Discover What’s Growing in Our Garden By Chris Butler, Garden Coordinator Another beautiful and action-packed month is coming to an end, and we’re already looking ahead to a vibrant summer full of blooms and a fresh new display in the demonstration beds. Get ready for sunflowers, and a few Burbank Exclusives making their debut this […]
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It is with very mixed emotions that we must announce the removal of the Burbank Chestnut which has graced us with its elegance, shade, and carbon storage since 1931 on the south side of the portico at the Santa Rosa Avenue entrance. This tree is badly infected with Oak Root Fungus (Armillaria mellea) and must
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Burbank potato salad This original recipe was created especially for the Burbank potato by Pia Micheli. Reprinted from small potatoes: a potato cookbook from the Luther Burbank Home & Gardens 8 large Burbank potatoes, cooked6 hard-boiled eggs, chopped2 TB chopped parsley1 TB chopped onion1 TB chopped radishes1/2 cup wine vinegar1/2 cup olive oil1 tsp ground
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By Claudia Silkey I was happy to have my spirits lifted by our first sunny, rain-free days—preceded by ‘torrential rains!’ I headed out for LBH&G to interview Gardener, Jerry Thoman. Jerry is being honored as our Volunteer Extraordinaire for April. I arrived at The Carriage House to prepare for our interview. I had never met
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We have 123 Volunteers who contributed 15,058 hours at an economic value of $438,037.22 .We gave 31 Children’s Tours to 1033 students and 21 Group Tours to 616 adults. The majority of the student groups were third graders studying local history.We created the Garden Bed Sponsorship program which brought in $7,970 and provided focused attention
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This time last year we created a new program – Garden Bed Sponsorships – and asked local businesses and individuals if they’d like to sponsor a specific garden bed for the year. We are very grateful to the following businesses and neighbors who took us up on the offer. With their help, we have: completed
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The morning of March 7, Luther Burbank’s birthday/Arbor Day was lovely! Well, the weather could have been sunny, but not a drop of rain fell to dampen the celebration. The new ‘Santa Rosa’ Plum tree sported white blossoms and suited its new home in the former fountain site near the Tupper Street gate. The remarks
Meandering around the Gardens in late March and Early April results in finding hidden treasures if you know how to look for them. This is the time when some of the more intriguing experiments on the property show their colors. If you wander by the demonstration bed with the story about the 20,000 prune trees
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Luther Burbank became an internationally known celebrity during his lifetime. Many famous people made the journey to small-town Santa Rosa to visit the plant breeder and view his experiments. The guestbook records visits from the East Coast, Europe, Australia and Mongolia among many others. Read about some of Luther’s most well-known visitors.
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Luther Burbank would be 167 years old this year! Rather than throw him a party, we’re throwing him an un-party! UPDATE: March 8th. Thanks to your generosity, we’ve raised over $1000!
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