Travel from ancient lineages to tropical canopies in this engaging webinar on Cycads and Arecaceae (the Palm Family) at the Ruth Bancroft Garden. Explore the Garden’s remarkable collections—from cycads, the living fossils that predate the dinosaurs to palms prized for their architectural form and resilience in dry gardens. Learn how these plants and discover what makes them so vital to the Garden’s design and horticultural legacy. Whether you’re a plant enthusiast or a seasoned gardener, this webinar offers a deeper look at two plant families that bring history, structure, and drama to the landscape.

Please note that this will be a pre-recorded webinar followed by a LIVE Q&A session with Curator Brian Kemble. (offered via Zoom)  After registration (see below), you will receive instructions and a Zoom link one day prior to the lecture.

How it works: Register one person with one email at a time. If you would like to register multiple people, please register them each separately with separate emails.  The webinar will be recorded and all registrants will receive a recording link via email within one business day.  Once the recording is sent, you will have seven days to watch.  After that time, the recording will expire.  Access to the webinar recordings after the expiration date will be a charge of $15 (members)/$25 (non-members).

Interested in learning more about the plant families at Ruth Bancroft Garden? Check out our monthly “Dry Garden Botany Webinar Series.” Every first Wednesday of the month, we will feature a new family, including iconic plants of the Garden, plant habits & tips for growing, all from the mouth of our Curator of 45 years, Brian Kemble.

Missed other plant families in the series? Want to access those webinars again? Check-out the descriptions below and email education@ruthbancroftgarden.org if you wish to still see them.

Dry Garden Botany Series – Mesembs

Dry Garden Botany Series – Aloe and Friends