Once a year, the Arboretum and Public Garden at UC Davis holds a six- or seven-week training program for people interested in joining the Arboretum and Public Garden as weekly volunteers.

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.

Terry Davison, south Davis resident, describes the evolution of her front and backyard landscapes.