Meet a Gardener ~ a Summer Reading event for Kids 5-11
Saturday, July 18, 2026, 3-4 pm
Kids, ages 5-11
Meet professional gardener, Phoebe Hanson, of Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens. At Meet a Gardener, Phoebe will tell us all about growing vegetables, then do a fun gardening activity with the kids.
Kids, wear your grubbies cuz it will get dirty!
About the Instructor
Phoebe Hanson (she/her) has been practicing horticulture at the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens for four years, two of which were spent in the Perennial Garden, where the garden beds have been her canvas for cultivating color, texture, smells, shapes, and forms that humans and pollinators alike enjoy.
Phoebe now manages the produce, herb, and cut flower gardens in the MCBG organic demonstration Vegetable Garden. Prior to her work at the Botanical Gardens, she farmed vegetables and flowers and created bouquets for CSA customers. Her love for flowers has been lifelong. (image and bio courtesy of Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens)
