Boise, ID – November 6, 2024 – The Idaho Botanical Garden is excited to announce the return of its annual Winter Garden aGlow event for 2024. This enchanting display of lights... Read More The post Idaho Botanical Garden Unveils Winter Garden aGlow 2024: Meet us at the Garden and create a holiday tradition. appeared first on Idaho Botanical Garden ..read more

Boise, ID – October 3, 2024 – The Idaho Botanical Garden announces its Hispanic Heritage Day which is one activity of the annual Harvest Days Celebration. This vibrant event, held in... Read More The post Idaho Botanical Garden Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Day in Partnership with Idaho Hispanic Foundation appeared first on Idaho Botanical Garden ..read more

Boise, ID – September 26, 2024 — The Idaho Botanical Garden is excited to announce its first Growth and Gratitude Days, a special initiative designed to engage our community and... Read More The post Idaho Botanical Garden Announces Growth and Gratitude Days: A Call to Support and Celebrate Our Garden and Community  appeared first on Idaho Botanical Garden ..read more

Boise, ID – September 10, 2024 – The Idaho Botanical Garden is delighted to announce its highly anticipated 2024 Harvest Days, a celebration of fall’s bounty set to take place Saturdays... Read More The post Celebrate Autumn at the 2024 Harvest Days at Idaho Botanical Garden appeared first on Idaho Botanical Garden ..read more

Idaho Botanical Gardan Continues Community Support for Positive Impact and Change BOISE, IDAHO (April 09, 2024) – Six organizations in the State of Idaho were awarded the Idaho Botanical Garden’s... Read More The post Six Education-based Horticulture or Botanical Projects in Idaho Receive Lunaria Grant Awards appeared first on Idaho Botanical Garden ..read more

Big Botanicals Soirée to Be Held on September 12, 2024 at 6:00 pm BOISE, IDAHO (July 16, 2024) – The Idaho Botanical Garden hosts their first annual Farm to Table(aux)... Read More The post First Annual Farm to Table(aux) to Benefit the Idaho Botanical Garden appeared first on Idaho Botanical Garden ..read more

Annual Member and Media Event to Held on June 15, 2024 at 1:00 pm BOISE, IDAHO (June 5, 2024) – The Idaho Botanical Garden is kicking off a celebration to... Read More The post 40th Anniversary Celebrations Begin at the Idaho Botanical Garden appeared first on Idaho Botanical Garden ..read more

Now that it is officially fall with those lovely cooler evenings, I can take a moment and reflect on the beauty of summer. It was a hot tamale with record-breaking heat, but I love the respite I get in the Idaho Botanical Garden and the beautiful gardens I visit. There is tremendous joy in observing the wildlife that visits, such as hummingbirds that wage war and dive bomb around the salvia, ladybugs and lacewings that bring balance to the aphid population, and if you were lucky, you witnessed the monarchs making an exciting presence back in Boise.  I love to follow gardening and insect g ..read more

Have you ever experienced that romanticized idea of a flower farm? You’re picking flowers at sunset on a warm summer night, and everything is amazing. Behind those beautiful rows of flowers are people working around the clock to bring you fresh blooms. The truth is that flower farming is farming – and farming is blood, sweat, and tears. This year at Idaho Botanical Garden, we introduced a new project taking on an entire new garden, our own flower farm. We opened a bouquet subscription program to 30 of our garden members. Every week we create arrangements for them to take home and enjoy for the ..read more

Weeds, like other plants in our gardens, begin their lives as seeds. Contained within the protective outer layer of a seed is a plant in miniature, awaiting the right conditions to break free. Upon germination, these tiny plants begin their journey towards reproduction and will ultimately flower and make seeds of their own. The old adage, “one year’s weeds, seven years seeds,” is a warning. If you let weeds go to seed, you can expect to see those weeds for many years to come. Don’t let your weeds set seed. That’s the lesson. But it’s more than that. This saying is also a reminder of where weed ..read more