Top Five Places to Plant Yourself (for lunch)
As much as I enjoy working at Marin Art & Garden Center, one of the things I’ve missed the most while we’ve been sheltering in place are my lunch breaks. Can you blame me, when I get to sit outside surrounded by beautiful gardens while I eat my lunch and read a book? We know […]
The Transformation Continues in the Shop
Things are really moving ahead with our plans for The Shop at Marin Art & Garden Center. After an inevitably slow process of cleaning out and reconfiguring the space, the shop itself is now rapidly transforming, with a fresh coat of paint on the walls, new flooring, and more light flooding in after the removal […]
Cold Blooded Companions
Reptiles are more than just part of the scenery here, they’re important links in the garden ecosystem. It’s a sure sign that the weather is warming up at Marin Art & Garden Center when the lizards appear. You’ll catch sight of them sunning on a rock or skittering into the shadows, or even doing pushups […]
Keeping It Fresh: Help Your Cut Flowers Last Longer
To keep your fresh cut flowers looking vibrant as long as possible, here are a few tips. Before venturing out to a cutting garden, have a pair of clean, sharp hand pruners in hand, a bucket filled with tepid water with a conditioning agent (flower powder or a nutrient-rich hydrator*), and gardening gloves. Ideally, select […]
Feeling Blue in the Garden
Every so often, a particular color seems to stand out more than others in the gardens here at Marin Art & Garden Center, and right now, it’s blue. Don’t be downcast, though, because these are a couple of plants that are both eye-catching and low maintenance. Looking for an easy-to-grow plant that blooms for months, […]
Gardening is a Workout
Development Manager and fitness trainer Molly Anixt demonstrates how you can stay limber for gardening enjoyment. https://youtu.be/W2JqczGTw2I During this Shelter in Place we have see a rise in the number of people out tending to their gardens. Those who previously did not have hours to spending pruning and watering are now finding it an enjoyable […]
A Virtual Visit to Historic Gardens – Open Day 2020
For four years the Marin Art & Garden Center has partnered with the Garden Conservancy to present the Marin Open Day. This yearly program draws hundreds of garden-lovers from across the Bay Area to visit and explore private gardens in our neighborhoods. In the past three years we have featured extraordinary gardens from Ross, Kentfield, […]
Five Picks from the Executive Director’s Bookshelf
Antonia Adezio knows a good gardening book when she sees one; here, she recommends reading from authors we know and love.
Pixie Park Goes Back to its Roots
This beloved children’s playground is getting a new look with retro appeal, hearkening back to its founding. On nearly any day of the year, you can count on hearing children’s laughter and the squeak of swings coming from somewhere up on the hillside above Marin Art & Garden Center. If you follow the sounds up […]
Patching Things Up with Ken Cottrell
Our very own Mr. Fix-It is tearing it up in the shop: the Facilities Manager tells all As Marin Art & Garden Center is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, it’s no surprise that there’s quite a lot of maintenance and repair needed to keep our historic facilities in good working order. We are very […]
