Lifelong learning is the cornerstone of the San Francisco Botanical Garden’s educational philosophy. Our guest is SFBG Executive Director Michael McKechnie.

• Learn at the SFGB
  

There are incredible benefits for those who become a member of the San Francisco Botanical Garden, says Jay Estey, Membership Manager.

You can find out how easy it is to grow your own vegetables in San Francisco by visiting our new demonstration garden. Learn more from Jay Estey, Membership Manager at the San Francisco Botanical Garden.

• Printable Map of the San Francisco Botanical Garden (the demonstration garden is located just behind the garden bookstore near the main gate)

Education Coordinator Kitty Fisher talks about the many opportunities to learn about gardening at the San Francisco Botanical Garden. Check out our horticultural and botany classes, tours, talks and events!

• 11th Annual Summer Gardening Fair (8/1)
• Day Trip with Glenn Keator to Pt. Reyes National Seashore (8/1)
• Moonviewing walk (9/4)
• Calendar of Events

Here’s a walking tour of the Garden of Fragrance at the San Francisco Botanical Garden. We encourage you to download it onto your audio player and take the tour guided by docent Ernie Ng. Be sure to download the Walking Tour Guide [pdf].

If you are unable to visit the garden, you can take a virtual tour of the Garden of Fragrance below.

Volunteers fill an important role at the San Francisco Botanical Garden. Tom Laursen, our Volunteer Services Manager, talks about the variety of volunteer opportunies available.

• Learn more about our Volunteer Program

Dr. Joseph Barbaccia continues the fascinating story of how the San Francisco Botanical Garden and Golden Gate Park came to be. (Dr. Barbaccia is a past president of the Board of Trustees of the San Francisco Botanical Garden Society and currently volunteers as a docent at the Garden.)

Storyteller extraordinaire Dr. Joseph Barbaccia begins the fascinating story of how the San Francisco Botanical Garden and Golden Gate Park came to be. (Dr. Barbaccia is a past president of the Board of Trustees of the San Francisco Botanical Garden Society and currently volunteers as a docent at the Garden.)

To learn more, visit Encyclopedia of San Francisco: Golden Gate Park

Young children learn by using all of their senses and older kids become engaged by looking for things. What better place for them to learn than in a garden? Annette Huddle, Associate Director of Youth Education at the San Francisco Botanical Garden, is our guest.

Dr. Peter Raven, recipient of the San Francisco Botanical Garden Society Green Champion Award, describes the Garden’s impact on him as a young person and its value on future generations of children.