The Arboretum closes today, Dec. 15, at 3:30 pm.
The Arboretum is closing early Saturday, December 15, at 3:30pm to prepare for Moonlight Forest. The grounds and parking lots will be cleared by 4pm. Thank you.
Posted on December 15, 2018
Moonlight Forest tickets make great gifts!
Making your holiday gift list or looking for an unusual birthday present? Tickets to Moonlight Forest make wonderful gifts. Your friends and family will enjoy a walk through a fantasy of over 60 spectacular lantern displays. They will enjoy live performances and our food court. Give a magical experience. Act now! Tickets are going fast.
Posted on November 26, 2018
Arboretum members get 15% off Moonlight tickets
Your family and friends will enjoy our lantern art festival especially during the Thanksgiving week. It’s a truly magical experience. Moonlight Forest tickets also make wonderful holiday gifts. Arboretum members receive a 15% discount on tickets. Not a member? Click for information about joining us an Arboretum member.
Posted on November 14, 2018
We received a grant from California Humanities!
California Humanities has funded a series of programs related to the our Library’s new exhibit: The Sweet Breathing of Plants, Indigenous Works of Neshkinukat Artists. Please join us in the Library on Tuesday, November 20, 7-9pm for a screening and panel discussion of Tending The Wild. Please register, limited space.
Posted on October 2, 2018
Curious about our Forest Bathing program?
Sara Cagle, a reporter with The Los Angeles Times, captures the experience of Forest Bathing. She writes of entering “the prehistoric forest: a shaded environment of towering redwoods and palm trees, bright orange birds of paradise and very curious ducks. One person noticed the chirping of songbirds…One woman said she became so relaxed, she…”
Posted on September 29, 2018
The NEA awards a grant to the Arboretum
The National Endowment for the Arts award to the Arboretum enable us to continue our groundbreaking 2016 exhibit of techno-botanical art in the garden. The newly-funded art exhibit, developed by curator Shirley Watts, will feature video and interactive digital installations within the Arboretum’s diverse botanical landscape. The aim is to move art out of a traditional museum setting and […]
Posted on June 25, 2018
A record 435,000 visitors at the garden in 2017!
Our deep appreciation to all our members, supporters and volunteers for making 2017 another record year. Thanks to you, our youth programs served 16,000 +students, construction on the new Children’s Learning Patio will begin soon and the Forces of Nature II art show was a very successful fundraiser. Year-end contributions are gratefully accepted and can […]
Posted on December 18, 2017
Our plumeria grove is just gorgeous, a must see!
Take a stroll up to Tallac Knoll and wander among our plumeria plants as they near full bloom. The flowers are beautiful and their scents intoxicating. You’ll love the tropical setting, which was the scene for a recent KTLA report about our Plumeria Day.
Posted on August 8, 2017
Celebrating an iconic tree: Art to be created from Baldwin eucalyptus
A stately Tasmanian blue gum, planted some time in the late 19th century, is among the most magnificent trees at the Arboretum. Sadly, the tree must is being removed this month due to age and disease. To celebrate its long life, art will be created from the historic tree. Reprising the Arboretum’s Forces of […]
Posted on February 14, 2017
Rain is coming! Catch it for your garden with water harvesting.
With another storm or two approaching this weekend, you’ll likely be taking cover inside. Why not learn about harvesting rain water for your garden? Crescent Farm uses a variety of water harvesting techniques for its sustainable gardens. A quick primer about the techniques used at Crescent Farm is a click away.
Learn to make kimchi Saturday, December 15
Learn how to safely make your own kimchi, using lacto-fermentation Various recipes, including a vegetarian option and water kimchi, will be discussed. Each participant will make a small batch of kimchi to take home. Part of Brie Wakeland’s Preserve & Ferment series. 10am-12pm, $35 members; $45 non-members.
Jiaozi dumpling making Sunday, December 16
In Chinese homes, dumplings (or jiaozi in Mandarin) are a traditional food eaten on New Year’s Eve. Learn to make jiaozi in a class that features each of us as a chef, who will get to eat his or her own cooking—eight mouthwatering vegetarian jiaozi 1-3pm, $35 members; $45 non-members.
Bookworms Storytime Saturday, Dec. 15
Come hear about Winter Cheer: Pansies in the Arboretum Library and our great story trees. Enjoy plant and nature stories and a take-home craft. Recommended for children ages 3-6. Saturday, December 15, 10:30am; included in admission; members free.
Plant question? Ask our Expert at the Arboretum
We have the knowledge and experience to help you raise healthy plants. Frank McDonough, the Arboretum’s Botanical Information Consultant, answers questions from the public.