The Latest News from Rancho Los Cerritos
Discover the Latest Stories and Insights from Rancho Los Cerritos
Recent Articles
Meet the Interns: Summer 2021
Rancho Los Cerritos is happy to provide internship opportunities to college students every semester. Meet our latest cohort of interns! Nikkita Lynch is the Getty…
Read More
August Garden News
Plant of the Moment: Red Bird of Paradise or Poinciana (Caesalpinia pulcherrima). The forecourt is a blaze of color as this West Indies native comes…
Read More
Shining A Light on Women’s History: Fanny Bixby Spencer
Recruited by Long Beach Police Captain Tom Williams as a "social experiment" in January 1908, Fanny Bixby Spencer (1879-1930) is believed to have been America's…
Read More
Plant of the moment: Princess Flower!
Plant of the moment: the Princess Flower The princess flower (pictured above) or the Tibourchina urvillean, has 3-4” leaves that can be green, yellow,…
Read More
Meet the Summer Interns! Taryn and Misael
Meet the Summer Interns! Hello everyone! We are so excited to be interning at Rancho Los Cerritos this summer. Even though things are a bit…
Read More
Plant of the Moment July
Plant of the Moment: Hydrangea macrophylla – Hydrangea. The shrub next to the veranda in the backyard gardens is having a stellar season, with large…
Read MoreWhat is Juneteenth?
Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19th to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States. The holiday dates back to June 19, 1865 when…
Read More
New Exhibit Tea Through Time Opens Online
Tea through Time at Rancho Los Cerritos is the latest Rancho Los Cerritos exhibit, curated by Arts Council for Long Beach intern Anthony Smyers. For…
Read More