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 [...]
In Memory of David Salman
July 1, 2022 David Salman, horticulturist, educator, supporter, and friend, was an invaluable contributor to our city, Northern New Mexico, and gardeners everywhere who shared his passion for plants. We were deeply saddened by his passing on June 5th, 2022. [...]
Summer 2022 Arts Alive!
Free Hands-on Workshops for Ages 3-103 Dates vary, see flyer below. Reservations may be required. Locations: Santa Fe Botanical Garden Museum of Indian Arts and Culture Museum of International Folk Art Santa Fe Botanical Garden Art's Alive dates are on [...]
Arroyo Restoration & Piñon-Juniper Woodland Update
May 31, 2022 This summary hopefully provides you a sense of Piñon-Juniper Woodland (PJW), which opened in June 2021, and the now completed two phase arroyo shelf restoration and conservation. This work can be best viewed from the western edge [...]
New Bridge Over Santa Fe National Historic Trail Swale
May 25, 2022 Bridge design and purpose are wide ranging. A few well known bridges combine function (crossing a gorge, arroyo, river or waterway) with beauty (Golden Gate, 1.7 miles long; Brooklyn, 1.2 miles long; Royal George, 1/4th of a [...]
Arroyo Sculptural Restoration-Week 3 of 6
April 30, 2022 Craig Sponholtz and his Watershed Artisans crew represent a unique blend of erosion control expertise, with inspiration as being “land/earth artisans.” Photo: Rick Herrman This project, on the west shelf of the Piñon Juniper Woodland [...]
Let the Sun Shine
April 25, 2022 Perhaps you’ve wondered about the principal ways the Garden tangibly delivers its Mission of celebrating, cultivating and conserving our region’s rich botanical heritage and biodiversity? Those ways are through education, community service, presentation of the arts and [...]
Proud Partner of Indigenous Celebration 22 – IC22
March 28, 2022 Indigenous Celebration New Mexico 2022 (IC22) is a collaborative initiative to highlight the exceptional Indigenous Artists and venerable Indigenous art and culture events and institutions across the state of New Mexico. IC22 aims to draw attention to [...]
A Glimpse of Docent Training
February 24, 2022 The 2022 season of docent training is well underway with 18 new and continuing docents. This multi-session training takes place in person and in the Garden in February and March. Topics range from natural science, ethnobotany, and [...]
Agricultural Terrace Gardener Volunteers Needed
February 23, 2022 We need 2 to 4 adult volunteers to help us with the Youth Gardener Internship program in the Agricultural Terraces this year. Student interns with cherries from the Orchard. While the middle school and high [...]
Piñon-Juniper Woodland Arroyo Restoration and Soil Stabilization
February 1, 2022 The Santa Fe Botanical Garden on Museum Hill straddles the Arroyo de los Pinos, where several still visible and functioning gabions, including a major installation by the CCC in the 1930’s, were installed over various periods during [...]