Earth Day

Join us for a fun and inspiring Earth Day celebration! Explore creative ways to protect our planet and help it thrive through hands-on workshops and activities all around Descanso Gardens. Included with admission or membership, RSVP is required for the Knitwear Mending Workshop and the DIY Soil Bioremediation Workshop. Seed Nest Creation Station Create California Native Wildflower “Seed Nests” to plant in a pot, flowerbed, wild patch in your lawn or an entire meadow Rose Garden Pavilion: 1-4pm. Drop in anytime! While supplies last Repair Cafe Pasadena Bring your broken clothing, appliances, bikes, jewelry, electronics, and more to get help fixing them to make them last longer and keep them out of the landfill Gathering Room A: 1-4pm. Drop in anytime! Free and open to the public Knitwear Mending Workshop with Nico Sorensen Bring a sweater or knit item with a hole and learn basic surface darning and decorative mending techniques to give it new life and personal flair Magnolia Court (across from Center Circle): 1-4pm. RSVP required, register here. Limited spots available DIY Soil Bioremediation Workshop with Dr. Daisy Rosas Vargas Hands-on demo to create a mycelium straw wattle filled with spent oyster mushroom substrate and housed in remnant fabrics such as burlap or canvas. These wattles help to heal soil in gardens while capturing runoff Main Lawn: 4-5pm. RSVP required, register here. Limited spots available Sustainability at Descanso Tours Find out more about the many ways Descanso works with our natural environment to care for the plants, animals, and people that live in and visit the gardens Meets at Center Circle: 1-2pm, 2:30-3:30pm Indigenous History of Music with Natural Materials Performance + Presentation with Christopher Garcia Come close out Earth Day by experiencing Indigenous music and the environmentalist history behind it Amphitheater 5-6:15pm