![](https://sites.lifesci.ucla.edu/botgard/wp-content/uploads/sites/120/2018/01/Rhamnaceae_Ceanothus_arboreus-1-495x400.jpg)
Remembering Botanist Margaret Lewis
The Garden remembers UCLA botanist and friend Margaret Lewis who passed away in November 2017 at the age of 98.
![](https://sites.lifesci.ucla.edu/botgard/wp-content/uploads/sites/120/2017/03/IMG_3293-480x400.jpg)
MEMBG teams up with Bruin Naturalist Club
The Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden and the UCLA Bruin Naturalist Club have teamed up for a series of events to document the wild organisms of the Garden
![](https://sites.lifesci.ucla.edu/botgard/wp-content/uploads/sites/120/2017/02/IMG_2731-Copy-495x400.jpg)
February 2017 Garden Update
Above average rain, ongoing construction and a garden wide visioning process are keeping us busy this winter.
![](https://sites.lifesci.ucla.edu/botgard/wp-content/uploads/sites/120/2016/08/NewEntranceOpening.jpg)
Morton La Kretz gives $5M to the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden
Morton La Kretz, gives $5M to the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden at UCLA to establish the La Kretz Garden Pavilion, which will house a welcome center and classroom.