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California Botanic Garden

(909) 625-8767 | [email protected] | www.calbg.org
1500 N. College Ave, Claremont, CA 91711
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06/06/2026

Plants and pollinators provide endlessly inspiring lessons in diversity, adaptability, and mutually beneficial relationships among living things! Learn all about special plant and pollinator pairs and fun facts about pollination during CalBG's upcoming Pollinator Tours. Trained Garden Guides will introduce you to: flowers whose shapes welcome in different insect and bird pollinators, the role of host plants in pollinator reproduction, and the ways that plant color and scent attract pollinators from a distance (among many other fun discoveries!).

Both walking and tram Pollinator Tours are available, but tickets are going fast, so sign up today to save your spot!

Pollinator Walking Tours
Friday-Saturday, June 12-13 at 9:30 AM

Pollinator Tram Tours
Friday-Sunday, June 12-14 at 11 AM

Tickets: https://www.calbg.org/events-programs/events.

06/05/2026

With some cooler days in store, it's the perfect weekend to set aside some time to spend with the remaining spring blooms in the California Plant Communities, as we begin the transition to summer. Come and commune with the Woolly Bluecurls (Trichostema lanatum), Matilija Poppies (Romneya coulteri), and Showy Penstemon (Penstemon spectabilis), and watch as the buckwheats and other summer blooms begin to show off. Don't forget that you can also enjoy the late evening light - the Garden is open until 8 PM through August!

Photos by Ramon Vivero.

06/04/2026

Buckwheat blooms are bursting out across California Botanic Garden and we (and the pollinators) are here for it! We'll be featuring some of our state's many fabulous Buckwheat (Eriogonum) species this month, starting with the showy St. Catherine's Lace (Eriogonum giganteum). Native to the Channel Islands, this shrub also does well in landscaping in many areas of Southern California, with lovely grey-green foliage crowned by tall stalks of pinkish-white flowers. Its flowers, foliage, and seeds support bees, butterflies, and small mammals and it can host around 10 species of butterfly and moth. As the summer season passes, watch the lighter colored blooms change color to a stunning rusty red. At CalBG you can find St. Catherine's Lace in many areas including large patches in the California Plant Communities.

06/03/2026

We're celebrating Pollinator Month at CalBG and National Pollinator Week with free Garden admission on Tuesday, June 23rd! Reserve your free tickets today at https://www.calbg.org/event/pollinator-week-free-day. Same-day walkup tickets will be available based on capacity.

06/02/2026

The Extraordinary Caterpillar is coming to CalBG! We can't wait to share this fascinating and compelling film highlighting the stories of some of our tiniest neighbors at our Beautiful Biodiversity Double Feature on Thursday, June 11th at 7 PM. You won't want to miss the closeup photos and video of fuzzy, sleek, colorful, and creative caterpillars, plus important info about how caterpillars help hold together fragile ecosystems and ways that we can support them. The Extraordinary Caterpillar documentary will be followed by a screening of California in Bloom, a short film about our state's incredible biodiversity and some of the people and organizations working to conserve and protect it - including California Botanic Garden!

Grab your Cinema Botanica: Beautiful Biodiversity Double Feature tickets today! Each paid ticket includes pre-movie caterpillar and pollinator themed crafts and trivia, plus a free popcorn with optional native plant flavored toppings. More info and tickets at: https://www.calbg.org/event/cinema-botanica-beautiful-biodiversity-documentaries.

Caterpillar Photos:
Monarch caterpillar on Narrowleaf Milkweed (by Deb Woo)
Ceanothus silkmoth caterpillar on Ceanothus (by Deb Woo)
Western tussock moth caterpillar on Ceanothus (by Deb Woo)
Pipevine swallowtail caterpillar (by Deb Woo)
Monarch caterpillar on Desert Milkweed (by Michele Martinez)

06/01/2026

Beat the heat at CalBG during our summer hours, when we stay open until 8 PM for after dinner strolls in the cooling evening breezes. New hours kick off on June 1st, which is also the start of our Pollinator Month fun! Check out our classes & events page for pollinator themed tours, art classes, movies, concerts, and more.

05/31/2026

Pollinator month at CalBG starts tomorrow, so come hang with the birds, bees, and butterflies at one of our monthly meetups!

Silent Reading Club Meetup
Sunday, June 14 at 10 AM

Family Story Time Meetup
Tuesday 6/16 at 9 AM

Fiber Arts Meetup
Friday, June 26 at 1:30 PM

Run for Fun Meetup
Sunday, June 28 at 8:15 AM

As always, Meetups are free with Garden admission (free for Members). Walk-ins are welcome but pre-registration is preferred at https://www.calbg.org/events-programs/events.

05/30/2026

Important updates for outdoor yoga fans:

🌿 Yoga in the Garden continues all summer with special guest instructors! Summer yoga starts off in June with guest instructor Marcella Jacobs. Come join us for an outdoor flow.
🌿 Looking to do yoga on your own schedule, or try some meditations out around the Garden? You're in luck! CalBG's regular instructor Sarah Sawyer has recorded a suite of videos throughout the Garden, including flows, stretching, breathwork, and meditation. These special videos are available to anyone who attends or has attended an in-person class at the Garden. So sign up today or watch your email if you are a regular yoga attendee.
🌿 CalBG's Yoga Loyalty Rewards Program continues all summer. Grab your punch card at any yoga class to start earning special treats including stickers, water bottles, and even free classes!

Visit https://www.calbg.org/events-programs/events for the yoga schedule and to sign up for a class today.

05/29/2026

There's a beautiful weekend in store in Southern California and CalBG bursting with life, including the hundreds of bees enjoying flowering Toyon bushes across our 86 acres. This iconic native shrub is best known for it's bright red berries in the fall and winter, but it's just as lush and lovely in the spring/summer as it bursts into bloom with large clusters of tiny white flowers. In addition to the spring blooms, don't miss out on:

🧶 Yarn in Yuccas Fiber Arts Meetup Group, Friday at 1:30 PM (Free with Garden admission.)
🔎 Introduction to the California Sages (Genus Salvia), Saturday at 9 AM (https://www.calbg.org/event/introduction-to-the-california-sages-genus-salvia-0526)
🪴 Last weekend of sales at Grow Native Nursery before it closes for a summer hiatus (Friday-Sunday, 9 AM - 4 PM)

See you in the Garden!

plants

05/28/2026

Calling all nature and movie nerds! CalBG's Cinema Botanica summer movie series is back on Thursday, June 11th at 7 PM (movie starts at dusk c. 8:15 PM) with a documentary double feature that will have you gasping at the beauty of California's majestic ecosystems and giggling at the adorable antics of some of our tiniest neighbors.

🌸 The night will start off with a live premiere screening of Bloom California, a brand new 30-minute documentary filmed in part at California Botanic Garden! From sweeping superblooms to backyard gardens, this special film explores California’s fragile ecosystems and the growing movement to restore them. Scientists, Indigenous leaders, and everyday residents reveal how planting native species can reconnect fragmented habitats and support biodiversity across the state.
🐛 The night will finish up with an up-close look at The Extraordinary Caterpillar! This 60-minute documentary produced by Doug Tallamy's Homegrown National Park is a deep dive into the weird and wonderful world of the tiny creatures that help power whole ecosystems. You'll learn all about the extraordinary lives of caterpillars and how they depend on our native plants.
🍿 Every paid ticket to Cinema Botanica comes with a free popcorn with optional Taste Wild native plant toppings! (Stay tuned: flavor announcements coming soon). Additional popcorn and drinks will be available for purchase before and during the films.
🖍️ Come early: venue opens at 7 PM for pre-movie themed crafts and trivia!

Grab your tickets today at https://www.calbg.org/event/cinema-botanica-beautiful-biodiversity-documentaries.

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1500 N College Avenue
Claremont, CA
91711

Opening Hours

Tuesday	8am - 8pm
Wednesday	8am - 8pm
Thursday	8am - 8pm
Friday	8am - 8pm
Saturday	8am - 8pm
Sunday	8am - 8pm

Telephone

(909) 625-8767

Website

http://www.calbg.org/

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