Santa Fe Botanical Garden

Santa Fe Botanical Garden Join us at VisitSFBG.org! The garden is located at Museum Hill, southeast of historic downtown, nestled in a piñon-juniper woodland landscape.

The Santa Fe Botanical Garden is an educational resource that connects people with nature and fosters respect and enjoyment of plants and conservation. The garden features three main sections: the Orchard Gardens with an orchard, perennial borders, roses and lavender, meadow, and xeric garden; Ojos y Manos, an ethnobotanical garden featuring raised beds for annual crops and an extensive collection

of plants with traditional uses; and the Piñon-Juniper Woodland, a natural area showcasing native plants common to the community. Through exploration of our site, we provide opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds to be inspired by and learn from nature.

The golden hours of summer are here and Santa Fe Botanical Garden is celebrating with a groovy evening in the Garden wit...
08/28/2026

The golden hours of summer are here and Santa Fe Botanical Garden is celebrating with a groovy evening in the Garden with Nosotros!

Join us on September 10 for Sunset Concerts Presents: Monarchs, Music, and Mixology as Nosotros returns to the amphitheater stage.

Come soak up the last of summer’s light with family-friendly activities plus local flavors from As Above So Below, High Mountain Cuisine, and Hello Sweet Cream.

🎶 September 10 from 5:00 - 8:00pm

Get your tickets at visitSFBG.org!

Wedding season has officially arrived in the Garden 💐Our beautiful couples are enjoying the breathtaking vistas, bloomin...
08/27/2026

Wedding season has officially arrived in the Garden 💐

Our beautiful couples are enjoying the breathtaking vistas, blooming florals, and delightful scents as they make the Garden part of their special day

We’ll have early closures on several upcoming Saturdays and Sundays to help our couples celebrate. Head to our website event calendar before planning your trip to stay up-to-date on our opening hours!

🔗 visitSFBG.org/calendar

Photo: Maura Jane Photography 🌿 Santa Fe Wedding Photographer

Conserving rare plants is a team effort! This summer, Jill and Stanley Jankowski Science and Conservation intern Kayleig...
08/25/2026

Conserving rare plants is a team effort! This summer, Jill and Stanley Jankowski Science and Conservation intern Kayleigh Warren joined a multi-agency crew to conduct annual monitoring of Amsonia tharpii (Tharp’s blue star), a rare plant whose range is restricted to just one county in southeastern New Mexico.

This annual effort brings together botanists from state departments, federal agencies, and non-profit organizations like Santa Fe Botanical Garden to record data at long-term monitoring sites. In our latest Science & Conservation Field Report, Kayleigh has written about what it’s like to be part of this important rare plant monitoring mission.

Read it here: https://visitsfbg.org/science-conservation-field-report-no-2-monitoring-tharps-blue-star-in-carlsbad/

📷: Kayleigh Warren

The golden hours of summer have arrived and we’re soaking in the cooler mornings and lazy afternoons. Come take a stroll...
08/21/2026

The golden hours of summer have arrived and we’re soaking in the cooler mornings and lazy afternoons. Come take a stroll at the Garden this weekend to explore the stunning beauty of August and it’s changes to the colors, blooms, and views.

We’re open from 9:00am - 5:00pm daily!

Photo: Gabe Chavez | Santa Fe Photographer | Digital + Film

In this special Plants and People Program with award-winning science writer Melissa L. Sevigny, author of “Brave the Wil...
08/19/2026

In this special Plants and People Program with award-winning science writer Melissa L. Sevigny, author of “Brave the Wild River,” you’ll discover the true story of botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter, whose groundbreaking 1938 expedition through the Grand Canyon helped document the region’s plant life and expand our understanding of the Southwest.

The program includes a catered buffet lunch, presentation, audience Q&A, and book signing with the author. Explore a story of scientific discovery, perseverance, and the connection between people and plants.

🛶 September 10 from 12:00 - 3:00pm

Sign up at https://visitsfbg.org/event/lunch-lecture-brave-the-wild-river-with-melissa-l-sevigny/

Been to the Garden recently and seen these white bags on our oak trees?We tied mesh bags on a few branch tips to keep th...
08/17/2026

Been to the Garden recently and seen these white bags on our oak trees?

We tied mesh bags on a few branch tips to keep the acorns inside from being eaten by our hungry wildlife. We’re happy to share most of the acorns with other animals, but we want to harvest a few for the Garden so we can grow more oak trees!

Air and light can still pe*****te the light-weight bags so they don’t hurt the trees, and the bags will be removed after harvest, around mid-September.

New Mexico is buzzing with native bees you’ve probably never noticed.In this year’s Summer Seminar with Dr. Olivia Carri...
08/11/2026

New Mexico is buzzing with native bees you’ve probably never noticed.

In this year’s Summer Seminar with Dr. Olivia Carril, co-author of The Bees in Your Backyard and a bee researcher of more than 20 years, you’ll learn to spot and identify bees in the field, telling them apart from look-alike flies and wasps, then get up close with bee anatomy under the microscope.

Throughout, Dr. Carril connects what you’re observing to real conservation issues, from pollinator decline to opportunities for community science.

This small-group, hands-on seminar is a rare chance to see the Garden through a pollinator’s eyes.

🐝 Starting this Thursday, August 13 - 14

Sign up at visitSFBG.org. Photo: Sangre De Cristo Beekeepers

Join us the first Friday of each month from April to September for Books & Blooms, a storytime for children 4 & under an...
08/06/2026

Join us the first Friday of each month from April to September for Books & Blooms, a storytime for children 4 & under and their grown-ups! Listen to a story in the Garden and explore activity stations together.

August’s theme is “Why Do Flowers Bloom?” Learn about plants that grow flowers and the pollinators that visit them, and get a chance to look at some flowers up close!

🌷 TOMORROW! August 7 | 10:00 - 11:00am

Sign up at visitSFBG.org

Tired of typical desert landscaping that feels sparse and boring? Join Ross Shrigley, Executive Director of Plant Select...
08/04/2026

Tired of typical desert landscaping that feels sparse and boring? Join Ross Shrigley, Executive Director of Plant Select®, as he introduces a sophisticated Western Garden Style built for the Intermountain West.

Discover how sculptural boulders and resilient, low-water plants come together to celebrate New Mexico’s rugged beauty, without sacrificing design.

With 30+ years of horticultural expertise, including Denver Botanic Gardens, Ross knows exactly what it takes to build a garden that thrives in our unique climate.

Friday, August 21 from 10:00 - 11:30am

Purchase tickets: https://visitsfbg.org/event/high-performance-low-water-plants-for-new-mexico-with-ross-shrigley/

📷: Gabe Chavez | Santa Fe Photographer | Digital + Film ; Agastache rupestris (Sunset Hummingbird Mint)

Address

715 Camino Lejo
Santa Fe, NM
87505

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

(505) 471-9103

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Santa Fe Botanical Garden posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organization

Send a message to Santa Fe Botanical Garden:

Shortcuts

Share