SUNNYLANDS

Bugs in the Gardens

Bugs in the Gardens, a day of activities at Sunnylands Center & Gardens, will take place on Sunday, May 20, 2012 from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm. What began in 2011 as a sustainable way to address aphids in the...

Sunnylands to Host Golf Program for Community Organizations

The 1965 Dick Wilson-designed golf course on Sunnylands, the former 200-acre estate of Ambassadors Walter and Leonore Annenberg, was once walked by the likes of Presidents Reagan, Nixon, Ford, and Bush....

Traditional Re-raising Ceremony on April 15 to Celebrate Kwakiutl Totem Pole

Rancho Mirage CA: April 2012 – A Kwakiutl totem pole located at The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands will be dedicated at a traditional reraising ceremony at 10am, Sunday, April 15. The first 100 visitors...

Exhibition at Sunnylands Center Features Silver-Gilt Collection

When Sunnylands Center & Gardens opens to the public on March 1, 2012, several significant pieces of silver-gilt from the collection of Ambassadors Walter and Leonore Annenberg will be on exhibition. The...

Sunnylands Center & Gardens Features Nine-Acres of Beauty

More than 50,000 plants, including 50 species of arid-landscape plants from North and South America, Africa, and the Mediterranean, are on nine-acres of gardens at Sunnylands. Visitors can explore 1.25...

Sunnylands Opens March 1, 2012

Public tours of the new Sunnylands Center & Gardens and the Sunnylands historic estate and residence will begin on March 1, 2012. The public opening follows a private dedication on February 12 and a partnership...

Ladybugs to be released

Join in the fun and get to know the bugs in the gardens. At 9am, we -- with your help -- will release thousands of ladybugs to help naturally protect the plants in Sunnylands Gardens. During the rest...

Rededication of the Kwakiutl Totem Pole

Since 1976, a 30-foot totem pole, hand carved by Canadian First Nations artist Henry Hunt, has been a prominent feature on the fifth fairway of the Sunnylands golf course. Hunt was for 20 years a carver...