Custom three-bin compost system a new Garden feature
June 2023 Aaaaaaand it's here! Our spanking new 3-bin composting system is complete and we are now composting on site! The new compost bin, courtesy of the RAID (Recycling And Illegal Dumping) grant from the New Mexico Environment Department (see also [...]
Message from the Executive Director
March 31, 2023 Dear Garden Supporters: Well, spring is finally here – at least according to the calendar! And while it will be a few more weeks before it looks and feels like spring in the Garden, the staff is [...]
Compost Happens
March 2023 Composting is coming to SFBG! Thanks to winning a RAID (Recycling And Illegal Dumping) grant from the New Mexico Environment Department, we (along with 6 other sites across New Mexico) will soon be building an on-site, three [...]
Remembering Susan Bruneni
February 27, 2023 We are sorry to let you all know of the recent passing of Susan Bruneni, a great person and wonderful friend of the Santa Fe Botanical Garden. Susan began volunteering with the Garden shortly after moving to [...]
A Soft Heart and a Prickly Passion
January 31, 2023 John "Obie" Oberhausen. Photo: Cactus Rescue Project Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/cactusrescueproject/ The horticultural community in Santa Fe lost an important and well-loved friend on Christmas Eve of 2022. John “Obie” Oberhausen died after a long illness, [...]
A Glimpse of Night Tree in 2022
December 2022 After several "quiet" holiday seasons, the Santa Fe Botanical Garden celebrated 2022 with a "Night Tree" event inspired by Eve Bunting's book of the same name. Farolitos and lights decorated the winter garden, families enjoyed activities with [...]
Bird Walks at the Botanical Garden
By Christie Collins We introduced a new monthly program in November 2022. Once a month we offer guided birding walks through the Botanical Garden for pre-registered participants. There were many reasons why we wanted to offer a birding program at [...]
The Hornos Get New Coats for the Holidays
November 29, 2022 Photos and narrative by Kathy Haq Students in Santa Fe Community College’s Adobe Construction Program braved near-freezing temperatures on a weekend day in November to give both of the Garden’s adobe clay ovens a fresh coat of [...]
Horticultural Practices Without Pesticides
September 2022 By Linda Churchill, Head Gardener Our philosophy from the Garden’s inception has been that we value the whole environment in which our Garden exists, including the plants, animals, air, water, soil, microbial life, and of course humans. We [...]
Linda Milbourn’s Vision: Connecting People and Plants
October 1, 2022 The Garden's first Executive Director, Linda Milbourn, was a pivotal leader who embodied the spirit of lifelong education in pursuit of goals and dreams. Her vision to build a botanical garden is embodied in our Garden, where every [...]
Becoming a Naturalist
Fall 2022 The Northern New Mexico Master Naturalist Program is celebrating its fifth year and welcomes a new cohort of 31 trainees! The 13 week program is a collaboration between Santa Fe Botanical Garden, Santa Fe County Open Space, [...]
