Cool summer evenings are perfect for enjoying the outdoors.
They’re also perfect for guided tours of the UC Riverside Botanic Gardens.
Clara and Emma Petrea enjoy refreshments after a tour of the UC Riverside Botanic Gardens on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
A turtle swims Saturday, July 16, 2022, at the UC Riverside Botanic Gardens. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Desert willow flowers are seen during a tour of the UC Riverside Botanic Gardens on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Docent George Spiliotis, right, guides guests during a Saturday, July 16, 2022, tour of the UC Riverside Botanic Gardens. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Chris Rudnicki smells a desert willow flower during a tour of the UC Riverside Botanic Gardens on Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Guests enjoy refreshments Saturday, July 16, 2022, after a tour of the UC Riverside Botanic Gardens. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Theresa McLemore shows a corpse flower, an amorphophallus titanum, which blooms once every seven to nine years, to guests during a Saturday, July 16, 2022, tour of the UC Riverside Botanic Gardens. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
An amorphophallus titanum, known as a corpse flower, is seen Saturday July 16, 2022, in the UC Riverside Botanic Gardens green house during a tour. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
A passiflora passion vine is seen Saturday, July 16, 2022, during a tour of the UC Riverside Botanic Gardens. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Guests look at a “corpse flower,” an amorphophallus titanum, during a Saturday, July 16, 2022, tour of the UC Riverside Botanic Gardens. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
A hummingbird flies by a “desert willow,” a chilopsis linearis, during a Saturday, July 16, 2022, tour of the UC Riverside Botanic Gardens. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
A white prickly poppy is seen during a Saturday, July 16, 2022, tour of the UC Riverside Botanic Gardens. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Docent George Spiliotis leads a Saturday, July 16, 2022, tour of the UC Riverside Botanic Gardens. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Alma Falconer-Ruiz and her 18-month-old daughter, Katarina, look at a lacebark tree flowers during a Saturday July 16, 2022, tour of the UC Riverside Botanic Gardens. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Docent George Spiliotis shows guests a coast live oak during a Saturday July 16, 2022, tour of the UC Riverside Botanic Gardens. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
A pisily, desert native flower (justicia Californica) is seen Saturday, July 16, 2022, is seen at the UC Riverside Botanic Gardens. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Guests look at a dragon tree during a Saturday, July 16, 2022, of the UC Riverside Botanic Gardens. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Docent George Spiliotis leads guests during a Saturday, July 16, 2022, tour of the UC Riverside Botanic Gardens. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
The first of two Botanic Gardens Twilight Tours this summer was staged Saturday, July 16, and took guests across the expansive, 40-acre area to see flowers, plants and wildlife. Docents lead the after-hours treks and refreshments are served.
The next session is set for Saturday, Aug. 13, at 6 p.m.
Tickets are $10 for members of the Friends of the UCR Botanic Gardens and $15 for non-members. Space is limited.
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