La Luz Is Beginning to Glow
By Jennifer Evans, Special Events OfficerDecember may still seem a long way off, but preparations are already underway for this year's La Luz de las Noches. La Luz volunteers setting up lights before the 2025 event Behind the scenes, we're [...]
Science & Conservation Field Report No. 2: Monitoring Tharp’s Blue Star in Carlsbad
By Kayleigh Warren There is a special feeling, hiking into the gypsum hills of southeastern New Mexico in early June - and it’s not just from the early summer rainstorms on the horizon. These pale, crunchy soils are home [...]
A Living Story of Plants: What Our Terrace Beds Can Teach Us
The Agricultural Terrace Beds within the Ojos y Manos: Eyes and Hands section of the Garden tell a story that's been unfolding for centuries. Our agricultural terraces will be in peak season in August and into September It's [...]
A Note from Lisa Rossbacher, the Garden’s New Board Chair
Greetings, fellow Santa Fe Botanical Garden lovers! I am honored to be serving as the new chair of the Garden’s Board of Directors. My love of plants, rocks, weather, and the outdoors really began when I was about 11 years [...]
Meadow Border Renovation Series #6: A Garden Takes Root
The Meadow Border, almost nearly complete We've been busy all spring and summer bringing the Meadow Border Renovation to life, and we're almost finished! Just a handful of special plants—available in September—remain to be added. Once they're in [...]
Science & Conservation Field Report No. 1: Surveying Rare Plants in the Four Corners Area
By Kayleigh Warren This May, SFBG Director of Science and Conservation Cristina Salvador and Jill and Stanley Jankowski Science and Conservation intern Kayleigh Warren joined the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Nature Resources Department’s Endangered Plant Botany Program staff, [...]
Native Elements Kicks Off Santa Fe’s Annual Art Market Season
Santa Fe, NM: Native Elements Art Festival + Market returns to Santa Fe Botanical Garden and Convention Center May 21 through May 24, Memorial Day Weekend. Celebrating Native land, plants, and people, Native Elements Art Market + Festival features a [...]
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 [...]
