UPCOMING EVENTS
The gardens are open for public enjoyment on specific Sunday(s) each month. These open Sundays are reflected on this Upcoming Events listing.
Hours are 11AM to 3PM, weather permitting.
Open Sunday
On Open Sundays, the Garden Center grounds are open to the public for walk in visits, and plants are available for purchase. Please bring the family (dogs on leash ok) to see the gardens and enjoy our quiet little oasis in San Mateo.
Bay Ocean District Meeting and Floral Design
Bay Ocean District of Garden Clubs is meeting during Open Gardens this September 13 and invites you to their short meeting to learn about garden groups in the area.
The meeting will be followed by a lovely program of floral design by Sahshah Middleton, well-known for using her background in both contemporary western and Ikebana design to create floral designs highlighting the natural beauty and lovely forms of flowers and leaves.
This event is free and runs in conjunction with the San Mateo Garden Center Open Sunday.
Open Sunday
On Open Sundays, the Garden Center grounds are open to the public for walk in visits, and plants are available for purchase. Please bring the family (dogs on leash ok) to see the gardens and enjoy our quiet little oasis in San Mateo.
Open Sunday
On Open Sundays, the Garden Center grounds are open to the public for walk in visits, and plants are available for purchase. Please bring the family (dogs on leash ok) to see the gardens and enjoy our quiet little oasis in San Mateo.
Open Sunday
On Open Sundays, the Garden Center grounds are open to the public for walk in visits, and plants are available for purchase. Please bring the family (dogs on leash ok) to see the gardens and enjoy our quiet little oasis in San Mateo.
Open Sunday
On Open Sundays, the Garden Center grounds are open to the public for walk in visits, and plants are available for purchase. Please bring the family (dogs on leash ok) to see the gardens and enjoy our quiet little oasis in San Mateo.
Plant Sale & Craft Fair
Join us for this annual FREE community event at the San Mateo Garden Center! Located at the corner of Alameda de las Pulgas and Parkside Way (near Beresford Park and 28th Avenue in San Mateo).
Plant Sales, Garden Clubs, Vendor Booths
Kids activities:
Scavenger Hunt, Kids Gardening Table - take home a free small plant*
Live Music:
Jazz Combo, Carlmont HIgh School carlmontmusic.com/jazz-ensemble
Bass Trio, Stanford musicians jazzorchestra/nicholas-oey
Jazz Ensemble, Serra High School https://www.serrahs.com/arts/music
Plant Sales & Shopping
San Mateo Garden Center plant shop, located in lower garden sanmateogardencenter.org
Vendors:
AM Creations
Birgit Creations ceramics and plants instagram.com/birgit_in_sf
CasaPlants Bay Area instagram.com/casaplants
Cheat A Little cheatalittle.com
Coastal Dawne coastaldawne.com
Creekside Crafts instagram.com/creeksidecrafts_ro
D&D Flowers instagram.com/danddflowers
Handmade by Courtney instagram.com/handmadebycourtneyh
Jeanne's Unique Lens jeanneschlesinger.com
Las Selvas laselvas.com
Lather & More latherandmore.com
Rae Art Design R.A.D. instagram.com/r.a.d._raeartdesign
Seascapes Garden Center seascapesgardendesign.com
Studio Mestiza studiomestiza.com
Suncatchers by Susie
Clubs / Organizations:
City of San Mateo Parks & Recreation cityofsanmateo.org/Parks-and-Recreation
Garden Study Club
Going to Seed goingtoseed.org
Gold Coast Cymbidium Society goldcoastcymbidiumsociety.org
Mid-Peninsula Art Club
Peninsula Orchid Society penorchidsoc.org
Peninsula Quilt Guild peninsulaquilters.org
San Mateo Arboretum Society sanmateoarboretum.org
San Mateo County Rose Society sanmateocountyrosesociety.com
Sei Boku Bonsai seibokubonsaikai.org
SF Begonia Society Sfbegonia.org
San Mateo County Bird Alliance smcbirdalliance.org
Sunshine Craft Club
*While supplies last. Events subject to change.
In addition to providing a space for club and private rentals, the Garden Center provides its own public events.
These include the annual meeting, open house(s), and open garden times.
We would like to have the Garden Center provide more availability for public enjoyment and education. If this aligns with your thoughts, please consider volunteering to support this effort.