Gardens

Menlo Park garden talk focuses on pests on May 5

Snails, squirrels, bugs, deer... sometimes nature can be vexing. Our experts will share some strategies to keep your garden thriving in a talk sponsored by the

by Contributed Content
on May 3, 2021

Pulgas Water Temple is now open Monday through Friday

After being closed due to the pandemic, the Pulgas Water Temple (56 Cañada Rd.) is once again open Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to

by Linda Hubbard
on April 5, 2021

Garden Talk: Success with tomatoes on April 7

Would you like to grow your own tomatoes—or have more success with the ones you are already growing? In a Menlo Park Library program, experts

by Contributed Content
on April 5, 2021

Photographer Frances Freyberg makes yet another visit to Filoli

InMenlo contributing photographer Frances Freyberg continues to capture the spring beauty at Filoli. Following her look at what was blooming in late winter and then

by Linda Hubbard
on April 4, 2021

Photographer Frances Freyberg makes a return trip to Filoli capturing spring tulips

Three weeks after her first "almost spring" visit to Filoli, photographer Frances Freyberg returned last Friday, discovering an abundance of tulips. We love the juxtaposition

by Linda Hubbard
on March 12, 2021

Learn about growing vegetables in containers and small spaces on March 3

Even without much space, you can grow vegetables. In this Menlo Park Library program on Wednesday, March 3 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm, you'll get

by Contributed Content
on February 28, 2021

Photographer Frances Freyberg visits Filoli to capture early spring blooms

We look forward each year to InMenlo contributing photographer Frances Freyberg's photographs of the first spring blooms at Filoli. Here is a selection from her

by Linda Hubbard
on February 20, 2021

Beekeeper Elizabeth Newell is Peninsula Rose Society guest on February 16

The Peninsula Rose Society invites you to join their monthly Zoom meeting on Tuesday, February 16 at 7:30 pm when they welcome Elizabeth Newell as

by Contributed Content
on February 15, 2021

Spotted: Signs of spring – in February!

Charles Schmuck snapped these pretty pink blooms in the University Heights neigborhood of Menlo Park. As he points out, signs of spring in February has

by Linda Hubbard
on February 10, 2021

Filoli exhibiting its bonsai collection for the first time

For the first time, Filoli will exhibit its extensive collection of more than 50 bonsai, including 100-year-old junipers and more unusual pomegranate and live oak

by Linda Hubbard
on January 14, 2021