Weekend Projects at Arlington Garden

Weekend Projects is the volunteer weekend program at Arlington Garden. Workshops include both larger garden projects (such as rejuvenating a section of the garden or creating new garden features) and smaller projects (such as pruning the orchard). All projects are designed to promote learning regenerative gardening and climate-appropriate landscaping.

No prior experience is necessary for volunteer projects, but space is limited, and you are strongly encouraged to sign up for free in advance. Please bring water (there is a water bottle refill station but no drinking fountain), weather appropriate clothing, sunscreen, and gloves. If you do not have gloves, some will be provided.

Weekend Projects are help the second and final Saturday of each month. The final Saturday workshops focus on longer-term projects.

Here is the schedule of weekend workshops for 2024 (schedule is subject to change):

• January 11 - New Year Orchard Care (pruning, weeding, some harvesting)
• January 25 - rejuvenating the wildflower walk (preparing site, planting, earthworks)
• February 8 - TBA
• February 22 - TBA
• March 8 - TBA
• March 22 - TBA
• April 12 - Passover
• April 26 - TBA
• May 10 - TBA
• May 31 - TBA
• June 14- TBA
• June 28 - TBA
• July 12 - summer interlude
• July 26 - summer interlude
• August 9 - summer interlude
• August 23 - summer interlude
• September 13 - TBA
• September 27 - TBA
• October 11 - TBA
• October 25 - TBA
• November 15 - TBA
• November 29 - TBA
• December 13 - TBA
• December 27 - no workshop

Past Weekend Projects from 2024 include an LA Compost facilitated compost workday, feeding and pruning the orange trees, cover cropping the orange grove, planting native plants in the "St. Francis" garden, and supporting pollinators by adding 100 native milkweeds to planting beds throughout the garden.

*To order more than two tickets, please place multiple orders using a separate email address for each volunteer. Due to the nature of the volunteer projects activities, all volunteers under 14 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. All ages are welcome with a chaperone.

Arlington Garden is a climate-appropriate, habitat garden offering learning, inspiration, and enjoyment for all. We use regenerative gardening techniques, which means that we harness natural processes to care for the garden. Weekend Workshop participants will acquire knowledge and skills related to regenerative gardening and learn about the natural world!

Host or Publisher Arlington Garden in Pasadena