Events

2026 Hosted Display Garden Tours

These are extensive, guided tours through the Far Reaches gardens to learn about some seriously cool plants in our collection. Each month there will be different plants to talk about, different things blooming in the gardens, and in some cases different guest speakers. You can sign up for more than one tour if you'd like, and we welcome both members and non-member guests to join us as a way to spread the word about FRBC with people who love plants.

As always, there will be some select plants available for sale after the tours. It's also a good time to pick up online orders, but please make sure to order at least a week in advance. Each tour generally lasts an hour and is mostly outside, so please be prepared for the weather possibilities. We will have beverages and snacks available, and will be on our feet for the majority of the tour.

Hosted Display Garden Tours
April 24, 2026
10:00 AM
$40 for members
$45 for nonmembers.
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Hosted Display Garden Tours
May 15, 2026
10:00 AM or 2:00 PM
$40 for members
$45 for nonmembers.
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Hosted Display Garden Tours
June 19, 2026
10:00 AM or 2:00 PM
$40 for members
$45 for nonmembers.
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Hosted Display Garden Tours
August 7, 2026
10:00 AM or 2:00 PM
$40 for members
$45 for nonmembers.
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Hosted Display Garden Tours
September 11, 2026
10:00 AM or 2:00 PM
$40 for members
$45 for nonmembers.
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FRBC Rare Open Day
The Far Reaches gate will be open to the public on
Saturday April 25. 10am-3pm

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July 2025 Trip to Northeast India

This summer Sue and Kelly were joined by our Collections Manager Silas Zoeller to visit a remote portion of the Himalaya in Arunachal Pradesh near Tibet and Bhutan. They botanized at 14000' looking at a myriad of plants such as Primula, Sausserea, Gentiana, and 8 species of Meconopsis (Blue Poppy), 7 of which were in flower. The purpose of the trip was two-fold: to assess the environmental changes since Kelly and Sue last were there in 2003; and to provide crucial field training for Silas. As part of our networking, relationship building, and educational commitment, we invited two younger botanists involved with botanic gardens in Scotland, and the inimitable Argentine alpine plant botanist, Marcela Ferreyra, who also joined the tour. Besides recording many of the plants they found at their iNaturalist Journal, Silas has written a report serialized in the FRBC Newsletter: 

 Adventure in Arunachal (part 1) 

 Adventure in Arunachal (part 2) 

 Adventure in Arunachal (part 3 ) 

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