
Speaker Series: Nan Sterman, Reimagining Balboa Park’s Botanical Building
Mon, Apr 20
|Secret Garden at Rancho Santa Fe
Nan Sterman will share the secrets behind her “otherworldly” interior garden design, celebrating the past while looking toward the future.


Time & Location
Apr 20, 2026, 10:00 AM
Secret Garden at Rancho Santa Fe, 17025 Avenida De Acacias, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067, USA
Guests
About the event
Join acclaimed horticulturist, garden designer, and author Nan Sterman for an engaging presentation on the Botanical Building’s history, its restoration, and the inspiration behind the newly redesigned interior gardens. Nan will share her “otherworldly” design concept—a garden meant to feel like an escape from the pressures of daily life and a place like no other—along with her process for blending treasured legacy plants with new additions in a refreshed, innovative display.
This presentation offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at a landmark transformation and the design decisions that will shape the Botanical Building’s future, and also serves as a great warm-up to our May event: docent-led tours around the Botanical Building.
Nan Sterman will have copies of her books, Hot Color and Dry Garden, available for purchase and will be offering a book signing. Payments may be made by cash or credit card:
Cash: $27.99 plus tax
Credit Card: $29.50 plus tax
Morning beverages/snacks will be provided.
Cost: Free for Members; $20 for Non-Member Guests
Tickets
Member
$0.00
Guest
$20.00
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$0.00
