UC Riverside Botanic Gardens

Our Matilija poppies are starting to pop! Sunny-side up eggs anyone?

Our rose gardens are flourishing thanks to the annual pruning they receive. Be sure to visit and enjoy them during this long balmy spring season.

Sunday will be a busy day in the Gardens! Visit our Butterfly Garden to meet the experts and learn about gardening for butterflies, and stop by our Pop-up-Shop ...

Be sure to visit on Sunday for our Pop-up Shop! Plants and merchandise will be available near the gatehouse. Docents will also be available at the Butterfly Gar...

Save the date for Art in the Gardens 2024! Application deadline to participate as an artist vendor is June 30.

We love our volunteers who make plant sales possible! We’ll be closed tomorrow and Thursday for in-person pickups, and will reopen Wednesday and Friday. Don’t f...

The UCRBG will be closed next Tuesday and Thursday for Plant Sale pickups. Thanks to all the staff and volunteers who make our sales possible!!

Enjoy these awesome photos of female (black) and male (yellow) Xylocopa sonorina (carpenter bees) on our Salvia purpurea in the Herb Garden (photo by UCR’s Stan...

Don’t forget our Spring Plant Sale, still online while we improve our new nursery for easier access. Plant list will be available today for planning your shopping.

UCR Give Day is happening until noon tomorrow! Please consider supporting our campaign to install interpretive signage in the Gardens. Visit https://giveday.ucr...

Be sure to come see our tree peony while it is blooming just outside the lath house, unusual for the Riverside area!

The Gardens and campus will be closed today in observance of Cesar Chavez Day. Meanwhile, enjoy these busy bees on a beautiful native Ceanothus.

If you are a fan of lilacs, both native (Ceanothus spp.) and horticultural (Syringia spp.), be sure to check out our Spring Online Plant Sale April 6-7. We need...

Happy Spring! UCR Give Day is coming up and we hope the season inspires you to support the UCR Botanic Gardens!

Online Spring Plant Sale coming up! Check our website on March 23 for the plant list so you can plan your shopping! Details in flyer.