by Arlington Garden | Jun 4, 2026 | Arlington, Interviews
(Director of Horticulture, Tahereh Sheerazie) A couple weeks ago, we had an event at the garden for which Heather [a gardening colleague at Arlington Garden] and I made arrangements. The last time we did this for an event, Heather and I got ourselves to the flower...
by Arlington Garden | Jun 4, 2026 | Conservation, Features, Guest Letters, Resilience Gardening, Wildlife
(Jodhan Fine) Refilling bird feeders could get tedious, but it never actually does. Each time I replenish the birds’ seed [at our new Pasadena Audubon Bird Feeder Garden], I always make sure to stay awhile and watch the birds return to freshly restocked food....
by Arlington Garden | Jun 4, 2026 | Climate Change Gardening, Conservation, Features, Wildlife
(William Hallstrom) The monarchs are once again teeming on the milkweed patches at Arlington. We are lucky, I think, to have a few spontaneous eruptions of narrow leaf milkweed in the garden. Narrow leaf milkweed is our local host to monarch butterflies. This is the...
by Editor | Aug 19, 2025 | Announcements
We are very excited to share that Arlington Garden reopened today Tuesday, August 19th, minus fire damaged and under construction areas. Your ongoing support via our GoFundMe campaign has made this reopening possible – thank you! We are free to the public as...
by Arlington Garden | May 29, 2025 | Announcements, Arlington
The Arlington Garden Board of Directors is happy to announce the appointment of Andrew (AJ) Jewell as the organization’s new Executive Director. Andrew began with Arlington Garden in 2019 as a volunteer and joined the staff in early 2020 as Communications and...
by Arlington Garden | Mar 4, 2025 | Announcements, Arlington
Arlington Garden in Pasadena welcomes everyone to connect to the natural world through visiting, volunteering, and on-site learning. Because we want everyone to feel welcome, it is important to us that our visitors and volunteers be comfortable and stay healthy in the...
by Arlington Garden | Feb 12, 2025 | Arlington, Features
(AJ Jewell) We are deep in winter by most reckonings of the season, although it only recently started feeling that way. Winter in Southern California is usually a glorious three months. Winter is when it rains and wildflowers grow. Unlike barren Chicago or Boston,...
by Arlington Garden | Feb 9, 2025 | Features, Interviews
This interview with Lynn Fang, MS has been edited for length and clarity. (AJPJ) Lynn Fang is a soil scientist with over 10 years of experience in ecological landscape design, soil science, community composting, and regenerative farming. She centers on soil health as...
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 | 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...
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