I've been emailing for months with no reply, but finally saw the gate was open on Saturday morning…read moreso I stopped by with my compost bin! Spoke to the volunteers and found out that they are going through a change in management. The folks i met were nice and gave me a tour. Lots of overgrown spots covering up lots of beauty to be discovered! Excited to bring my 4 year old here to get in the dirt and participate in some of the upcoming workshops and activities.

The ESCG is a home away from home. I started gardening here in college for a bit. I stopped and…read moresomehow I came back years later; it must have been the land calling me back. I feel safe and happy here. Anyone can come to the garden during open community hours on Saturday's from 8am-12pm. Anyone can volunteer too. I learn here so much about myself, the land, and from community here.

The Audubon Center is a nice area at the Ernest E Debs Regional Park…read more It makes for a nice meeting point if you are going for a hike with friends! They have a very clean bathroom area (don't clean your shoes there! they have signs haha) and also a small parking lot. I've gone a couple times now and staff is always very friendly, as well, greeting us as we walk by. Check their calendar as they have fun events happening to both help the environment and just have some fun. Like a live band under the peppercorn trees! Such a beautiful little space with cute little areas throughout. Absolutely an asset to the Highland Park community! Pro-Tip: Did you know Audubon Center has their own bird watching app? It's pretty cool and meant for use across the country so give it a download!

Such an amazing park! I can't wait to come back here for more events!!! Great job to those people…read morewho set up, they did an amazing job.

Whoever reported this garden closed is sorely under informed or wants it to remain a secret place!…read moreI was the founder and can assure the public and the City of LA that the garden is in full operation with 45 families growing their own food and maintaining the grounds. Access is limited to members only who have keys to unlock all gates. If you are not a member, you can join with a plot lease and a promise to dedicate at least two hours of your time monthly to keep up the property. To connect with the garden, access the Facebook page and/or send an email to eaglerockcommunitygarden@gmail.com. Plots are renewed annually in March and the gardeners hold a work day and membership meeting on weekend mornings once a month (days vary). In the spring the Garden hosts its annual seedling sale of organic tomatoes, peppers, squash and herbs which help pay the water bill and other expenses.

The community garden isn't closed. It's open and thriving and absolutely wonderful. You can only…read moreaccess if you are a member, and I do think there is a waitlist.

What a lovely nursery! Visit and learn about/buy native plants for your yard. The environment will…read morethank you! (Note: If you think you might be lost right before you get there, you are probably going the right way.) They have really cute seed and book/gift huts too for you and your garden loving friends. There is also a little trail you can take next to the nursery where you can see hawks, lizards, and sometimes snakes!

I have heard of this place but never visited. Instagram advertised a fall plant sale and I was…read moregoing to be nearby, so I checked it out. You need to reserve parking (and it is limited as in, not a whole lot of spaces). You can park on the street down the hill but you will have a 700 foot walk uphill in dust. Depending on their stock, they should have a decent amount of small (and some large) native plants to California. There is also a cute seed shack and merchandise. They have areas for lots of classes and ways to educate yourself on the native landscape to California. I left with an endangered Dudleya from the coast of Santa Barbara.

This is a fantastic local park and community center relatively close to Old Town Pasadena. The park…read moreitself is great, it has a baseball diamond, soccer fields, basketball courts and even areas for children to play in. It's well-kept and no suspicious characters were around. Right next to the park there's a community center that has, amongst other things, a small library on the 2nd floor, a trophy room to showcase the local youth teams' accomplishments, a conference room, amongst other things. Truly a stellar facility for a great city. 10/10

I grew up going to Villa Parke Community Center and haven't really been coming around since my…read moreyounger years. I returned today to get my taxes done with VITA and during my time waiting, I got such a strong sense of community from the employees to the community members. The volunteer workers were so helpful and informative and I ended up needing to use services from the library to print out some missing forms. The librarian was so helpful, too, and the library was so cute and kept well. I noticed there were people on their way to a fitness class, so I'm curious about that. There was just so much love and good energy in this center. I highly recommend coming here, I definitely want to make my way back.

Came here for the first time during Pasadena Art Night. I loved the street art work. This is art…read morefor the community without the contrived, over-exhausted pretension of a quiet art musueum where everything is encased in glass or distanced behind velet rope and you feel guilty for whispering too loudly. This is a place where you can admire an art display made of tires, a sowing machine powered by a bicycle, a moving dining table powered by six bicycles and talk to the artist. I plan on coming back to try out the workshops. More reviews to folllow.

This is a review specifically for their adult woodworking class…read more I was looking for a beginner's woodworking workshop for myself, but the other ones I've looked at were a bit intimidating (and kinda expensive for my budget). At first I thought they only offered classes for children, but I looked through their website and there it was, classes for adults! I was hyped! The projects looked so cute. I wanted to learn the basics. Woodworking is pretty fun, but you also have to be patient. Blue, the instructor, was super awesome! She gave a lot of suggestions and was supportive in whatever you wanted to create (as long as they had the tools and materials available). They offer the class inside one of their school buses (very spacious, looks really cool). I would go again if my schedule permitted it.

I love the effort of collaboration and community service happening here. This in en route to many…read morelocal schools as well. Shadow box contains mission and vision of the garden as well as a map of what's growing. Rented garden boxes are in the back.

Our very first pup was adopted from Pasadena Humane back in 2003, and she brought us nearly 17…read morewonderful years of joy. During the pandemic, we got into jogging, and I'd been eyeing the Wiggle Waggle 5K for a while--but it always seemed to fall on a weekend I was out of town. Finally, in 2025, we were able to join in with our new pup, Kiki, a recent rescue from the WLA shelter. If you're planning to participate, I highly recommend arriving early to check in both pups and humans, and to explore all the amazing vendors. We had our team photo taken by Wren Louis Photography, and my friend even won a pair of Skechers at the BOBS booth. Starbucks was also handing out plenty of pup cups, which was a hit with the dogs. I'd say about 90% of participants are walkers, making it a fun, relaxed vibe. It was so heartwarming to see all the volunteers making signs and cheering on all the walkers and runners. Such a well-organized event for a great cause--we're already looking forward to taking part again in future years!

Very nice event with many booths that you can visit before or after the run/walk. Many dog friendly…read morepeople here. You don't need to worry if your fur babies are not behaving well. They understand, they are all dog lovers. Love to be here. It is like a doggy paradise. My babies got free photos, free treats, many free samples. You need to be here, if you love dogs.