An appreciation and a look ahead: a note from Jim Moore, Chair of the Garden’s Board
September 2, 2022 For the last two years it has been my great personal and professional pleasure to work closely with Rick Herrman, who is stepping aside today from his positions as the Garden’s Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer. [...]
Grateful to the Garden Community – Rick Herrman
September 1, 2022 July 2020, began an exhilarating and joyous period in my life, that has truly flown by. I am and will forever remain grateful to the Garden community and its operating team that I’ve been honored to be [...]
Storytellers Wanted for Story Slam
August 12, 2022 Are you a storyteller? Do you have a story you would like to share? Ten people will have a chance to tell their story at the Botanical Garden Story Slam on the Ojos y Manos: Eyes and [...]
Youth Gardeners Internship Update
July 30, 2022 Every year from late April to early September a group of middle school and high school students tend the Ojos y Manos: Eyes and Hands agricultural terraces at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden (SFBG). With the support [...]
Santa Fe Botanical Garden and Institute of American Indian Arts welcome well-known author Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer to Santa Fe
July 1, 2022 Robin Wall Kimmerer The Santa Fe Botanical Garden and Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) are honored to welcome well-known author Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer to Santa Fe for in-person events on Wednesday, August [...]
In Memory of David Salman
July 1, 2022 David Salman, horticulturist, educator, supporter, and friend, was an invaluable contributor to our city, Northern New Mexico, and gardeners everywhere who shared his passion for plants. We were deeply saddened by his passing on June 5th, 2022. [...]
Summer 2022 Arts Alive!
Free Hands-on Workshops for Ages 3-103 Dates vary, see flyer below. Reservations may be required. Locations: Santa Fe Botanical Garden Museum of Indian Arts and Culture Museum of International Folk Art Santa Fe Botanical Garden Art's Alive dates are on [...]
Arroyo Restoration & Piñon-Juniper Woodland Update
May 31, 2022 This summary hopefully provides you a sense of Piñon-Juniper Woodland (PJW), which opened in June 2021, and the now completed two phase arroyo shelf restoration and conservation. This work can be best viewed from the western edge [...]
New Bridge Over Santa Fe National Historic Trail Swale
May 25, 2022 Bridge design and purpose are wide ranging. A few well known bridges combine function (crossing a gorge, arroyo, river or waterway) with beauty (Golden Gate, 1.7 miles long; Brooklyn, 1.2 miles long; Royal George, 1/4th of a [...]
Arroyo Sculptural Restoration-Week 3 of 6
April 30, 2022 Craig Sponholtz and his Watershed Artisans crew represent a unique blend of erosion control expertise, with inspiration as being “land/earth artisans.” Photo: Rick Herrman This project, on the west shelf of the Piñon Juniper Woodland [...]
Let the Sun Shine
April 25, 2022 Perhaps you’ve wondered about the principal ways the Garden tangibly delivers its Mission of celebrating, cultivating and conserving our region’s rich botanical heritage and biodiversity? Those ways are through education, community service, presentation of the arts and [...]
