Daily and Occasional Botanic Garden Activities
Something new is always happening at the Botanic Garden! Each season brings its own rhythms to the garden. Take time to smell the roses, ride a buckboard wagon, follow a butterfly, or simply enjoy a shady bench with a lovely green view...
- PNM Butterfly Pavilion
- Japanese Garden Tours
- Quilters at the Heritage Farm
- Garden Railroad
- Garden Advice
PNM Butterfly Pavilion (Opens Friday, May 22, 2009)
The PNM Butterfly Pavilion is open during the warm summer months. This popular exhibit allows visitors to walk through an indoor butterfly garden where hundreds of butterflies representing about forty species flutter around them, visiting their nectar plants. Entrance is included with admission.
Schedule:
9:00am-5:00pm Mondays-Fridays
9:00am-6:00pm, Saturdays and Sundays, Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend.
The butterfly exhibit will close for the season on Wednesday, September 30, 2009.
Japanese Garden Tours
Tours of the Japanese Garden are offered, weather permitting, on Wednesdays at 10:00am and 11:00am.
These tours are dependent on volunteer schedules. Tours can only be confirmed by calling ahead and reserving a space.
Reservations are recommended as group size is limited to 15 -20 people. Call 848-7180 to reserve a space. Tours are included with general admission to the garden.
Quilters at the Heritage Farm
Visit with artisans of traditional crafts in the Heritage Farm House. The New Mexico Quilters will be working on their Botanic Garden quilt and other projects, and are available to answer questions and do demonstrations.
Schedule: Second Wednesday of every month, 10:00am-2:00pm.
Garden Advice
Gardening experts, including the Albuquerque Area Extension master Gardeners, share tips, advice and general information about growing plants in Albuquerque at the "Ask a Gardener" table in the central plaza. For more information, please call (505) 848-7180.
Schedule: Saturdays, June-August, 10:00am-2:00pm.