OBTAIN A PHOTO PERMIT or BOOK A MICRO CEREMONY

If you have questions or cannot complete your booking, please feel free to contact us. Thank you!

Celebrate and Support the Garden 

Arlington Garden is supported through community donations and usage fees. Photography and microceremonies (or other small reserved events) help support the garden’s overall operations and maintenance. Please see click above to view available dates and times on the calendar, as well as  permit guidelines. We  recommend you obtain permits well ahead of time, especially for high-demand days and times, such as the golden hour!  For the wellbeing of the garden and to avoid undue stress on the habitat, we only accommodate 3 photo permits per hour  and 1 microceremony per day. 

GARDEN ETIQUETTE DURING PHOTO PERMITS, MICRO CEREMONIES

AND ANY TIME 

We ask that you keep in mind the following guidelines while you are enjoying your time in the garden!  Arlington Garden reserves the right to prohibit any person or activity that is not in keeping with the spirit of our guidelines:

• We are free and open to the public for general enjoyment every day from dawn to dusk.
• Respect the privacy and peace of other users. Low voices are appreciated by other people, birds and wildlife in the garden. 
• Refrain from climbing on trees, furniture and other garden features. 
• Please do not move furniture or other garden accents.
• Stay on the clearly marked paths. Do not step in planting beds or across rock barriers.
• We welcome pets but they must be leashed and kept out of planting beds. Please pick up after your pet, and stay away from squirrels or other wildlife.
• After dark,  we are closed and patrolled by San Marino Security.
• The flowers and fruit are here for everyone to enjoy seeing. Please do not to take or pick any fruit or plant material, including Navel oranges in our grove. These are used to make our sweet orange marmalade  sold to support the Garden.
• Informal groups of up to 12 individuals are welcome to gather in the garden for informal picnics, friend meet ups, casual book groups, etc, however, weddings, engagement proposals, memorials, classes, workshops, and similar formal events also require a reservation in all cases even if the expected number of attendees is fewer than 12.
• Walk or park your bike when in the garden. Refrain from riding in the garden.
• Children should be accompanied at all times. Arlington Garden is nestled in a vibrant neighborhood with lots of traffic on the east and south sides of the garden. For their safety, please make sure your children are within view.
• Keep water elements clean and free of debris for wildlife and birds.
• Use trash receptacles.  All trash left on site has to be cleaned up by our volunteers. If a trash can is full, look for another!  There are multiple in the garden. Or pack it in pack it out, especially large takeout boxes!  
• SMOKING or VAPING is prohibited in the Garden, in accordance with the City of Pasadena Municipal Code  (PMC Chapter 8.78)
• There is no restroom or sink. However, a standard portapotty is onsite and serviced weekly. 
• We recommend you check our calendar of events before visiting.  
• No glitter allowed in the garden.

Other Types of Photography

Photography that does not require a permit is limited to nature photography and candid snapshots for personal use that do not fall into the categories described above. If you are uncertain, just ask us!

Photo equipment that photographers of any kind may bring into the Garden is limited to that which will not impede the enjoyment of other Garden visitors and will not pose a hazard of any kind to the Garden or its inhabitants.