Events for May 23 - March 2

Botany of the Holidays

Pavilion 707 Tiverton Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Join us for a botanical holiday party where we explore the botanical origins of our holiday traditions.

Drop in tour

The Nest 707 Tiverton Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Join us for our monthly drop in tour and learn about the history of the Garden and some of the amazing plants that grow here. Meet at 1PM at the […]

Darwin’s Birthday Party

Pavilion 707 Tiverton Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States

  You're invited! Come celebrate plant evolution & party like it’s 1809! Join UCLA professor Dr. Felipe Zapata for a Garden tour celebrating Charles Darwin, plant evolution, and the famous […]

Exploring Justice Along the Food Chain: A Vegetable Tamale Workshop

La Kretz Garden Pavilion 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Chema Hernández Gil and Nassim Nobari, co-founders of Seed the Commons, will demonstrate how to make tamales the traditional way, with plant-based ingredients. While cooking, they will speak of the […]

From Proteas to Aloes: Exploring the Remarkable South African Flora

La Kretz Garden Pavilion 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Join UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden Director Phil Rundel for a presentation on South African Flora! Botanists and plant collectors going back more than a century have given almost […]

Dirty Gourmet: Food For Your Outdoor Adventures

UCLA La Kretz Garden Pavilion 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, US

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. […]

Making Honey in Los Angeles County: From Flower to Jar

UCLA La Kretz Garden Pavilion 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, US

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 […]

Blacklisted: A Planted Allegory (Recollections)

UCLA La Kretz Garden Pavilion 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, US

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 […]

Drop-in Garden Tour

The Nest 707 Tiverton Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Explore our living museum featuring collections of plants from around the globe! Join a docent for a free guided tour of the garden on the first Saturday of the month […]

BirdLA Day: Botanical Birding for Citizen Science and Academic Research

The Nest Outdoor Classroom 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, US

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 […]

Ethnomusicology in the Garden: Hindustani Classical Music

The Nest Outdoor Classroom 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, US

Join us at the golden hour in the garden for a concert of Hindustani (Northern Indian) classical music featuring sitar and tabla. This music takes form through a concept called […]

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