Roots of Cool: A Celebration of Trees and Shade in a Warming World - Descanso Gardens | Kids Out and About Orange County

Roots of Cool: A Celebration of Trees and Shade in a Warming World - Descanso Gardens

Roots of Cool: A Celebration of Trees and Shade in a Warming World invites visitors to connect to and cultivate appreciation for the life-giving role trees and shade play in making urban neighborhoods livable. In a warming world, shade and the cooling benefits of trees are essential, but not every community has the same access. Outdoor installations throughout the gardens invite visitors to experience and contemplate the possibilities — from a series of imaginative bus stops exploring access to urban shade, to suspended repurposed tree umbrellas that serve as a metaphor for the vital cooling functions of trees, to a forest of wayfinding love letters in a time of climate change. An accompanying group art exhibition at the Sturt Haaga Gallery and Boddy House explores the past, present, and future role of trees and shade in the city, with visual and musical works to inspire us to consider what kind of future we collectively envision.

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Descanso Gardens

Location:

1418 Descanso Drive
La Cañada Flintridge, CA, 91011
United States

Phone:

(818) 949-4200
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07/24/2025
07/25/2025
07/26/2025
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