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James P. Folsom, the Marge and Sherm Telleen/Marion and Earle Jorgensen Director of the Botanical Gardens, has transformed The Huntington during his 36 years at the institution. Photograph by Danielle Rudeen.

Legacy of Wonder

Posted on Dec. 22, 2020

Kelly Fernandez, head gardener of the Herb Garden and the Shakespeare Garden, harvests bundles of flax from The Huntington’s Herb Garden. Photo courtesy of Kelly Fernandez.

A Fascination with Flax

Posted on Dec. 9, 2020

A penjing in the Verdant Microcosm, a new complex built to display a collection of the miniaturized plant landscapes in The Huntington’s Chinese Garden. Photo by Jamie Pham.

The Art of Penjing

Posted on Oct. 28, 2020

Lead project gardener Gary Roberson works in The Huntington’s new hillside cycad garden, a dramatic showcase for thousands of plants donated by the late Loran and Eva Whitelock. Photo by Scott Berger.

Take A Walk Among the Cycads

Posted on July 29, 2020

Pages 96 and 97 in Shugart’s account book (1851–53) listing enslaved people he helped usher to freedom.

Accounting for Freedom

Posted on July 20, 2020

Detail of Preserve Co-Operation poster from 1917 designed by Carter Housh

A Resurgence of Victory Gardens

Posted on July 1, 2020

Carla Hayden speaking with Karen R. Lawrence on stage
Thatcher William Cahill carefully places reeds on the roof of the Pavilion for Washing Away Thoughts (Di Lü Ting 滌慮亭). Photo by Andrew Mitchell.
Ramiro Ramirez Pinedo, who has worked at The Huntington for 50 years, stands in his favorite place on the grounds, the Japanese Garden. Photo by Jamie Pham.

Fifty Years and Going Strong

Posted on Dec. 4, 2019

Vine Street at Sunset Boulevard, at Night, July 27, 1948. Photograph by Bob Plunkett. Ernest Marquez Collection. The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Historical Markers

Posted on Oct. 17, 2019