UC Riverside Botanic Gardens

It's the first week of June! That also means it's national gardening week, so keep an eye out as we share top tips for gardening in June all week from our maste...

How tall is it? Our Octopus Agave has grown a huge spike of yellow blossoms this spring which is over 10 feet tall! The mother plant will die after this, bu...

The California Buckeye (Aesculus Californica) is in glorious bloom right now. Come and find it in the North Coast section behind the rose garden #ucrbotanicga...

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.