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  • November Drop-in Garden Tour

    UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, US

    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 […]

  • Nicholas Staddon: The New American Garden

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

    Join Nicholas Staddon for an Englishman’s view of the New American Garden. “Gardens all over the United States are undergoing a measure of change” bubbles Nicholas. “No more so then […]

  • December Drop-in Garden Tour

    UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, US

    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 […]

  • Botany of the Holidays

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

    The holidays are a time for rest, relaxation, family and friends. To a botanist, they are also a case study of the deeply interconnected relationship between nature and culture. Join […]

  • January Drop-in Garden Tour

    UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, US

    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 […]

  • Everything Orchids

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

    Join us for a fun, informative presentation by Barb Schmidt that delves into the origins of our love for orchids, how orchids grow in their native environments, and how to […]

  • Street Plants: Wild Flora of Los Angeles

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

    Cities may seem to be solely the work of humans—right down to the urban landscape of street trees, ornamental plantings, and manicured lawns that were put in place by human hands. But wild plants spread through the landscape without any human help, forming a ubiquitous botanical backdrop that exists at the fringes of most concepts […]

  • Hammer Kids Pop-up Studio: Every Plant Has a Story

    Hammer Museum 10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024, Los Angeles, CA, US

    Celebrate the plants that are all around us with artist Sarita Dougherty. Observe and draw the native and non-native plants of Los Angeles, then stretch your imagination to create a plant from your memories or your dreams—many artists in the Armand Hammer Collection did both! This lively, drop-in workshop is designed for families to explore […]

  • February Drop-in Garden Tour

    UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, US

    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 at 1pm. We’ll hear the stories of a selection of plants in the garden, and their relevance to human society. All ages are welcome. See […]

  • Darwin’s Birthday Party: Plant Evolution + Biodiversity Garden Tour

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

    Come celebrate plant evolution & party like it’s 1809! Join us for a Garden tour celebrating plant evolution, Charles Darwin, and his famous voyage aboard the HMS Beagle. We will travel the world of plants to discover global connections and ideas about evolution. Our path will follow Darwin’s voyage and we’ll hear entries from his […]

The UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and So. Channel Islands). As a promoter of nature at a California land grant institution, we pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.

Contact us

(310) 825-8260


For venue reservations: (310) 467-7980

707 Tiverton Drive
Los Angeles, CA
90095

Open hours

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

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

UCLA Holidays: Open 9AM to 5PM. Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Closed at 2pm on Christmas Eve.

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