Fe Botanical Garden reserves the right to cancel programs at its discretion. Programs will run as scheduled, regardless of weather, unless participants are contacted directly by Garden Staff either by phone or email.
Not yet a member? Join/renew now for discounts and benefits all year long!

Southwest Skies in Watercolor
2025-05-21 10:00 - 15:00 | Online
Advance Registration Required
Date: Wednesday, May 21st
Time: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM (Mountain Standard Time) (1 hour break for lunch)
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: $125
There is something truly special and unique about southwest skies… the air is clear and crisp and light pollution obscuring your view is almost nonexistent. Many of the most beautiful, awe inspiring paintings I have ever seen have been of southwest skies full of color, intensity, drama, and mystery.
AND IN WATERCOLOR, THEY’RE SO MUCH FUN TO PAINT! Join me for this loose, free, timing-is-everything workshop. Be ready to be inspired!
Some watercolor experience preferred but not required.

Molly Murrah has been painting in watercolor for almost 30 years and teaching for 15. Previously a graphic designer, Molly brings good design, color mixing experience, a clear vision, and excellent critique skills to her watercolor instruction. She’s won various awards in national and international exhibitions, and was twice past president of the Northwest Watercolor Society (NWWS) and is still very active with the society today. Her work can be viewed at: www.mollymurrah.com
**Participants names and email addresses will be provided to the instructor. Registrants will need to check their spam folders to make sure they receive instructor’s handout and Zoom invitation, which will be sent before the workshop begins.
Click here for access to supplies list.
Refund policy: We do not offer refunds for this program. If you must cancel, please consider the program fee a donation.
Cancellation Policy: Santa Fe Botanical Garden reserves the right to cancel programs at its discretion. Programs will run as scheduled, regardless of weather, unless participants are contacted directly by Garden Staff either by phone or email.

In Full Bloom: A Native Plant Walk
2025-05-24 13:00 - 14:00 | Santa Fe Botanical Garden, 715 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM, 87505, United States
Advance registration recommended.
Date: Saturday May 24th
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: Welcome Ramada
Cost: Youth 7-17 $8/ Members $12/ Non-members $15
Join us for an engaging one-hour guided tour celebrating the beauty and resilience of native plants in peak bloom. As we stroll through the garden, you’ll discover the unique adaptations, ecological roles, and cultural significance of the season’s showiest wildflowers and shrubs. Perfect for plant lovers, nature enthusiasts, and curious minds of all ages—this tour offers a fresh perspective on how native species support biodiversity and bring the landscape to life.
**SFBG Members** You must sign in to receive your member discount. If you already have an account, click the “Sign in” button at top of this page. Members, if you do not have an account, click the “Register” button to create an account. Discount reflected at checkout. If you receive an error or have questions, email info@santafebotanicalgarden.org.
Refund policy: We do not offer refunds for this program. If you must cancel, please consider the program fee a donation.
Cancellation Policy: Santa Fe Botanical Garden reserves the right to cancel programs at its discretion. Programs will run as scheduled, regardless of weather, unless participants are contacted directly by Garden Staff either by phone or email.
Not yet a member? Join/renew now for discounts and benefits all year long!

Patterns in the Garden Tour
2025-05-25 11:00 - 12:00 | Santa Fe Botanical Garden, 715 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM, 87505, United States
Location- Santa Fe Botanical Garden, 715 Camino Lejo
Cost: Free with Paid Admission, no registration required.
Please wait in Welcome Ramada prior to the beginning of the tour.
Join Docent Tour Leader, Ivars Peterson for a walk through the Garden as Ivars incorporates Mathematics to illuminate and enrich our understanding of the many patterns found in a botanical garden.
About your Guide: Ivars Peterson has been a Volunteer Docent at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden for 3 years. Ivars is a freelance writer and editor. He was Director of Publications at the Mathematical Association of America from 2007 to 2014. As an award-winning mathematics writer, he previously worked at Science News for more than 25 years and served as editor of Science News Online and Science News for Kids. His books include The Mathematical Tourist, Islands of Truth, Newton’s Clock, and Fragments of Infinity: A Kaleidoscope of Math and Art.

Stargazing at the Garden: Nighttime Cellphone Photography and Santa Fe Stargazers
2025-05-27 20:00 - 21:30 | Santa Fe Botanical Garden, 715 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM, 87505, United States
Advance registration required.

Date: Tuesday May 27th

Time: 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Cost: Age 0-3 Free/ Youth 4-17 $7/ Members $16/ Non-members $20

Location: 715 Camino Lejo

📸🌙📱✨Discover the magic of nighttime photography with Art and Creative Director Jim Robinson! In this immersive workshop, you’ll learn expert techniques, explore the best apps, and get insider tips to capture stunning low-light images—using just your cell phone. We’ll begin with a short presentation where Jim will share his knowledge and experience, then step outside to put your new skills into practice. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to refine your technique, this hands-on session will help you unlock the full potential of your phone’s camera and see the night in a whole new light.
Santa Fe Stargazers will also be on hand with their telescopes.
About Jim Robinson:
With a career spanning 50 years as an advertising Art Director and Creative Director, Jim has honed his skills in visual storytelling and photography. Since 2015, he has focused exclusively on iPhone photography, pushing the limits of mobile imaging. Explore his work at www.theasseen.com, www.proximiti.art, and on Instagram @rockill43.
About Santa Fe Stargazers:
We are a group of Santa Fe area residents who share a passion for observing the day and night sky, be it by naked eye, binocular, or telescope. We meet regularly to observe as a group, to share our passion for the night sky with the lay public, and to increase our knowledge, understanding, and enjoyment of astronomy. As we keep promoting amateur astronomy in our region, we also engage in advocacy for dark skies, so that all may enjoy the beauty of the heavens. Visit Santa Fe Stargazers
Also, download your preferred star map to your smart phone before you arrive to identify planets and constellations in the night sky. (Examples: Stellarium, Sky Tonight, Star Tracker, etc.)
Whether you’re an experienced stargazer or just curious about the cosmos, join us for our monthly nighttime Stargazing series.

Upcoming Stargazing dates:
June 20th: Solstice Stargazing
July 24th: Perseid Meteor Shower
August 12th: Perseid Meteor Shower
September 22nd: Autumnal Equinox Stargazing
October 7th: Full Moon Observation (final of the season)
**SFBG Members** You must sign in to receive your member discount. If you already have an account, click the “Sign in” button at top of this page. If you do not have an account, click the “Register” button to create an account. If you receive an error or have questions, email info@santafebotanicalgarden.org.
Refund policy: We do not offer refunds for this program. If you must cancel, please consider the program fee a donation.
Cancellation Policy: Santa Fe Botanical Garden reserves the right to cancel programs at its discretion. Programs will run as scheduled, regardless of weather, unless participants are contacted directly by Garden Staff either by phone or email.
Not yet a member? Join/renew now for discounts and benefits all year long!
Discount reflected at checkout.

SOLD OUT! Garden Conservancy Open Day
2025-05-31 10:00 - 16:00 | NM
SOLD OUT!
Garden Conservancy Open Day in Santa Fe!
The Garden Conservancy’s Open Days program provides an exclusive opportunity to explore private gardens that highlight the artistry, passion, and ingenuity of gardeners across the country. In Santa Fe, three exceptional gardens offer a glimpse into the unique adaptations and creative expressions that define this region’s horticulture.
Santa Fe – A Distinctive Garden Destination
Santa Fe’s unique arid climate, rich cultural heritage, and commitment to sustainable gardening make it a fitting host city for Open Days. With its blend of historic adobe homes, dramatic mountain vistas, and innovative landscapes, Santa Fe showcases the diverse ways in which plants can thrive in arid conditions. From crevice gardens to food-producing landscapes, each garden tells a story of adaptation, experimentation, and a deep connection to place.
Details and links to tickets below.
Saturday, May 31 • 10am-12pm, 12pm-2pm & 2pm-4pm
Robin Magowan’s Rock Garden • SOLD OUT!
David/Peese Garden • SOLD OUT!
The Succulent Garden • SOLD OUT!
Price: $5 Garden Conservancy Members, $10 for the public

Public Garden Tour
2025-06-01 10:00 - 10:45, 2025-06-02 10:00 - 10:45, 2025-06-03 10:00 - 10:45, 2025-06-04 10:00 - 10:45, 2025-06-05 10:00 - 10:45, 2025-06-06 10:00 - 10:45, 2025-06-07 10:00 - 10:45, 2025-06-08 10:00 - 10:45 and 3 more dates | Santa Fe Botanical Garden, 715 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM, 87505, United States
Cost: Free with admission
Daily at 10AM
Explore the Beauty of the Santa Fe Botanical Garden on a Guided Tour!
Step into nature and discover the wonders of the Santa Fe Botanical Garden with our engaging Public Garden Tours! Perfect for all ages, these guided walks offer a fascinating introduction to the diverse plants, landscapes, and stories that make our Garden so special.
Each tour lasts 45–55 minutes, covering scenic pathways while highlighting seasonal themes and insights from our expert guides. No two tours are exactly alike—our guides bring their unique perspectives, drawing from our mission to celebrate, cultivate, and conserve the rich botanical heritage and biodiversity of our region.
🌿 No registration required—just show up and enjoy!
🌿 Tours are included with Garden admission.
Want to bring a group? We’re happy to accommodate private tours for groups of 10 or more with at least two weeks’ notice. Plus, be sure to check back for seasonal specialty tours featuring unique topics and experiences throughout the year.
For details and to plan your visit, click here. We can’t wait to welcome you!
Become a SFBG Member today and enjoy free admission all year long. Join/Renew here!

Books and Blooms
2025-06-06 10:00 - 11:00 | Santa Fe Botanical Garden, 715 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM, 87505, United States
Books & Blooms

No advance registration required.
Date: Friday, June 6th
First Friday of each month May – September: June 6th, July 4th, August 1st, September 5th
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: Pavilion, 715 Camino Lejo
Cost: Children $5/Member $8/Non-member $10
Join us the first Friday of each month from May – September for Books & Blooms – a story-time program for children 6 and under with their grown-ups! Listen to a story in the Garden, then spend time exploring activity stations set up especially for you and your young ones to explore together!
**SFBG Members** You must sign in to receive your member discount. If you already have an account, click the “Sign in” button at top of this page. If you do not have an account, click the “Register” button to create an account. If you receive an error or have questions, email info@santafebotanicalgarden.org.
Refund policy: We do not offer refunds for this program. If you must cancel, please consider the program fee a donation.
Cancellation Policy: Santa Fe Botanical Garden reserves the right to cancel programs at its discretion. Programs will run as scheduled, regardless of weather, unless participants are contacted directly by Garden Staff either by phone or email.
Not yet a member? Join/renew now for discounts and benefits all year long!
Discount reflected at checkout.

Volunteer Orientation
2025-06-07 09:30 - 12:00 | Santa Fe Botanical Garden, 715 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM, 87505, United States
Date: Saturday, June 07, 2025
Time: 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Santa Fe Botanical Garden
Age: 15 & Up
By Application: Click Here To Apply
Come volunteer at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden!!
Interested in volunteering for a great organization that is growing inside and out? Santa Fe Botanical Garden will be holding volunteer orientation on Saturday, June 07, 2025 at 10:00 AM, for ages 15 and up. If you have not already done so, please fill out an application in order to be considered! After you complete this application and have interviewed with our Volunteer Coordinator, you will be invited to register for the training.
To see what opportunities are available to volunteers, please visit: https://visitsfbg.org/support/volunteer/
All potential volunteers go through an interview process and complete a background check before they can attend our introductory training. Orientation provides all the resources for incoming volunteers to become familiar with the Garden, such as its history, mission, and how to participate in the various volunteer opportunities.
For questions, contact Volunteer Coordinator, Gary Sharlow at 505-471-9103 or volunteer@santafebotanicalgarden.org
(Orientation is required of all accepted applicants before they can schedule volunteer shifts with the Santa Fe Botanical Garden.)

Public Garden Tour
2025-06-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Santa Fe Botanical Garden, 715 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM, 87505, United States
Cost: Free with admission
Day and Time: Saturday June 7th 6:00 PM
Explore the Beauty of the Santa Fe Botanical Garden on a Guided Tour!
Step into nature and discover the wonders of the Santa Fe Botanical Garden with our engaging Public Garden Tours! Perfect for all ages, these guided walks offer a fascinating introduction to the diverse plants, landscapes, and stories that make our Garden so special.
Each tour lasts 45–55 minutes, covering scenic pathways while highlighting seasonal themes and insights from our expert guides. No two tours are exactly alike—our guides bring their unique perspectives, drawing from our mission to celebrate, cultivate, and conserve the rich botanical heritage and biodiversity of our region.
🌿 No registration required—just show up and enjoy!
🌿 Tours are included with Garden admission.
Want to bring a group? We’re happy to accommodate private tours for groups of 10 or more with at least two weeks’ notice. Plus, be sure to check back for seasonal specialty tours featuring unique topics and experiences throughout the year.
For details and to plan your visit, click here. We can’t wait to welcome you!
Become a SFBG Member today and enjoy free admission all year long. Join/Renew here!
