COVID-19 Update

The Garden is closed on weekends • The Garden is closed to the general public (UCLA staff, students, and patients that are already on campus and have taken a COVID symptom-monitoring survey can visit on weekdays) • Bathrooms are closed–please plan ahead and prepare • Visitors must wear a face covering during your visit and practice physical distancing between yourself and other guests • Guided tours are currently on hold • Thank you for patience as we work with the university and LA County Department of Public Health to reduce the number of people on campus right now.

UCLA MILDRED E. MATHIAS BOTANICAL GARDEN
A 7.5 acre garden, outdoor classroom, and research facility on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles, California. This living museum contains a diverse collection of plants from around the world. Come explore this urban oasis, free to the public daily.

BOTANY OF THE HOLIDAYS 2020

December 3^rd 2020 5:00pm PST – Online

Seasonal festivities bring together traditions, history, family and friends. To a botanist, they are also a case study of the deeply interconnected relationship between nature and culture. Join us for the 4th annual Botany of the Holidays as we travel to China and Brazil to share the botanical origins of some winter holiday traditions, and see just how important plants are to celebrations around the world. This year’s speakers include:

Terry Huang • Assistant Director, Botanical Garden
Marcel Vaz • UCLA PhD Student, Kraft Lab
Xinyi Yan • UCLA Alumna, PhD Student at UT Austin

This event is free, but RSVP to reserve a space and receive streaming information. An email will be sent out before the event to attendees with details for how to stream live.

EVENTS

Join us for exciting botanical events, art performances, and more!

GARDEN COLLECTIONS

Discover our thematic botanical collections within the Garden.

SUPPORT THE GARDEN

Donate today to help provide access to nature and educational programs.

CAMPUS PLANTS

Explore the diverse plants of the 400+ acres of the UCLA campus.

April 19, 2018 5:30 pm

Dirty Gourmet: Food For Your Outdoor Adventures

Sit back, relax, and learn about the basics of camp cooking as Dirty Gourmet founders Aimee and Mai-Yan discuss their newly released book, Dirty Gourmet: Food For Your Outdoor Adventures. We’ll explore different food considerations depending on the type of trip you’ll be taking, whether it’s backpacking, car camping, or a day hike. We will...

April 26, 2018 5:30 pm

Making Honey in Los Angeles County: From Flower to Jar

How do bees create honey here in Los Angeles County? Come see inside of a hive and explore bee ecology with beekeeper Eli Lichter-Marck of Eli's Bees. He'll take us on an adventure following honey as it transforms from flower to jar. He'll cover raising healthy bees, apiculture in our local ecology, and conservation and education.
The talk...

May 12, 2018 8:00 am

BirdLA Day: Botanical Birding for Citizen Science and Academic Research

Held every May, Bird LA Day celebrates the birds of Southern California and LA’s amazing biodiversity. Bird and nature-themed events are held throughout the greater Los Angeles area. Bird LA Day shines the spotlight on nature, and reminds the world that Los Angeles is a lot more than just film, fashion and celebrities. Join graduate...

May 3, 2018 5:30 pm

Blacklisted: A Planted Allegory (Recollections)

What does it mean to be labeled invasive? To be considered the wrong kind, unwanted. Artist Jenny Yurshansky will share her work Blacklisted: A Planted Allegory (Recollections), an artist book that investigates the distinctions between native versus invasive species as determined by The California Invasive Species Advisory Counsel (CISAC). Out of the 600 blacklisted...

May 17, 2018 5:00 pm

Native Bees in the Wild & in Gardens

Join us for a talk by Dylan Burge exploring the ecology and health of native bees. Native bees are diverse and ecologically important in California. In natural ecosystems, native bees are the primary pollinators of most plants. However, native bees are in decline around the world, with introduced diseases and pesticides the likely cause...

LOCATIONS AND HOURS

707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095

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Plan Your Visit

Hours (February – October):
Weekdays: 8AM to 5PM
Weekends: 9AM to 5PM

Hours (November – January):
Weekdays: 8AM to 4PM
Weekends: 9AM to 4PM

Closed on UCLA Holidays

There is no admission fee for the Garden.

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S T A Y C O N N E C T E D

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Yucca inflorescences up in the Desert Garden 🌞

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MILDRED E. MATHIAS

Once known as the world authority on the carrot family, Mildred held a wide-array of titles over the years. Some included: extraordinary woman, beloved professor, wild explorer, renowned botanist, ambitious director and loving mother. Explore our digital Mildred Archive to read about her fantastic life, travel the world in her shoes, and see the Garden through her eyes.

OUR MISSION

The Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden seeks to promote botanical knowledge and appreciation of nature to the UCLA community and public at large. Its diverse plant collections are designed to assist the teaching and research missions at UCLA while creating a tranquil environment within the urban surroundings. The Garden acts as a community gathering place for a wide variety of groups and through its own events promotes plant conservation, botanical research and horticulture.