Garden of the Month for June
2026-06-01 - 2026-06-30 | Idyllwild Nature Center, 25225 CA-243, Idyllwild, CA, 92549, United States
While water is still flowing, you won’t want to miss this shady stroll along Strawberry Creek to discover June’s Idyllwild Garden of the Month. Marilyn Kemp’s creekside garden is an experience you won’t want to miss. Park near the Amphitheatre / Brewpub and find the path along Strawberry Creek and saunter downstream. When you reach the two wooden chairs (and our Garden of the Month sign), you’ve reached the destination. Rest on the chairs or stroll past our Garden Club sign and into Marilyn’s Garden side garden. Her lovely garden includes Junipers, Privets, Cherry Laurel, Pyracantha, English Ivy, Artemisia (Great Basin Sagebrush), Smoke Tree, Snapdragon, Euonymus, Lilacs, Grevillea and Rock Roses (beautiful blooms).
This hidden streamside trail is shaded with mature Alder,
Willow, Pine, Cedar, Canyon and Live Oak trees. You’ll also find a cornucopia of native plants, including California Rose, Thimbleberry, Meadow Rue, Snowberry, Gooseberry, Columbine, Bracken Fern, Checker Mallow, Hedge Nettle, California Fuchsia, Mugwort, Sedge and Juncus (Rush), Mahonia (Oregon Grape), California Everlasting, and, of course, strawberries. You will also encounter several non-native invasives including Armenian Blackberry, Ivy, Vinca and Mustard.
Special THANKS to Michael Duval for his great expertise in confirming identification of the plants.
If you or someone you know has a garden and would be interested in being our garden of the month, please contact Stephen Sutton at 562 254-6721 or via email at stepheninidy@gmail.com.
12:30 – Social time
1:00 – Business meeting
1:30 – Speaker

James Reserve Field Trip
2027-06-25 10:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | James Reserve, 20950 Hwy 243, Idyllwild, CA, 92549
Join us on June 25th at 10:00 a.m. for a field trip to the James Reserve! The reserve is a beautiful, natural area close to Idyllwild where scientists can observe the workings of nature.

The entryway is located to the left of Lake Fulmor, and Casey Woodall, Reserve Director, says that they can handle up to 15 cars. We encourage carpooling to this event. After the tour of the reserve, we can enjoy a picnic lunch, so bring your lunch and water that day. Please let us know if you will be going on this field trip by replying to this email.

20950 Banning-Idyllwild Panoramic Highway, 20950 HWY 243 – Lake Fulmor, Idyllwild-Pine Cove, CA 92549
