Join us for a fun and inspiring Earth Day celebration! Explore creative ways to protect our planet and help it thrive through hands-on workshops and activities all around Descanso Gardens.

Included with admission or membership, RSVP is required for the Knitwear Mending Workshop and the DIY Soil Bioremediation Workshop.

Seed Nest Creation Station

• Create California Native Wildflower “Seed Nests” to plant in a pot, flowerbed, wild patch in your lawn or an entire meadow
• Rose Garden Pavilion: 1-4pm. Drop in anytime! While supplies last

Repair Cafe Pasadena

• Bring your broken clothing, appliances, bikes, jewelry, electronics, and more to get help fixing them to make them last longer and keep them out of the landfill
• Gathering Room A: 1-4pm. Drop in anytime! Free and open to the public

Knitwear Mending Workshop with Nico Sorensen

• Bring a sweater or knit item with a hole and learn basic surface darning and decorative mending techniques to give it new life and personal flair
• Magnolia Court (across from Center Circle): 1-4pm. RSVP required, register here. Limited spots available

DIY Soil Bioremediation Workshop with Dr. Daisy Rosas Vargas

• Hands-on demo to create a mycelium straw wattle filled with spent oyster mushroom substrate and housed in remnant fabrics such as burlap or canvas. These wattles help to heal soil in gardens while capturing runoff
• Main Lawn: 4-5pm. RSVP required, register here. Limited spots available

Sustainability at Descanso Tours

• Find out more about the many ways Descanso works with our natural environment to care for the plants, animals, and people that live in and visit the gardens
• Meets at Center Circle: 1-2pm, 2:30-3:30pm

Indigenous History of Music with Natural Materials Performance + Presentation with Christopher Garcia

• Come close out Earth Day by experiencing Indigenous music and the environmentalist history behind it
• Amphitheater 5-6:15pm