What Tours and Classes Does Red Butte Garden Offer?

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Red Butte Garden offers guided garden tours and a dedicated adult education program that includes classes, workshops, and online or virtual resources. These options are listed on the Garden's Plan Your Visit pages, so you can review them before deciding whether to book a tour or register for a class. The Garden itself spans 100 acres of themed gardens and natural areas with 3,000 species of plants and trees, which gives guided and educational programs a substantial living collection to work from.

Garden Tours

The Garden's Plan Your Visit section includes a Garden Tours page, which is the starting point for learning what tour options exist. Tours are one of the structured ways to move through the 100-acre site rather than exploring it on your own.

If you want a tour, use the Garden Tours page to check what is currently offered and how to arrange it. Because tour schedules and formats can change by season, treat the page itself as the authoritative source rather than assuming a fixed daily tour.

Classes and Workshops for Adults

Red Butte Garden runs an adult education program under its Plan Your Visit section, listed as "Classes & Workshops For Adults." This is the main entry point for structured learning, whether your interest is plant science, gardening practice, or a specific hands-on skill.

The Garden's event listings show the kind of programming this includes. For example, the calendar lists a Fall Bonsai Show with the Bonsai Club of Utah on October 3 and 4, and a Bulb Forcing Workshop on October 3. These illustrate two different formats: a show or display event, and a participatory workshop where you learn a technique.

To find current classes and workshops, check the adult education page and the full calendar together — the education page describes the program, while the calendar shows dated offerings.

Online Classes and Virtual Resources

The adult education section also covers online classes and virtual resources, so you are not limited to in-person attendance. This is useful if you want to learn about plants and gardening but cannot visit during a scheduled on-site session.

The Garden also publishes "What's Blooming?" content, with curators Jason W. Baker and Heidi M. Simper documenting what is sprouting, leafing, blooming, and thriving week by week. This is a free, ongoing way to learn from the Garden's plant experts between formal classes.

How to Choose

If you want to... Start here
Walk the Garden with guidance Garden Tours page
Learn a hands-on skill in person Classes & Workshops For Adults, plus the full calendar
Learn remotely or on your own schedule Online classes and virtual resources
Follow seasonal plant changes What's Blooming? updates

Practical Notes

  • The Garden is located at 300 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108.
  • Admission rates are published on the Plan Your Visit section; check the current rates there rather than relying on secondhand figures.
  • Class and tour availability changes with the season, so confirm dates and registration details on the relevant page before planning around a specific program.