Get your garden going with our ever-popular heirloom vegetables, huge selection of unusual, drought-tolerant, hard-to-find perennials, shrubs, and trees, as well as California native plants and a wide variety of sought after ornamental grasses. All plants are propagated in our Nursery and acclimated to Redding’s vigorous climate conditions. Sale includes a 20% non-member discount and a 30% Turtle Bay Member discount.

Bring your notebooks and cameras for this participant-driven program. We’ll make our way through the Gardens with frequent stops for discussions about (what else?) plants! Meet at the West Entrance of Gardens, located off of Arboretum Dr. next to the McConnell Arboretum & Botanical Gardens West Gate. Free for Members / Included in Garden Admission

Have gardening fun and get your wiggles out in the Gardens (or Greenhouse in rain). Charlie Rabbit features gardening and nature activities for young children, their siblings, parents and grandparents. Wear your favorite gardening clothes! Free  

Meet at the West Entrance of Gardens, located off of Arboretum Dr. next to the McConnell Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Nursery

Are your plants growing amuck? Come learn how to prune plants for structure, strength, and overall health – an essential gardening skill! Join Lead Sustainability Gardener, David Knight, as you practice specific pruning techniques for both young and older shrubs and plants.

Bring your notebooks and cameras for this participant-driven program. We’ll make our way through the Gardens with frequent stops for discussions about (what else?) plants! Meet at the West Entrance of Gardens, located off of Arboretum Dr. next to the McConnell Arboretum & Botanical Gardens West Gate. Free for Members / Included in Garden Admission

Have gardening fun and get your wiggles out in the Gardens (or Greenhouse in rain). Charlie Rabbit features gardening and nature activities for young children, their siblings, parents and grandparents. Wear your favorite gardening clothes! Free  

Meet at the West Entrance of Gardens, located off of Arboretum Dr. next to the McConnell Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Nursery

Color, texture, seasonal interest, and habitat value - what more could you ask for from a group of plants? Join Turtle Bay’s Horticulture Manager for an exploration of perennials that thrive beautifully in our area!

Members and Turtle Bay volunteers FREE, nonmembers $3

Meet at Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Office - 1135 Arboretum Drive (Next to Greenhouse in Nursery)

Bring your notebooks and cameras for this participant-driven program. We’ll make our way through the Gardens with frequent stops for discussions about (what else?) plants! Meet at the West Entrance of Gardens, located off of Arboretum Dr. next to the McConnell Arboretum & Botanical Gardens West Gate. Free for Members / Included in Garden Admission