Who's That Staff Member?
Self-described as a "New York Jew from Brooklyn!" who once worked closely with Liza Minelli.
Joan Muraskin
Mother watches child smear and ingest wild red/orange berries in garden and developed rash
TRUE!!
Italian Arum
Descanso’s lilacs are anything but typical thanks to the garden’s rich history of hybridization that started in _____.
A) 1943
B) 1945
C) 1947
B) 1945
Huckleberry Binoculars vs Toysmith Old World Kaleidoscope
Toysmith Old World Kaleidoscope $9.95
Huckleberry Binoculars $31.95
A guest tried to pass of a severely depressed _______ as a service animal.
A) Tarantula
B) Horned Lizard
C) Budgie
C) Budgie
This staff member's last name is a city next to San Diego, CA.
Josh Coronado
Rattlesnake crashes Memorial of Life.
FALSE,
It was a wedding!
On April 26, 2025, Three plants were given for free during our Plant Giveaway, done by our Horticulture Staff. Which plant did they not give away?
A) California Buckeye
B) California Showy Milkweed
C) California Sagebrush
C) California Sagebrush
Tea Forte Green Tea vs Descanso Gardens Signature Blend
Descanso Gardens Signature Blend $21.50
Tea Forte Green Tea $42.95
Which woodland creature was spotted within the Camelia Forest with an easter egg in their mouth?
Coyote
This dedicated staff member was spotted chasing a near naked man throughout the gardens alongside David Bare.
Shana Babbs
Woman falls of train into bush
TRUE!!
She was a good sport and was examined for any injuries.
What type of trees are painted within the Visitor Center?
A) California Live Oak
B) Crepe Myrtle
C) California Redwood
A) California Live Oak
Dinosaurium book vs Everything Wild book
Everything Wild book $37.99
Dinosaurium book $16.99
Fur Suit (yes, that type!) labeled "____________" confiscated at the bridge.
A) FUREVER BEGGIN'
B) FURREAL FWENDZ
C) FURMEET MODERATOR
C) FURMEET MODERATOR
This staff members first name means "fighting man's estate," "Pæga's settlement," or "descendant of Peatán"
Peyton Herrera
Man caught licking a turtle in Mulberry Pond.
FALSE (I HOPE)
According to our website,
Our blooms for the month of May include Spring Annuals, California Natives, Matilija Poppies, Roses, Irises and what else?
A) Garden Sages
B) California Buckeyes
C) Pink Trumpet Trees
B) California Buckeyes
Large Unicorn Plushie vs Large Train Plushie
Large Train Plushie $45.00
Large Unicorn Plushie $148.95
In Greek mythology, Persephone is widely associated as the goddess of spring and the queen of the Underworld.
Which fruit seed did Persephone eat, that forever restricted her from escaping the Underworld?
A) Nectarine
B) Pomegranate
C) Fig
B) Pomegranate
Birch City Snores
Christine Crosby
Artillery canon shot within the garden.
TRUE
DescansoGardens.org currently lists foxgloves, delphiniums, __________, and snapdragons as our spring annuals for MAY.
A) Primroses
B) Pansies
C) Osteospermums
C) Osteospermums
Turquoise Ceramic Buddha vs Turquoise Ceramic Frog in Lotus Pose
Turquoise Ceramic Buddha $26.95
Turquoise Ceramic Frog in Lotus Pose $254.54
The first coiled spring was invented in 1763 by R. Tradewell, but the first steel coil spring wasn't developed until _____.
A) 1798
B) 1812
C) 1857
C) 1857