Hortense Miller Garden

03/18/2024

01/06/2024

Calling all local treehuggers!!!
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🎄🌴🌳🌲🌳🌴🎄 Presentation coming soon! On Monday, January 8, 2024, at 7:00 PM, please join the Laguna Canyon Conservancy in a Zoom general meeting that will present four of Laguna Beach’s longtime residents who are local champions when it comes to the protection of Laguna Beach’s trees and its multi-year designation as a Tree City USA Community. They will each present information for about 15 minutes, and questions will be welcomed.
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11/05/2023

Lots blooming in the recent fall heat waves. Hoping the Toyon berries bring back the flocks of hungry Robins again this year.

Feel like exploring the garden and home before the holidaze kick in? Easy to make reservations for a free tour: www.hortensemillergarden.org.

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09/06/2023

Don’t miss your chance to paint with local artist Amy Jackson in our garden and learn the fundamentals of plein air painting.

On the morning of Sat., Sept. 30, you can
paint among our trees and flowers and dramatic ocean and canyon vistas.

And also, learn to capture light and shadow; create a convincing sense of space; and depict trees, flowers and buildings. Following a demo by Amy, the fundamentals of painting- composition, drawing, value, color and edges will be explored.

Register at our web site: www.hortensemillergarden.org. Space is limited. The workshop is free and donations welcome.

08/30/2023

One more month to come see the amazing colored drawings by Elizabeth McGhee on display in our Aviary Gallery. 🤩

AND you have another chance to take one of her free drawing workshops here in the garden! It will be on Sept. 23, from 9:45 am to noon. Space is limited!

McGhee is a LCAD graduate and her fabulous work is featured at The Festival of the Arts.

Just make a reservation on our web site: www.hortensemillergarden.org.

Also, while you are at our web site, check out other upcoming workshops!

07/29/2023

We had such a great turnout of birders this morning at the gardens—from newbie to seasoned birdwatchers.

Got lucky with a slight cloud cover that kept the birds out later in the morning.

We saw a wonderful sampling of our natives, from California Quail, California Thrasher, California Scrub Jay, California Towhee and Spotted Towhee, as well as Lesser Goldfinch, Wrentit, Orange-Crowned Warbler, Mourning Dove and Anna and Allen’s hummingbirds. 🤩

Stay tuned here for future workshops in the garden, including Pleinaire painting and meditation. See our web site for details on all events: www.hortensemillergarden.org.

Special thanks to , and for helping us get out the word. 🙏🏻

07/22/2023

Do you know your local birds, like this quail? Join us on Saturday, July 29, for a bird walk through the gardens. You can also tour Hortense Miller’s iconic mid-century home. 🤩

We’ll see what different species we can see and hear, and check out what is blooming. 🌸 🌵 🌹

Meet at the Riddle Field parking lot in North Laguna at 8:30 a.m. and then drive your cars together up to the residence.

Reservations required. Book yours at www.LagunaBeachCity.net or call 949-464-6645. Space is limited.

Bring your own binoculars. 😊 🐦 🌳

07/20/2023

Still time to join LOCA arts educator Elizabeth McGhee’s drawing workshop on Saturday, August 5. It’s free! ✍🏻 🌸

Learn to draw with colored pencils and blend them like paint through a step-by-step process. Participants will use layering and blending techniques on toned matt board, and complete a finished rendering of a flower. All materials provided.

Reservations are required. Visit our web site for more information and to enroll: www.hortensemillergarden.org

You can also learn details there about two other exciting upcoming workshops in the garden this fall:

On Sept. 30, artist Amy Jackson will teaching about finding color in her Plein Air Painting Workshop. And on Oct. 7, Lori Kahn will lead a mindfulness workshop called “Meditation in the Garden.”

07/06/2023

Want to learn to capture the beauty of plants and flowers using colored pencils? Here's your chance to learn from the best--the talented local artist Elizabeth McGhee!

McGhee, an LCAD graduate, is currently exhibiting her exquisite drawings in our Aviary Gallery as well as the Festival of the Arts.

On Saturday, August. 5, McGhee is offering a workshop where she will share her best tips and techniques on capturing flora and fauna with Prismacolor pencils.

The workshop is from 10 a.m. to noon, and will be held on the grounds of our home and garden in Boat Canyon.

Participants must make reservations in advance at our website: www.hortensemillergarden.org. They can also book tours online at www.lagunabeachcity.net, or call the city at 949-464-6645. Space is limited.

Tours to view McGhee's "Garden Views" exhibit are free and donations gratefully accepted. The exhibit is on display through September 30.

Hope to see you soon!