On May 13, 2020, the Coalition wrapped up a semester-long collaboration with Cal Poly Pomona Department of Landscape Architecture with a super Zoom presentation of the top six project designs. Despite a pandemic that closed campus and required a quick [...]
The Coalition is collaborating with Cal Poly Pomona Department of Landscape Architecture on a cool student learning project. Students from this diverse and highly respected program will apply the foundational elements they’ve been taught in a studio design course using [...]
The Great Park is seeking paid sponsorships for elements of the park. At the last Great Park meeting, Garden Coalition board member Mike Stockstill asked the board and staff to consider seeking sponsorships for elements of the future public garden [...]
As 2019 comes to a close, we have a lot to celebrate! The culmination of almost three years of public advocacy to keep a botanical garden at the Great Park resulted in the identification of a site for the Great [...]
Looking for a way to give back while you shop? Amazon Smile has made this happen! With the holiday season upon us, it's shopping and gift-giving time! Did you know that you can shop and help support the Great Park [...]
When you have a vision, to make it come true, you need to share the vision with others. When the vision is to create a world-class botanical garden, the best way to share the vision is to take others to [...]
Festival Reaps a Growing Interest in Great Park Botanical Garden The Irvine Global Village Festival celebrated its 18th year, Oct. 12-13, 2019, with more food, art, and entertainment than ever. The Festival has expanded in scale and offerings over the [...]
At Tuesday’s Orange County Great Park Board Meeting, the park development update unveiled a proposed 40-acre site for the future Great Park Botanical Garden. We are so excited. Next step is to meet with city staff and draft an Exclusive [...]
Let’s ‘Plant a Seed’ at Irvine Global Village Festival, Oct. 12-13 Great Park Garden Coalition volunteers and supporters will be eager to greet visitors for the second year in a row at the Irvine Global Village Festival. This year the [...]
The Coalition is looking around the world for inspiration. The Eden Project. Some of us have been lucky enough to travel to Cornwall, England, where a former china clay mining pit was transformed into a world-class attraction. Two huge domed [...]
