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 of the same name. Farolitos and lights decorated the winter garden, families enjoyed activities with [...]
Bird Walks at the Botanical Garden
By Christie Collins We introduced a new monthly program in November 2022. Once a month we offer guided birding walks through the Botanical Garden for pre-registered participants. There were many reasons why we wanted to offer a birding program at [...]
The Hornos Get New Coats for the Holidays
November 29, 2022 Photos and narrative by Kathy Haq Students in Santa Fe Community College’s Adobe Construction Program braved near-freezing temperatures on a weekend day in November to give both of the Garden’s adobe clay ovens a fresh coat of [...]
Horticultural Practices Without Pesticides
September 2022 By Linda Churchill, Head Gardener Our philosophy from the Garden’s inception has been that we value the whole environment in which our Garden exists, including the plants, animals, air, water, soil, microbial life, and of course humans. We [...]
Linda Milbourn’s Vision: Connecting People and Plants
October 1, 2022 The Garden's first Executive Director, Linda Milbourn, was a pivotal leader who embodied the spirit of lifelong education in pursuit of goals and dreams. Her vision to build a botanical garden is embodied in our Garden, where every [...]
Becoming a Naturalist
Fall 2022 The Northern New Mexico Master Naturalist Program is celebrating its fifth year and welcomes a new cohort of 31 trainees! The 13 week program is a collaboration between Santa Fe Botanical Garden, Santa Fe County Open Space, [...]
An appreciation and a look ahead: a note from Jim Moore, Chair of the Garden’s Board
September 2, 2022 For the last two years it has been my great personal and professional pleasure to work closely with Rick Herrman, who is stepping aside today from his positions as the Garden’s Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer. [...]
Grateful to the Garden Community – Rick Herrman
September 1, 2022 July 2020, began an exhilarating and joyous period in my life, that has truly flown by. I am and will forever remain grateful to the Garden community and its operating team that I’ve been honored to be [...]
Storytellers Wanted for Story Slam
August 12, 2022 Are you a storyteller? Do you have a story you would like to share? Ten people will have a chance to tell their story at the Botanical Garden Story Slam on the Ojos y Manos: Eyes and [...]
Youth Gardeners Internship Update
July 30, 2022 Every year from late April to early September a group of middle school and high school students tend the Ojos y Manos: Eyes and Hands agricultural terraces at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden (SFBG). With the support [...]
Santa Fe Botanical Garden and Institute of American Indian Arts welcome well-known author Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer to Santa Fe
July 1, 2022 Robin Wall Kimmerer The Santa Fe Botanical Garden and Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) are honored to welcome well-known author Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer to Santa Fe for in-person events on Wednesday, August [...]


