We’re so grateful for our local parks and gardens & know that it takes a community to tend to the needs of our shared environments.
Every Tuesday at Arlington Garden is a volunteer day, but beginning in March, we’ll be hanging out here together once a month to pitch in on some of the labor around Pasadena’s only free public garden. Want to learn more about native or regionally appropriate plants, land stewardship, bird identification, the many varieties of mulch and compost, and anything else green thumbed? This is a very solid place to start!
Everyone is welcome. All you need to do is drop in from 9am to 12pm wearing long sleeves, pants and sturdy shoes along with a KN95 or higher mask. Arlington Garden will provide us with gloves (though you’re welcome to bring your own) and they’ll also have extra masks or goggles available if you’d like.
We love a good maintenance and restoration day!
Founded in opposition to overdevelopment and the expansion of the 710 Freeway, Arlington Garden is Pasadena's only dedicated public garden. Since breaking ground 20 years ago, this three-acre urban oasis has blossomed into a vibrant wildlife habitat for Pasadena's native flora and fauna, an outdoor classroom, and the host to the only remaining orange grove along historic Orange Grove Boulevard.
We gather at Arlington Garden monthly to reconnect with the natural world and with our community. Here, we are reminded of what's possible when we come together to self-determine our collective futures through art, ecology, and the simple act of gathering among friends. This garden stands as a testament to the power of grassroots action and the transformative potential of communal stewardship.