La Loma Neighborhood

Anyone willing and able to repair the door on our little library at the La Loma Native Garden?
It needs new hinge and screws.
Thanks.

This pigeon landed in my yard. It has a white leg band and red leg band. I think it belongs to someone. Does anybody know anyone that owns a pigeon? It doesn’t seem scared of us.

Good Morning La Loma Neighbors! MPD is hosting a Community Forum TONIGHT at La Loma Grace Church at 1315 La Loma Avenue from 5:30PM-7:00PM. Great opportunity to engage with our local first responders, ask questions, and have meaningful concerns about issues impacting our area and South Modesto.

Is anybody missing their dog? This dog was found in La Loma Park. It has a collar and seems well-behaved as if it’s somebody’s pet, but there is no phone number or tag on the collar. 

Hope you are out enjoying Modesto’s Porchfest 2026. Large crowds at many locations in La Loma Neighborhood and College Neighborhood.
Some streets are closed off so driving may be a challenge. Bikes and golf carts rule the road today!

The La Loma Native Garden has two beautiful new benches thanks to our talented neighbor, Jose
Gonzalez, who constructed and installed the benches for the garden. Let’s treat them kindly.

Some attractive blooms at the La Loma Native Garden this week. The desert Willow and Palo verde trees are in full bloom . Various buckwheats are full of Lacy blooms attracting native bees.
Big patches of delphinium are showy. Look for the farewell to spring clarkia pink flowers !

What a great day we had at the pollinator festival at the La Loma Native Garden!
The rain stayed away so we could enjoy a pleasant experience celebrating nature! There were lots of enthusiastic participants in the children's costume parade, ladybugs, butterflies, even a cloud costume. Thank you to Evan Elliot for leading the parade and getting the kids to sing "In Modesto there is a garden.....".Dave Rogers led the drum circle in his unique and amazing skill at producing rhythm in every crowd. It was fun to watch and listen to.
We had a new photo op board that was very popular, made by our own neighbor, Bonnie Nixon, who also makes beautiful birdhouses.
Thank you to Mr. Simas' high school students in the Johansen Sustainability Club who volunteered to lead activities to teach kids about bees, butterflies, and pollination. They were a big help.
Loved seeing parents reading to their kids and teaching them about pollinators. We had a lot of creativity in the booth activity as well, from butterfly life cycles with the UC Master Gardeners to bee headbands. Everyone enjoyed the entertainment and food trucks, which added to the atmosphere. Thank you for coming out to share this special day in the neighborhood. We appreciate the City of Modesto's support too. They brought out their mascots to interact with the kids. Once again we released a large number of ladybugs who are now on guard for pests in our native garden. The little ones enjoyed touching their first ladybug!
Thank you to everyone who participated and made our event so successful!

A few people have asked what this flowering shrub is growing along the walkway at the native garden.
It is a flannel bush or Fremontedendron. It is a pollinator magnet.
Very drought tolerant, needing no additional watering. It may cause skin irritation so avoid touching. This California native grows in the chaparral. You may view it naturally along Highway 49.

We had a butterfly release at the La Loma Native Garden. A local family raised the painted lady butterflies and brought them to the garden to pollinate our native flowers. You may see them fluttering around.