Garden Stories
The Garden blog with stories and information about our vast plant collections
June 4, 2024
A distinguished career: Curator Holly Forbes retires after 36 years
June 3, 2024
What causes the abnormal, bizarre growth patterns that sometimes occur in plants?
June 3, 2024
Highlighting a fascinating research project using the Garden's plant collections.
April 6, 2024
Innovative technology and UCBG
How does photosynthesis change across the surface of a leaf? Learn more about this fascinating project using taro plant in the Garden!
February 9, 2024
Ferns come from an ancient lineage of non-flowering plants that reproduce by spores
January 1, 2024
The UC Botanical Garden has a small but remarkable collection of Banksia species flowering now in the Garden’s Australasian Area.
November 1, 2023
Pollinator training strategies
Colorful ways that plants entice pollinators to stick around
April 28, 2023
How do plants thrive in the dense understory beneath redwood trees?