Golden Garden Journal

A Special Kind of Plant

The term ‘air plant’ is used to describe a plant that does not require soil to survive, rather it uses other mechanisms to live and grow. Air plan...

Creative Spotlight: Emyle Rogers

We met Emyle while sourcing California Native plants at the Tree of Life Nursery. Noticing all the beautiful painted signs scattered throughout the...

The Art of Drying Flowers

This method is as simple as hanging the flowers upside down. However, it is important to note which flowers dry the best using this method. The be...

Creative Spotlight: Cole James Ceramics

Meet artist Cole James Based locally in Long Beach, California, Cole is an artist who creates from true passion. Elevating his ceramics to an art ...

Culture Shrooms Grow Kits

If you’ve always been curious about growing mushrooms, or are just ready to expand your gardening hand beyond plants, a mushroom growing kit could...

The Tongva Memorial Project

We've been asked to help with a very special landscaping project and now you can be a part of it too We at Golden Garden are volunteering our time,...

WYETH x GOLDEN GARDEN

Dried Floral Hat Bouquet Workshop Thursday, June 9th from 6:00-8:00 pm Your favorite hat brand Wyeth and The Golden Garden are joining creative fo...

Baked Earth

Beyond our common impressions of terra cotta For centuries humans have used terra cotta to craft art, preserve history and hold plant life.The most...

A World Unseen

A Poem written in honor of Earth Day 2022 Under the earth and over the sky The darkness of night The brightest of light Meeting in the middle S...

Creative Spotlight: Two Moons Glass

Meet Karem Pedersen, Artist and Founder of Two Moons Glass What motivates you to create?There are many things that motivate me to create. The sati...

Heal the Soil / Heal the Soul

The Benefits of Composting Do you have an abundance of food waste? Do you ever wish you could put all those yard scraps to good use? Composting is...

Support Your Local Pollinators

California’s beautiful habitat is home to a variety of native plants and pollinators. The existence of native plants and pollinators is a story of...