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Annual Rose Pruning Demonstration
Sunday, January 20, 2008, 1 to 3 p.m.

The public is invited to the U.C. Riverside Botanic Gardens to attend the Annual Rose Pruning Demonstration. The demonstration is scheduled for Sunday, January 20, 2008 from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Rose Garden. (In case of rain on January 20, the demonstration will be postponed to the following Sunday, January 27). Botanic Gardens Volunteers and local experts will demonstrate how to prune hybrid tea, floribunda, miniature roses and climbers. Door prizes will be awarded to selected attendees.

Started in 1975, the Gardens' rose collection boasts more than 300 rose bushes of various types from around the world, some dating from the 16th and 17th centuries, making it one of the most comprehensive public displays of roses in the Inland Empire. All of the roses growing in the lower garden are award-winners.

Parking at the Gardens is 25 cents per hour (overflow parking may be more) and the suggested admission donation to the Gardens is $1. The Rose Pruning Demonstration is free, though donations are always gratefully accepted. For more information on the Rose Pruning Demonstration contact us.


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U.C. Riverside Botanic Gardens Docent Training Spring 2008
Beginning Wednesday, February 6, 9 a.m.

The first session of the Botanic Gardens Docent Training Program for 2008 will take place on Wednesday, February 6, at 9 a.m. in the U.C. Riverside Botanic Gardens Conference Room. Classes will continue the following five Wednesday's, same time, same place. There will be $15 materials charge for the classes and parking is 25 cents per hour at the Gardens.

The first class will cover the role of UCRBG Docents and the training they receive, and an overview of the Botanic Gardens and its activities. A walking tour of the Gardens will be included. One of the primary missions of the Gardens is to act as an educational resource to the community and the key role for the Docents is to provide assistance with Garden tours for school children and some adult groups.

Being a UCRBG Docent is a great way to learn about the Gardens while fulfilling a much needed volunteer role. The first session will provide you the information you need to decide if being a UCRBG Docent is in your future. Please call Monika Ittig or Steve Morgan at 951-784-6962 or e-mail ucrbg@ucr.edu if you are interested in registering for the class or hearing more about the program.


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Friends of U.C. Riverside Botanic Gardens
Adult Education Courses ' In the Garden' Series -- Spring 2008

The Friends of the University of California Riverside Botanic Gardens are proud to present a second season of our "In the Garden" Botanic Gardens Class series. These monthly classes take place IN THE GARDENS of the presenters or designers, where you will enjoy the added benefit of both a tour and training. Come & learn in these gardens:

Saturday , February 16, 9:30 to noon
"The Hemmenway Garden"

Visit and learn from this recently renovated (now NO front lawn) 'Two Worlds' garden of Buck and Yvonne Hemmenway, both Master Gardeners, nursery owners, and avid collectors. Their cactus and succulent gardens consists of old world South African, and new world American species, all fascinating, many rare.

Saturday, March 8, 9:30 to noon
"The Maloof Foundation"

This garden visit is truly a garden tour. We will meet at the Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts, a 5 acre private foundation and botanic garden in Alta Loma. This diverse water-wise garden is a combination of California native and Mediterranean plants. Attendees will learn how to create the look of this beautiful garden on any size lot.

Saturday, April 12, 9:30 to noon
"The Block and Scott Gardens"

Two one-acre plus gardens in one class! The Richard and Jane Block, and the Starke and Tandy Scott gardens are in southeast Riverside, near Box Canyon. There is much to see and learn from both beautiful and diverse gardens; both with elevation differences of 20 feet or more, and both with rocky decomposed granite soil and many fascinating plants obtained from UCR Botanic Garden Plant sales.

Saturday, May 17, 9:30 to noon
"The Sanquist Residence"

Master Gardener Marc Chacon will tell how he helped to create this beautiful and unique garden at the 3 acre Sanquist residence. This 1950 Mediterranean-style home in the Riverside orange groves has a fascinating combination of garden areas including a Japanese Shade Garden, a Mediterranean section featuring grasses and unique ground covers, and pastureland on which longhorn cattle graze.

Saturday, June 7, 9:30 to noon
"The Coleman Garden"

Home owner and presenter Jill Coleman is a Master Gardener and a judge of the Riverside Flower Show and Garden Tours. Her 1/2 acre garden, which features raised beds and little lawn, reflects her fondness for unique plants, and especially for those that enhance her floral designs.

Classes help raise funds for the UCR Botanic Garden. Each class is $30 for Friends, $35 for non-members. Send registration to Nan Simonsen, 3920 Ramona Dr, Riverside, CA, 92506, the address of class/s will be emailed, or sent to you. Questions? Call Nan at 951-218-1250, or write Hm2grdn@aol.com.


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35th Annual U.C. Riverside Botanic Gardens
Spring Plant Sale
Saturday, April 5, 2008 from 12 to 5 pm
Sunday, April 6, 2008 from 9 am to 3 pm

It's spring & it's time for the Inland Empire’s biggest plant sale event!

  • Including colorful landscape trees and shrubs, citrus trees, flowering perennials, vines, shade plants, lots of herbs, cacti and succulents, house and patio plants, miniature roses, orchids, easy-to-grow wildflower seeds and much more
  • Enjoy a large selection of showy, water-efficient and heat-loving plants, just in time for the spring planting season
  • Many rare and hard-to-find plants and old-fashioned favorites
  • Expert Botanic Gardens Staff and Master Gardeners will be available to answer your horticultural questions.
  • Planting demonstrations and a display by the U.C. Riverside Entomology Department
  • Gardens T-shirts, sweatshirts, hummingbird and subtropical trees posters, composite urns, and Armadillo arm protectors
  • Preview Sale for Friends of UCRBG Members only -- Saturday, April 5, from 9 a.m. to noon

Click here for a partial list of plants that will be available for the spring 2008 sale. For more information on the Sale or on joining the Friends of UCRBG - contact us. Proceeds from this sale benefit the Botanic Gardens' many deserving projects. We need your support!


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Primavera in the Gardens 2008

The tenth Annual PRIMAVERA IN THE GARDENS is coming! Riverside’s premiere wine and food tasting event takes place on Sunday, May 18th from 2 to 5 pm at the U.C. Riverside Botanic Gardens. 600 people attended Primavera in the Gardens in 2007.

The intimate beauty of the Botanic Gardens provides the perfect setting for this festive spring celebration. Live music wafts through the trees along with the aroma of delicious food from local restaurants and caterers. And everywhere, California wines! The Primavera fund raiser typically features wines from vineyards and wineries such as Benziger Family Winery, Callaway Vineyards and Winery, Faulkner Winery, Galleano Winery, Hart Winery, Imagery Estate Winery, Maurice Car’rie Van Roekel Vineyards and Winery, Joseph Filippi Winery and Vineyards, Mount Palomar Winery, Oak Mountain Winery, South Coast Winery and Resort, Temecula Hills Winery and Vineyard, Thornton Winery, Vintage Vaults and Wilson Creek Winery and Vineyard as well as beers from Riverside Brewery. (The actual list of participating wineries will be posted once final arrangements are made.)

An impressive roster of local restaurants and caterers provide tantalizing appetizers and refreshments. The list of participating vendors from Primavera 2006 typifies the variety and quality: Baily’s Old Town Dining, Café Sevilla, Ciao Bella, Coffee Roasters No. 1, Gerard’s French Restaurant, Jammin’ Bread, Mario’s Place, Mexicali Bar and Grill, Napa 29, Raxx Barbeque and Brewing Company, Simple Simon’s, Tamale Factory and UCR Dining Services.

Donations for this annual event are $45 per person. The proceeds benefit the Botanic Gardens’ many deserving projects. To receive advance tickets, reservations should be postmarked by May 9. Make checks payable to UCR Foundation and send to Primavera, Botanic Gardens, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0124. Tickets are also available at the gate. PRIMAVERA IN THE GARDENS is sponsored by the Friends of the UCR Botanic Gardens. (Printer friendly reservation - Adobe PDF format) For more information contact us.


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25th Annual Friends of U.C. Riverside Botanic Gardens
Fall Plant Sale
Saturday, October 20, 2007 from 12 to 5 pm
Sunday, October 21, 2007 from 9 am to 3 pm

Fall is time for planting and time for the Inland Empire’s biggest plant sale event!

  • Including colorful landscape trees and shrubs, flowering perennials, vines, shade plants, lots of herbs, cacti and succulents, house and patio plants, miniature roses, orchids, easy-to-grow wildflower seeds and much more
  • California native plants -- over 70 kinds
  • Enjoy a large selection of showy, water-efficient and heat-loving plants, just in time for the fall planting season
  • Many rare and hard-to-find plants and old-fashioned favorites
  • Expert Botanic Gardens Staff and Master Gardeners will be available to answer your horticultural questions
  • The Gardens new, full-color T-shirts, sweatshirts, Armadillo arm protectors and subtropical trees posters
  • Preview Sale for Friends of UCRBG Members only -- Saturday, October 21, from 9 a.m. to noon

Click here for the partial list of plants that were available for the fall 2007 sale, just to give you an idea of the typical selection. Be sure to check back for updates as the sale date approaches. For more information on the Sale or on joining the Friends of UCRBG - contact us. Proceeds from this sale benefit the Botanic Gardens' many deserving projects. We need your support!
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