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Sorting out the Ruellieae Family Tree

Researching a diverse and widespread plant family, scientists at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden and visiting scientists from Ethiopia are delving into the importance of biodiversity.

Erin Tripp, principal investigator and post-doctoral researcher at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden (RSABG), along with co-principal investigator Read More...

Rare Botanical Folk Art Revealed

A future exhibition at The Huntington will feature extraordinary botanical art safeguarded for decades in Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden’s herbarium and library collections.

Rare botanical artwork squirreled away among the pressed plant specimens in the herbarium and the library’s special collections at Rancho Santa Read More...

A Volunteer Call!

Friendly, nature-loving persons of with a little time to spare in their weekly schedule are encouraged to become docents, also known as nature interpreters, at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden. This fall, RSABG will hold a nine-session training course for new volunteers interested in leading tours in the Read More...

RSABG’s oak collection ranked 28th in the world

RSABG's oak collection ranked 28th largest collection in the world

Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) has ranked Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden’s oak collection as 28th largest collection of rare or endangered oaks in the world. The survey identified 3,796 oak records from 198 institutions in 39 countries. RSABG’s collection of Read More...

Butterfly Brilliance

August 2, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden staff began dismantling the temporary structure that was home to hundreds of Southern California butterflies this summer. The butterflies have been released and the screens will soon be stored for the upcoming winter months.
Thanks to Garden volunteers, staff and visitors—and butterflies—the Read More...

Eureka!

Come celebrate California Admission Day with FREE admission to Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden—California’s native garden!

California Admission Day is celebrated on Thursday, September 9 and commemorates the anniversary of California becoming the 31st state on September 9, 1850.

Bring the kids and play all day or find a Read More...

Troops and families in the Garden

Free Garden admission for active-duty military personnel and their families this summer. Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden is a participant in the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) pilot program Blue Star Museums, which offers free admission for active-duty military and their families between Read More...

Autumn planting: get the dirt on soil prep

With the planting season approaching—late summer and early fall are a good time to lay some groundwork as it were. Success in a sustainable landscape comes down to matching the right...

Fraga Awarded 2010 Switzer Fellowship

July 29, 2010

Naomi Fraga, Ph.D. candidate in the Botany Department at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden (RSABG) and Claremont Graduate University, has been awarded a Switzer...

Getting Native

Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden and producer Frank Simpson are proud to present “Getting Native,” an ongoing project to help gardeners bring the beauty and craft of landscaping with...