OPEN TODAY: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.

Meet a Gardener: Succulent Care

Event
A person with short hair, a full beard, wears a blue shirt in a green garden.

Sat., March 1, 2025, 10:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

Free with general admission Talks at 10:30 a.m. and noon

Education and Visitor Center, Munger Research Center Lawn

Admission Tickets
Join Ivan Garibaldo, Desert Garden manager, for free and informal drop-in talks detailing how succulents from around the world have adapted similar survival strategies. Learn practical gardening techniques for incorporating these plants into your own garden.  
Gardens

Learn the differences among aloes, agaves, euphorbias, and cacti, and take an in-depth look at some of the unique specimens currently growing in The Huntington’s Desert Garden. Discussion topics will include choosing the right kind of soil, potting, watering, and propagating, followed by an informal question-and-answer session.

The 45-minute talk and Q&A session are held at 10:30 a.m. and noon.

A display of books and plants related to desert gardening.
A person with a beard holds up cacti in front of a crowd.
A view of the Desert Garden with many plants.
A person stands behind a table in front of a crowd.
Green desert plants with a concrete path running through the middle.
A person in a blue shirt sits in a garden.

A view of the Desert Garden at The Huntington. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

A view of the lush planter beds in the Desert Garden. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Ivan Garibaldo, Desert Garden manager. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Desert Garden

Orange-red aloe ferox with raindrops
Event

Now Blooming: Aloes

Nov. 24, 2024–April 5, 2025