There are many kinds of gardens. Ours is like a big living room. It is full of art (I’m a painter), pottery (my husband is a potter), places to sit, sun and shade. But it wasn’t always that way. And this is why.
GATEways Horticulturist Rachel Davis recently spoke to CBS Bay Area about some of the efforts the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden team is taking to prepare campus landscapes to the changing climate.
“It’s all about plants, everything comes back to plants.” At least that’s Karen Slinkard’s philosophy (and the Arboretum and Public Garden team tends to agree).
Karen — a two-time UC Davis alum, active Davis community member and Master Gardener — and her husband Stephen have made a generous donation to create an endowment fund supporting the Learning by Leading™ student internship program and also made a current use pledge to be used over five years, also in support of the program.
Help maintain UC Davis' gorgeous campus landscapes and hardscapes by planning and repairing its irrigation systems at the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden, where every career employee receives extremely competitive health and retirement benefits.
Oversee the maintenance of the gorgeous campus urban canopy that serves the entire UC Davis community, from students to squirrels at the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden, where every career employee receives extremely competitive health and retirement benefits.
Provide grounds maintenance and outdoor custodial services for an award-winning organization at one of California's most beautiful college campuses. Apply to be a groundskeeper at the Arboretum and Public Garden, where every career employee receives extremely competitive health and retirement benefits.
Maintain campus outdoor spaces for all the UC Davis community to enjoy as a laborer at the Arboretum and Public Garden, where every career employee receives extremely competitive health and retirement benefits.
In response to another “atmospheric river” headed our way, this Saturday’s (3/11) Member Appreciation Plant Sale has been canceled. Instead organizers will make April “Member Appreciation Month” by offering $10-off coupons (no cash value) at both the currently scheduled April events, in addition to early access at both sales, and 10% off.
In 2023, we are seeking new volunteers to join our gardening volunteer teams. Trainings will be offered in winter and include a combination of expert instruction and hands-on projects. Space is limited. Applications are due by January 16, 2023.
Ann Daniel, volunteer and former board president for the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden, moved to Davis from Austin, Texas and quickly got to work creating a climate-ready landscape for her own yard as well as helping serve as a catalyst for the development of other test gardens in her retirement community.
