Take a guided walk through the garden and learn about local plants and wildlife on a walk-and-talk with Los Padres ForestWatch conservation director Bryant Baker, a naturalist who specializes in the area's unique chaparral and coastal sage scrub ecosystems. Learn some of the basics about local shrubs, trees, wildflowers, and other flora and fauna, including tips and tricks for identifying them.

Refreshments provided, limited registration

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Support our community Botanic Garden this Friday April 19 by shopping at @newfrontiersmarket !

In support of SYV Botanic Garden and Native Plant Month, plan to shop your delicious weekend groceries at New Frontiers in Solvang. 5% of proceeds purchased on April 19 will benefit SYV Botanic Garden!

The health oriented store is a continuing supporter of the garden, made available to the community, by the community, such as New Frontiers.

Both store and garden appreciate your continued support

Join us for this free Intergenerational Ukulele Workshop in the Garden. Learn easy chords for backyard strumming and songwriting. Learn improvisation skills in the C major scale.

Great for all ages or as a family to learn skills that are shared within the families for generations!

Please register if you do not have a ukulele, we have limited amount to lend. All with their own ukulele are welcome to attend. Complete registration and checkout, confirmation will be sent to your email once checkout is completed successfully!

Join our propagation team to gather seeds, re-pot plants and inventory our native plant nursery. Learn about native plants and plant care!

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Join us for this free Intergenerational Ukulele Workshop in the Garden. Learn easy chords for backyard strumming and songwriting. Learn improvisation skills in the C major scale.

Great for all ages or as a family to learn skills that are shared within the families for generations!

3 Sessions, please choose your preferred session in checkout and complete checkout, confirmation will be sent to your email once checkout is completed successfully!

Enjoy a free painting workshop in the garden, fun for all ages!

• Supplies provided

• Limited registration

• Register below

1 registration per participant or per family (specify the number of participants in checkout)

The garden is flourishing this spring, full of blooms and new growth! Join us in the garden as we maintain it and prepare it for summer.

We look forward to be seeing you at the garden. Come and see with your own eyes the recent growth and what is in bloom. 

Join in our popular propagation committee. Learn about our native plants and how to propagate them using different techniques with emphasis on pollinator friendly native plants. Meet fellow plant enthusiasts and gardeners and help our garden continue to grow!

Limited Space - Please be sure to sign up to reserve a spot:

It’s planting day!

Step outside between rain showers and fill your air with fresh air while catching up with fellow volunteers at the garden.

Easy planting, working will smaller plants and soft pliable soil, light clean up of leaves and pruning. Bring your gloves and water and we'll provide the shovels and plants! Sign up and let us know if you can be there to help. The work will be done in a couple of hours or less dependent on number of volunteers.

We look forward to be seeing you at the garden. Come and see with your own eyes the recent growth and what is in bloom.

Let us know you can make it sign up online here:

Join us on Sunday afternoon, September 25th, for a special concert benefiting the Santa Ynez Valley Botanical Garden. We are pleased to present two of our favorites- The Tepusquet Tornadoes and Tina & The Graceland Exiles!

General Admission Tickets: $40
100% of the ticket sales will go directly to benefit the SYVBG. We appreciate your support and look forward to enjoying a Sunday afternoon in the Presqu'ile amphitheatre with you!

Date: Sunday, September 25th
Doors: 12:00 pm
Music: 1:00 pm

The Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden Foundation is dedicated to encouraging children to explore, adults to learn, and individuals of all ages to discover the beauty, serenity and joy of our diverse natural environment and it's significance in our lives.

Children under 10 free. No pups please. No outside food or drink. We will be serving wine by the glass and bottle and food trucks will be on-site for delicious eats!

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Presqu'ile Winery
5391 Presquile Dr
Santa Maria, CA 93455

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Thank you to all for your support, we look forward to seeing you at our Summertime Supper!

Enjoy a Classic Buffet-style dinner prepared by the highly acclaimed Hitching Post 2 in a beautiful outdoor setting with live music and friends of the garden!

Limited Number of tickets - SOLD OUT!:

Join us for our next volunteer day! We will be working throughout the garden, tree trimming, pruning, weeding, mulching, planting, weaving willow fence and preparing for summer! Safety protocols followed. Bring water, gloves and a snack and learn about our native plants and garden care, something for all ages! Click below to sign up as a volunteer