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 [...]
Public Garden Tours
January 14, 2022 Grab your walking shoes, a sun hat, and stop by! We are again offering regularly scheduled Public Garden Tours providing a family-friendly introduction to the Santa Fe Botanical Garden. Topics may vary depending on the guide, though [...]
Winter Watering in a Drought
December 23, 2021 By Linda Churchill Maybe we can’t water everything. As I drive in and around Santa Fe, through the foothills of my beloved Tesuque and down Old Santa Fe Highway on the southeast side, across the mesas northwest [...]
The New Mexico Youth Conservation Corps (NMYCC) 2021 Season: An Enriching Experience
December 20, 2021 By Lyndsey Slavik Having graduated college majoring in conservation biology in April and moved to Santa Fe in July of 2021, I saw the application for being a part of the New Mexico Youth Conservation Corps (NMYCC) for the [...]
Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve
December 4, 2021 To the Santa Fe Botanical Garden community, As most of you are aware, the Garden has managed the Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve (the “Wetland Preserve”) since 1993 under consecutive leases from the property's owner, El Rancho de [...]
The Garden’s Adobe Mud Ovens Rise from the Ashes
The Garden's Adobe Mud Ovens Rise from the Ashes Large horno | Nov. 10, 2021 Both of the Garden’s hornos — the beehive-shaped adobe clay outdoor ovens that are ubiquitous throughout northern New Mexico — have been rebuilt after storm damage [...]
