by Arlington Garden | Feb 12, 2025 | Arlington, Features
(AJ Jewell) We are deep in winter by most reckonings of the season, but it only recently started feeling that way. Winter in Southern California is usually a glorious three months. Winter is when it rains. Winter is when wildflowers grow! Unlike barren Chicago or...
by Arlington Garden | Dec 16, 2024 | Announcements, Arlington, Features, Wildlife
image courtesy of Scott Oshima On a recent Fall day, I walked in Arlington Garden’s afternoon sunlight. The light flowed from behind oaks and buckwheats. Lizards followed it along paths. A hawk glided silently through a sunbeam. A chatty family walked by the wish...
by Arlington Garden | Nov 18, 2024 | Announcements, Arlington
Dear Arlington Garden Community, As some of you might know, Michelle Matthews has stepped down as our Executive Director. We encourage you to take a moment to read her announcement below. Michelle became Executive Director in June of 2017. Since then, the garden and...
by Arlington Garden | Jun 30, 2024 | Arlington, Friends of Arlington, Interviews
AG: What are your responsibilities at Arlington? AJ: I am the part time Communications Manager and Volunteer Program Manager. I am also an occasional event producer, very infrequent emergency gardener, regrettable emailer, etc. etc. etc. I write and edit our...
by Arlington Garden | Feb 13, 2024 | Announcements, Arlington, Features
Photos courtesy of Tahereh Sheerazie. This past week, Pasadena received (“received” as in a blessing) 8.1 inches of rain. According to the local paper, that is 40% of our average seasonal rainfall. A representative from the City reported as of last...
by Arlington Garden | Jan 9, 2024 | Arlington, Features, Guest Letters, Wildlife
Pictured: Allen’s hummingbird. Credit: Charles Hood. (Charles Hood) This special place is an urban oasis, as we all know subjectively, but that can be shown with quantitative data too, if, for example, we look at the resident and migrant hummingbirds. Six...
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