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When you walk among the living plant collections at The Huntington, especially in the Desert Garden, you may notice that many of the plants have spines.

With the reopening of the Botanical Gardens following a three-month COVID-19 closure, visitors have been eagerly returning to The Huntington.

In an effort to increase self-sufficiency and reduce trips to the grocery store during our current pandemic, a growing number of people are adding vegetable and herb gardens to their own yards.

Nine works by the artist Shigemi Uyeda (1902–1980) are among The Huntington's robust collection of American photography.

Last December, The Huntington announced that it had acquired the historical manuscript collection assembled by L. Dennis Shapiro.

When The Huntington closed nearly three months ago due to a global pandemic, some employees whose work was on hiatus because of diminished activities received work reassignments. We asked one of them, Karina Sanchez, to tell us about her experiences working in the gardens.

She was the eldest of three daughters from Henry E. Huntington's first marriage and shared her father's appreciation for art, books, and the beauty of California.

A beloved painting on the second floor of the Huntington Art Gallery has stolen hearts on a regular basis.