The Docent Guild, formed in 1980, has over 60 members. Docents must participate in an eight-week training course before qualifying to conduct botanical tours.

The Gardens provide numerous educational and cultural activities including classes and lectures covering diverse subjects, from practical gardening to evening programs of historical and botanical talks by noted authors. A Weekend Gardener series of monthly Saturday morning lectures and walks supply the public with information on a variety of horticultural subjects. For more information please call the Garden office at (949) 673-2261.

Adult Tours: The Garden offers Docent Guided Tours to organizations such as garden and book clubs, senior-citizen groups, historical societies, professional organizations and those with special needs.

Children's Tours: Docent Guided Tours are available for kindergarten to high school students. Concepts introduced include man's use of plants for survival, a plants needs for survival and the interesting ways in which plants adapt to their surroundings.

Tours are available Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m- 3:00 p.m.

To schedule a tour please call the Garden Office at least three weeks in advance at (949) 673-2261.