Meadow Border Renovation Series #5: Spring Freeze!
4/08/26: Planting begins. 4/15/26: Planting completed. 4/17/26: Irrigation completed and site tidied up. 4/18/26: Hard freeze predicted for several hours! Gardening is far from predictable in Northern New Mexico. After months of planning and two weeks’ hard work, our [...]
Meadow Border Renovation Series #4: Planting and Irrigating
At last! Planting is (nearly) complete! Director of Horticulture Linda Churchill by Irene Sadler The week of April 13th we laid out and planted the final plants, grasses and perennials. First Linda placed the plants, then the [...]
Meadow Border Renovation Series #3: Soil Prep and Planting Begins
With the boulders now in place, we moved on to the next phase: final plant removals, soil preparation, and the first round of planting—trees and larger shrubs. Ben directs the planting. Note large tree root ball on left. [...]
Santa Fe Botanical Garden Annual Garden Egg Hunt
Families Celebrate Spring in the Garden! The annual Garden Egg Hunt returns to Santa Fe Botanical Garden on Sunday, April 5 from 10:30am - 2:00pm. Families are invited to celebrate spring at the Garden and enjoy the buds, shoots, and [...]
Meadow Border Renovation Series #2: Rock Art
The Meadow Border Renovation: Time for a Change In the final week of March, Linda worked with John Morris and his New Mexico Stone crew to install 18 new boulders in the Meadow Border. After the crew offloaded the [...]
Meadow Border Renovation Series: The Background
The Meadow Border Renovation: Time for a Change After more than a decade, the Meadow Border is ready for reinvention—both horticulturally and artistically. This area, just beyond the Welcome Ramada where visitors pause to meet friends or begin guided [...]
Small Observations, Big Science
How volunteers and visitors help track seasonal change and biodiversity at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden. March 2026 Next week marks National Phenology Week (March 16–20), a celebration of the study of seasonal change in plants and animals. At the [...]
La Luz de las Noches 2025
La Luz de Las Noches Opening Night & Press Call December 18, 2025 Santa Fe, NM: Experience the SPARKLE of La Luz de las Noches at Santa Fe Botanical Garden! Dazzling holiday lights and farolitos lead you to live music, [...]
Giving Tuesday 2025
November 25, 2025 As we move deeper into the season of giving we're excited to share a special way to celebrate the people, pets, joys or even intentions you wish to lift into the light. A quiet act of gratitude [...]
Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust Supports Meadow Border Renewal
November 10, 2025 We are thrilled to announce that the Santa Fe Botanical Garden has received a $22,000 grant from the Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust to support the rejuvenation of our Meadow Border in 2026. We are deeply grateful as [...]
Laura Leach Joins Santa Fe Botanical Garden as Executive Director
August 2025 Meet Laura Leach, the Garden’s New Executive Director Santa Fe, NM: The Board of Directors of the Santa Fe Botanical Garden is delighted to announce the appointment of Laura Leach as the next Executive Director of the [...]
