BRING YOUR WHEELBARROWS! BRING YOUR CARTS! Our annual plant sale is back in 2022. We'll have more than 5,000 plants for you to choose from!
Stroll through the gardens while the region’s artists set up their easels as they paint en plein air, capturing their favorite landscapes throughout the gardens and groves, showcasing the essence of the fauna and flora that calls the Arboretum home!
July 1st - Aug. 12th
Dragon Lights Reno will once again illuminate the Wilbur D. May Arboretum and Botanical Gardens in Rancho San Rafael Park with all new lantern displays.
Join us at the Ranch House for this unique Artown event!
Enjoy the scent of lavender, demonstrations on planting, harvesting, and infusing with lavender and other mini-presentations.
Get a great start to your weekend by enjoying the relaxing and serene setting of Kleiner’s Oak Grove while listening to a series of artists every Friday in September.
Enjoy autumn at the Arboretum, while planning for a blooming spring garden!
Join us for Coffee and Pastries while shopping our beautiful selection of Amaryllis Bulbs.
The May Arboretum Society is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) dedicated to the life, growth, and long term sustainability of the Wilbur D. May Arboretum, your arboretum, at Rancho San Rafael Regional Park in beautiful downtown Reno. Events, education, lectures and workshops enrich our members, our city, and our society as a whole.
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