UC Riverside Botanic Gardens

Super bloom! Bring your walking shoes so you can hike up to our Coastal Sage Scrub area and see Encelia farinosa in full bloom! Many more flowers still ready to...

The bees are abuzz! Thanks Lois Whyde, horticulturist in the Gardens, who spotted these desert blooms before the heat of the day causes some closing.

“Hey you guys, this is my house!” Bewick wrens turn our greenhouse into a temporary aviary each spring until the fledglings are ready to scoot out under the doo...

Although we sometimes have to close for safety on rainy days, dramatic skies often make for the best photos! Handroanthus impetiginosus (pink) and Dendromecon h...

Our roses are at their peak, just ask this tiny visitor

Now that’s a weed! Even Emerson, who called a weed “A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered,” might agree that this giant thistle is a weed! Hope you...

Remember we’ll be closed tomorrow for Plant Sale pickups. Come back on Friday and see our Herb Garden in full bloom!

The Gardens will be closed Tuesday and Thursday this week for Plant Sale pickups. We hope to see you on another day!

Happy Earth Day! Gardens neighbor Reena Dutt rescued this young Great Horned Owl after it flew into her window. Our staff took it to a bird rescue group who wil...

Lilacs a’bloom! From native Ceanothus to horticultural lilacs, colors and fragrances await you at the Gardens. Come visit before the heat sets in!

Be sure to review our online plant list and get ready to shop online Saturday and Sunday! Find it at gardens.UCR.edu.

Finally, warm weather and beautiful views! Don’t forget our Spring Online Plant Sale is coming up this weekend; shop and create beauty in your yard too!

On UCR Give Day 2023 we launch two projects to transform the Gardens ability to engage with campus and community. Visit giveday.ucr.edu, search for botanic gard...

Join the Friends of the UCR Botanic Gardens and shop early at our Spring Plant Sale (along with many other benefits)!

UCR Give Day is coming up and we are launching two big projects! Find out more at give.UCR.edu (scroll CNAS for Botanic Gardens). Meanwhile, enjoy our tiny supe...