YOUNG BUDS PROGRAMS

We are booked for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027! There is still availability for winter (Dec. to Feb.) programs.

Please review the website for updated information on program offerings, pricing, and visiting the Butterflies Bloom exhibit as part of your trip. We kindly ask that you review this information before reaching out with questions.

Please note that we are not offering programming for homeschool groups at this time.

Pricing

  • The cost is $16 per student; the minimum group charge is $160.
  • One adult per five students is admitted free to ensure adequate supervision during the program. Exceptions will be made for students who require additional support.
  • The cost for additional adult chaperones is $20 per person. The limit of adult chaperones that can accompany each guided program is five, including teachers. Additional adults can accompany their child before and after the guided program time.

Program Details

  • Programs are designed for students aged 4-5 years old.
  • Fall and Spring programs take place entirely outdoors. There are no indoor classrooms available. Winter programs are partially indoors and partially outdoors. Please have everyone dressed for the weather. We reserve the right to cancel programming when weather conditions prove unsafe or detrimental to a positive experience for your students (such as in the event of heavy rains or poor air quality). While we do everything possible to reschedule visits canceled due to inclement weather, nature is unpredictable and we cannot make any guarantees.

Butterflies Bloom

  • Visiting Butterflies is part of your experience, but not part of your guided program.

Availability

PROGRAM OFFERINGS

Flowers to Fruit
September – November

We are booked for Fall 2026! Please come back next school year.

NEW! Plants Around the World
December – February

Have you ever been to the Mediterranean? How about a desert? Journey inside the newly renovated Conservatory to learn about plants that you wouldn’t see in your backyard. We will take time to draw in our very own nature journals as we learn how plants survive around the world. We will end our adventure by visiting the new Butterflies Bloom exhibit!

Art in Bloom
March –May

We are booked for Spring 2027! Please come back next school year.

Registration

We are booked for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027! There is still availability for winter (Dec. to Feb.) programs.


To register, contact our School and Teacher Program Manager, Irmarie Alvira, at [email protected] with the following:

  • Your name, email address, and phone number, contact person’s information (if it is someone other than yourself) .
  • Your organization’s name and mailing address.
  • Which program topic you would like.
  • The number of classes you would like to bring, with the number of students per class.
  • The total number of students who will attend.
  • Your arrival time to the garden.
  • Your departure time from the garden.
  • Your top three choices of program dates, in order of preference, and program times. (Please check your counties/cities school calendar, as it will be difficult to reschedule as we book up, and ensure you are able to arrive no earlier than 15 minutes before your scheduled program time.)

    • Please have patience as we accept reservations on a first-come, first-serve basis. Allow at least a week to receive a response. If all of the above information is not received, response time will be delayed.

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