Go behind the scenes with our horticulture manager Kelly to see how we harvest cochineal in our Experimental Ranch Garden! 🐞 This ancient practice was first developed by Indigenous Americans thousands of years ago, and the natural red dye has been utilized by many cultures to color food, cosmetics, textiles, and more. The process begins with collecting carminic acid from cochineal insects that live on prickly pear or nopales cacti. 🌵 Stay tuned to see how we extract the red pigment and join us for drop-in fiber arts programs in May: https://www.huntington.org/event/drop-demonstrations-fiber-arts-month 🧶 (fb)

This fall, see The Huntington through the eyes of artist and author Edmund de Waal. ✨ As part of a year-long exhibition launching this October, de Waal will explore the movement of ideas, people, and objects in a series of site-specific installations in the Huntington Art Gallery, the Chinese Garden, and the Japanese Garden. 🌿 (fb)