Many visitors ask us, “What’s the best time of year to see the botanical gardens?” Some people favor spring for the first big display of roses, others prefer summer for the water lilies and lotus blooms. But the truth of the matter is that the gardens at The Huntington are beautiful all year round. Those who come only in April or July are missing some of the gardens’ most spectacular moments. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2010
FROM THE RANCH | Economical Container Gardening and the Salad Factory Experiment
Welcome to the first post on the salad factory, an experiment to see if in both quantitative and qualitative terms, container gardening is “worth it.” It is an easy to set up, relatively inexpensive grid of plastic storage tubs converted to grow a diversity of salad greens and herbs including varieties of lettuce, kale, chard, mustard, mizuna, nasturtiums, salad onions, cilantro, endive, escarole, and more. Continue reading
EXHIBITIONS | Lending a (Bronze) Hand
Christopher Slatoff is a figurative sculptor who works in bronze, just like Giovanni Battista Foggini, Corneille van Clève, and the other artists featured in the exhibition “Beauty and Power: Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes from the Peter Marino Collection.” But Slatoff works in 21st-century Los Angeles with clients like USC and … Continue reading
FROM THE RANCH | Thank You!
With the launch of the Blog, I wanted to take the chance to thank everyone who helped make last weekend’s public launch of the Huntington Ranch such a great two days. This includes all of our speakers, participants, caterers, and staff at the Huntington. Continue reading
EXHIBITIONS | Bukowski on iTunes
Sara S. “Sue” Hodson, literary manuscripts curator at The Huntington, discusses the unordinary life of one of the most original voices in 20th-century American literature in nine short audio clips, available on iTunes U. Continue reading
Making a Case for Mark Twain
For the month of November, we’re celebrating Twain in our Treasures Case in the East Foyer of the Library Main Hall. The original manuscript of The Prince and the Pauper is on display, along with a British first edition of the novel and a stunning portrait of the author himself. Continue reading
FROM THE RANCH | Return to the Ranch
In the spring/summer 2009 issue of Huntington Frontiers magazine, I wrote about a project that was underway to return The Huntington to its agricultural roots. Next week marks the official unveiling of the Huntington Ranch. Part outdoor classroom, part demonstration garden, and part research lab, the Ranch is located on … Continue reading
FROM THE RANCH | Urban Agriculture
Next Friday and Saturday, Nov. 12 and 13, Ranch project coordinator Scott Kleinrock will welcome aspiring urban gardeners to a 2-day symposium. You can learn all about it on the new Huntington Ranch Blog. Continue reading
Nature Upload
The Huntington hosts several official Flickr groups that are open to anyone with a camera, whether cell phone or Hassleblad. Browse through some of the wonderful images in the Desert Garden group, or explore the Chinese Garden pool. Check out our Featured Photos of the Week, selected from among our Flickr groups, or follow us on Twitter to enjoy our Photo of the Day. Continue reading