Linda Bolt Spotlight
“The most rewarding part of having programs at the Garden is being able to step outside of the typical daily world of our busy and sometimes anxious or isolated lives to do something unique and fun with others in such a beautiful, calm, serene and healing place.” For Linda Bolt, Marin Art and Garden Center […]
Botanical Art in Marin Living
We’re delighted that readers of Marin Living Magazine will catch a glimpse of the 26th Annual Exhibition of Botanical Art, on view in The Studio through November 26, 2023. You can leaf through the whole issue (don’t miss page 24!) here.
“We Got Company!”
You know how it is when you know you have company coming over and you put off things to do until the day is upon you? Well, that happened to the gardeners at the Center earlier this month. It’s like my house was a mess and I had to clean up quickly before the Filoli […]
Leadership Luncheon 2023 Gallery
On Wednesday, May 10th, members of our Leadership Circle joined us for our annual Spring Leadership Reception and Luncheon, hosted at the Caroline Livermore Pavilion. Many of our guests are pictured below.
Leadership Luncheon 2023
Welcome to the guests Brian Salmen, Charles Raven, and Andy Evans Candy MacNaughton, Suzi Salmen, and Suzanne Mellor Cara Storm, Theresa Nelson, Brianna Cutts, and Antonia Adezio Chris Feibusch with Pat and John Cahill Diane Doodha (Board President Emeritus) with Tom Perry (Board President) and Julianne Polanco (Guest Speaker) Jennifer and Robert Leathers June and […]
An Early Autumn
Fall officially arrived this year on September 22 with the Autumn Equinox, but after a blistering heat wave early this month, the early rain and comparatively cool weather already feels like a change of season. Around the garden, we’re seeing that the plants are also starting to undergo a shift, with leaves changing color and […]
Keeping it Natural in the Garden
By Michael Bogart Garden Manager Organic and pesticide free. Those words are nice to hear, and even nicer to practice. As you visit our gardens, you can be assured that there are no chemicals and everything we grow is organic. When we practice this method of gardening it ensures the health of everyone, from […]
Volunteer Spotlight: Ellin Purdom
Ellin (center) with Board President Tom Perry and Executive Director Antonia Adezio If you’ve been a visitor to The Shop since it opened in 2020, you have almost certainly enjoyed the experience so much more because of Ellin Purdom’s deft touch. Ellin’s husband Ned joined the Center’s Board of Trustees in 2019, but Ellin’s own […]
The Women in my Garden
March is Women’s History Month, and a fitting time to acknowledge the fundamental role that women have played in the establishment of Marin Art and Garden Center. In 1945, Caroline Livermore and a group of conservation-minded women came together to preserve this space at the heart of Marin, to ensure that it remained a community […]
