UCBG May Events

Events and Programs

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Succulents for Little Green Thumbs:
Family Workshop

Children of all ages, together with accompanying parent/guardian, will explore those amazing plants known as succulents. Discover where and how they grow, and pot-up their plants to take home. The program features a mini-tour of the Arid House, Desert collections, and refreshments made from edible succulents in honor of Cinco de Mayo. Price includes one adult and one child with one potted garden.

Saturday May 5, 2007 1 PM - 2 PM
$20, $16 members. Each additional adult
or child+garden per family is $12

Bringing Back the Natives

Come celebrate California native plants at the UC Botanical Garden. Children may join a Docent for a California Indians & Plants ethnobotanical tour at 10 am. Horticulturist Ken Bates will lead a tour of our California Area at 1 pm for adults.

Sunday May 6, 2007 10 AM - 1 PM
Free with Garden Admission

Beginning Birding Class

Join Dennis Wolff, longtime Audubon Society member and bird watching instructor, to learn the basics of finding and identifying. You will practice your newly-learned skills by discovering the birds in the UC Botanical Garden.

Thursday May 10, 17, 24, 31 2007 9:30 AM - 12 PM
$80, $70 members for all 4 clases

A Walk through the Garden of Old Roses

Enjoy the Garden's lovely collection of old roses on a walking tour with horticulturist and Rosarian Peter Klement. Learn about the collection's geographical origins and the story of how the Garden became their home.

Saturday May 12, 2007 10 AM - 12 PM
$17, $12 members

California Wildflower Show at the Oakland Museum

The Garden helps sponsor this show by providing staff to collect, identify, and arrange
the flowers for the show.

Saturday & Sunday May 12 & 13, 2007 12 PM - 5 PM
Free with Oakland Museum Admission

The Unselt Lecture

Join UC Berkeley Assistant Professor and Garden Research Associate, Dr. Chelsea Specht to explore
the fascinating evolution of tropical gingers. Docent-led walks in the Garden will follow the lecture.

Saturday May 19, 2007 1 PM - 3 PM
Free

Member's Photography Walk - FULL

Bring your camera and enjoy an exclusive walk through the Garden with Development Director
Janet Williams. Join Janet as she reveals some of the Garden's best photo opportunities and shares
some of her favorite plants to photograph. Heavy rain cancels this walk. Space is limited, register early.

Saturday May 26, 2007 9 AM - 10 AM
Free to members

Please call 510-643-2755, for more information or to register.

Registration is required for all programs and events, except the Sick Plant clinic and Plant Sales. Parking is available in the UC lot across Centennial from the Garden.

Program fees include Garden admission. Register early, class space is limited. Cancellations received at least two weeks prior to program date are subject to a $10 service fee. Program fees of $10 or less and cancellations received less than two weeks prior to the program are non-refundable. Full refund if the program is cancelled by the Garden.

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The Garden is a member of the Berkeley Natural History Museums consortium.