Botanical Gardens' and Other Organizations' Garden Events
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Armstrong Garden Centers California Native Plant Society Coastkeeper Garden, Orange County Descanso Gardens, La Canada Desert Horticultural Society of the Coachella Valley Eaton Canyon Nature Center, Pasadena El Dorado Nature Center Food Forward Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton Glendale Community Services & Parks Department Huntington Botanical Gardens, San Marino J Paul Getty Museum Living Desert, Palm Desert Los Angeles Community Garden Council Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, Arcadia Morongo Basin Conservation Association Natural History Museum of Los Angeles Rancho Los Cerritos, Long Beach Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont San Diego Botanic Garden, Encinitas Santa Barbara County Horticultural Society South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes Peninsula Southern California Horticultural Society Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers and Native Plants University of California Riverside Botanic Garden University of California South Coast Research and Extension Center |
November 2020
DUE TO COVID-19 ADVISORIES, SOME PUBLIC GARDENS ARE OPEN FOR LIMITED DAYS/HOURS AND WITH SPECIFIC PRE-VISIT TICKET PURCHASING RESTRICTIONS. SOME NURSERIES ARE OPEN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY AND/OR OFFER ONLINE-ORDERING AND PICKUP-ONLY PURCHASES. CHECK WITH INDIVIDUAL LOCATIONS REGARDING CURRENT AVAILABILITY. Contact each location to confirm the listed event, for details, and for a full schedule. If the venue isn't listed for this month, there are no gardening-based events occurring. Events are free with admission unless otherwise indicated. ONLINE WEBINARS Thursday, 11-5-20 for 3 weeks, Fall Plant Sale, Theodore Payne Foundation. We will be expanding the plant sale discounts (10% general public, 15% to members) for the first three weeks of November, with the first day of the Sale on Thursday, November 5th. Each week we’ll restock so that everyday of shopping will have an amazing selection of vibrant, drought tolerant and life supporting California Native Plants. For more information, go to https://theodorepayne.org/ Thursday, 11-5-20, 10am, Online Webinar, Holistic Health Care in Your Garden with Gisele Schoniger. Gisele Schoniger, Organic Gardening Educator at Kelloggs Garden Products, will discuss how using organic practices and feeding of our garden soil will allow us to grow delectable fruits, flowers, vegetables and herbs. Free, but you must preregister – contact kkitomura@gmail.com . For more information = kkitomura@gmail.com or burbankvalleygardenclub@gmail.com , 818-954-0933, www.californiagardenclubs.com/burbank-valley . Saturday, 11-7-20, 10am-12noon, Online Webinar, Right Tree, Right Place – Planting Demonstration by Dr. Jerrold Turney. If you are thinking of getting a tree for your property, this workshop is for you. This is the last of three Saturday morning Tree Workshops being held in conjunction with our free tree giveaway. Dr. Jerrold Turney, tree expert and plant pathologist, will be demonstrating the techniques and considerations in planting trees. Dr. Turney was senior biologist/plant pathologist at the Department of Agricultural Commissioner for Los Angeles County until his retirement early this year. He has taught courses in tree identification, tree pruning and care, and irrigation design at the Arboretum. Register = contact Anne Chomyn, altadenaheritage@gmail.com , 626-296-6983. Tuesday, 11-10-20, 7-9:30pm, Online Webinar, Welcoming Wildlife Into The Designed Landscape with Carol Bornstein. Carol Bornstein, retired Director of the Living Collections at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, will discuss how to welcome wildlife into designed landscapes. See more information at https://www.lasmmcnps.org/ . Information for logging onto the Zoom presentation will be posted on the https://www.lasmmcnps.org/ and Facebook twenty hours before the event and announced via email blast. Join the chapter email list, by completing the form at http://cnps.convio.net/site/Survey?ACTION_REQUIRED=URI_ACTION_USER_REQUESTS&SURVEY_ID=20 41. For more information = California Native Plant Society Los Angeles/Santa Monica Mountains Chapter, lacnps@lacnps.org . Saturday, 11-14-20, 10:30am, Online Webinar, Fall and Winter Planting with Yvonne Savio. Pasadena Grows Garden Club of the Hill Avenue Branch of the Pasadena Library hosts Yvonne discussing the many edible and ornamental plants you’ll want to grow and enjoy during our region’s long cool season. To register, contact Jesse Roth at jroth@cityofpasadena.net . Monday, 11-16-20 through 11-20-20, 3-5pm, Online Webinar, Los Angeles Biodiversity Symposium. The symposium runs for 2 hours a day over the course of 5 days from November 16-20, 2020. Please join Association of Professional Landscape Designers Greater Los Angeles (APLD) and LA Sanitation & Environment (LASAN) for a deep dive into the issues surrounding Biodiversity to which the future of our ecosystem, health, economy and environmental function are all integrally linked. We are fortunate to live in one of only 36 Biodiversity Hotspots on the planet, however signals of extinctions and loss are building. We have assembled a diverse group of experts to inform and educate on this subject. Garden by garden, park by park, we can take steps to change the narrative of environmental degradation and preserve our biodiversity. Cost = $10-60. To register and purchase tickets = https://www.eventbrite.com/e/apld-and-lasan-biodiversitysymposium-tickets-119025353035 . For more information, contact Johanna Woollcott, Wild Gardens, 310-592-6120, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/apld-and-lasan-biodiversity-symposium-tickets-119025353035 11-21-20, 8am-1pm, Landfill to Landscape in Altadena - Hands-on Hugelkultur Workshop with Leigh Adams and Shawn Maestretti. Join Regenerative Garden Designers Leigh Adams and Shawn Maestretti for a hands-on opportunity to learn how to build a Hugelkultur berm to retain moisture, build healthy soil, grow a healthy garden, and support community. This is an opportunity to learn these practices so you can take them home and put into practice. Cost = $35. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/landfill-to-landscape-in-altadena-hands-on-hugelkultur-workshop-tickets-125230244031 . Altadena street address location will be announced to registrants 3 days prior to event. For more information = Shawn Maestretti, shawn@studio-petrichor.com, 323-632-7844, www.studio-petrichor.com ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER VENUES Armstrong Garden Centers Including Anaheim, Claremont, Costa Mesa, Del Mar, Encinitas, Glendora, Huntington Beach, Irvine, La Canada-Flintridge, La Crescenta, Laguna Niguel, La Habra, Long Beach, Mission Valley, Monrovia, Morena, Newport Beach, Pasadena, Rancho Penasquitos, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Monica, Sherman Oaks, Temecula, Thousand Oaks, Torrance, Tustin, Westchester. www.ArmstrongGarden.com/event-calendar/ California Botanic Garden (formerly Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden) 1500 North College Avenue Claremont 91711 909-625-8767 calbg.org (formerly rsabg.org) California Native Plant Society – Los Angeles/Santa Monica Mountains Chapter First United Methodist Church 1008 11th Street Santa Monica 90403 818-782-9346 www.lacnps.org California Native Plant Society – Los Angeles/Santa Monica Mountains Chapter Sepulveda Garden Center 16633 Magnolia Blvd Encino 91436 818-782-9346 www.lacnps.org Coastkeeper Garden 8520 East Santiago Canyon Road Orange 92869 714-850-1965 www.coastkeeper.org Descanso Gardens 1418 Descanso Drive La Canada Flintridge 91011 818-949-7980 www.descansogardens.org Eaton Canyon Nature Center 1750 North Altadena Drive Pasadena 91107 626-398-5420 http://www.ecnca.org/ Fullerton Arboretum 1900 Associated Road Fullerton 92831 657-278-4681 www.fullertonarboretum.org Huntington Botanical Gardens 1151 Oxford Road San Marino 91108 626-405-2100 www.huntington.org J Paul Getty Museum – Getty Center 1200 Getty Center Drive Los Angeles 90049 310-440-7300 www.getty.edu/museum J Paul Getty Museum – Getty Villa 17985 Pacific Coast Highway Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 310-440-7300 www.getty.edu/museum Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden 301 North Baldwin Ave Arcadia 91007 626-821-4623 www.arboretum.org/ Natural History Museum of Los Angeles 900 Exposition Blvd Los Angeles 90007 213-763-3466 www.nhm.org/ Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens 6400 East Bixby Hill Road Long Beach 90815 562-431-3541 https://www.rancholosalamitos.org/ Rancho Los Cerritos 4600 Virginia Road Long Beach 90807 562-206-2040 http://www.rancholoscerritos.org/ Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden (See California Botanic Garden) Roger’s Gardens 2301 San Joaquin Hills Road Corona del Mar, CA 92625 949-640-5800 www.rogersgardens.com San Diego Botanic Garden 230 Quail Gardens Drive Encinitas CA 92024 760-436-3036 http://www.sdbgarden.org South Coast Botanic Garden 26300 Crenshaw Blvd Palos Verdes Peninsula 90274 310-544-1948 www.southcoastbotanicgarden.org/ Southern California Horticultural Society Friendship Auditorium 3201 Riverside Drive Los Angeles CA 90027 818-567-1496 http://www.socalhort.org/ Thursday, 9-24-20, 7:30pm. Online Webinar: Southern California Horticultural Society Horticulturist of the Year Awards. Register at www.socalhort.org Theodore Payne Foundation 10459 Tuxford Street Sun Valley 91352 818-768-1802 theodorepayne.org University of California Riverside Botanic Garden 900 University Avenue Riverside 92521 951-784-6962 http://gardens.ucr.edu University of California South Coast Research & Extension Center 7601 Irvine Blvd Irvine 92618 949-653-1810 http://screc.ucanr.edu/Extension_Outreach_-_Education/ ONLINE WEBINARS Thursday, 7/9, 7:30-8:30pm. Online Webinar: Veggies Taste Better When You Grow Your Own! with Yvonne Savio. Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/5015919896852/WN_lf0AUEROTK-Eq_51GFP8Ug Tuesday, 7/14, 3-4:15pm. Online Webinar: The Succulent Landscape with Jeff Moore. Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-succulent-landscape-tickets-110333933766?ref=eios Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 7/14, 7/15, 7/16, 3:30-5:30pm. Online Webinar: Eucalypt Biology, Identification and Management with Dr. Dean Nicolle and Dr. Matt Ritter. Register: http://www.mattritter.net/eucalypt-webinar |
October 2020
DUE TO COVID-19 ADVISORIES, SOME PUBLIC GARDENS ARE OPEN FOR LIMITED DAYS/HOURS AND WITH SPECIFIC PRE-VISIT TICKET PURCHASING RESTRICTIONS. SOME NURSERIES ARE OPEN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY AND/OR OFFER ONLINE-ORDERING AND PICKUP-ONLY PURCHASES. CHECK WITH INDIVIDUAL LOCATIONS REGARDING CURRENT AVAILABILITY. ONLINE WEBINARS Saturday 9-26-20 through Thursday 10-1-20, Online Annual Native Plant Sale, No Contact Pick Up at Madrona Marsh Nature. Thousands of native plants will be available for sale. Locally sourced that do well in the South Bay and beyond. Online sales only at www.sccnps.org. No contact Pick-Up = Saturday October 3, 10am-2pm, at Madrona Marsh Nature Center, 3201 Plaza Del Amo, Torrance 90503. For More Information = www.sccnps.org, Cris Sarabia, membership@sccnps.org, 562-879-9756. Thursday 10-1-20, 10am, Online Webinar, Plant Hormones – Knowing and Managing Them for Better Results. Ernesto Sandoval, Director of UC Davis Botanical Conservatory, will present his wonderful program. Wonder how a banana knows when to ripen or why your plant has a sudden burst of growth after transplanting? Find the answers to these questions and many others during this informative and not-so technical Zoom presentation. Free Zoom Meeting, but you must pre-register. E-mail Kathy Itomura for information and the zoom link at kathyitomura@pm.com . Saturday, 10-3-20, Online Webinar: Fall and Winter Planting with Yvonne Savio. The Altadena Chapter of the Seed Library of Los Angeles hosts Yvonne Savio discussing fall planting in the San Gabriel Valley Garden, highlighting what edibles and ornamentals to plant for enjoyment through fall and winter. Refer to Yvonne's Monthly Tips on her www.GardeningInLA.net website. The direct link = http://www.gardeninginla.net/october.html . For more information contact Jessica Yarger, jessica@lutum.org . Saturday, 10-3-20, 8am-1pm, Landfill to Landscape in Pasadena – Hands-On Hugelkultur Workshop with Leigh Adams and Shawn Maestretti. Join Regenerative Garden Designers Leigh Adams and Shawn Maestretti for a hands-on opportunity to learn how to build a Hugelkultur berm to retain moisture, build healthy soil, grow a healthy garden, and support community. This is an opportunity to learn these practices so you can take them home and put into practice. Cost - $35. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/landfill-to-landscape-in-pasadena-hands-on-hugelkulturworkshop-tickets-118379039895 . Pasadena location to be announced to registrants 3 days prior to event. For More Information = Shawn Maestretti, shawn@studio-petrichor.com, 323-632-7844, www.studiopetrichor.com . Wednesday 10-7-20, 6:30-8pm, Online Webinar, Urban Beekeeping 101 with Paul Hekimian of HoneyLove. Are you interested in raising honey bees and reaping the benefits of having local honey? Does having your own beehive sound intriguing? If yes, then this class if for you. Urban Beekeeping 101 will cover everything you need to know on how to get started! We will cover local bee ordinances, what urban beekeeping is or is not, where to place a hive, what equipment is needed, choosing a type of beehive, where to get bees, how to harvest honey and how to find a mentor. Join this webinar and learn from Paul Hekimian, 2nd generation beekeeper and director of HoneyLove.org, as he walks you through how to become an urban beekeeper. Suggested donation of $10 to Hollywood Orchard. Register = http://www.hollywoodorchard.org/events . For more information = Lora Hall, gardengrl@gmail.com, 323-533-3235, www.hollywoodorchard.org Thursday 10-8-20, 7:30pm, Online Webinar, Growing Asian Vegetables in Los Angeles with Florence Nishida. Learn how to grow a variety of "Asian" vegetables -- all easy to grow, often self-seeding so they return next fall/spring. Learn how they taste. Learn how to quickly prepare them, which seasonings to use. Learn some handy tricks to prolonging their harvest. Register at www.socalhort.org . For more information = Florence Nishida, growtips@gmail.com, www.lagreengrounds.org Saturday 10-10-20, 8:30am-12:30pm, Learning Shou Sugi Ban for Resiliency, Altadena. Join us as we bring our community of regenerative thinkers and builders together to consider fun, artistic and tangible ways to fortify your home and landscape by using fire....YES, FIRE can help prevent fire and other types of damage. This method of burning wood has been used to fortify the home, especially in high-risk fire zones. Come see how we are creating a more defensible homestead here in Altadena. Cost = $40. Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/learning-shou-sugi-ban-for-resiliency-tickets-118379766067 . Altadena location to be announced to registrants 3 days prior to event. For more information = Shawn Maestretti, shawn@studio-petrichor.com, 323-632-7844, www.studio-petrichor.com . Tuesday, 10-13-20 Online Webinar: City of Los Angeles' Wildlife Pilot Study with Kat Superfisky and Lena Mik. California Native Plant Society, Los Angeles/Santa Monica Mountains Chapter, hosts virtual presentation via Zoom by Kat Superfisky, Urban Ecologist, City of Los Angeles, and Lena Mik, City Planning Associate, City of Los Angeles. For more information contact – California Native Plant Society, Los Angeles/Santa Monica Mountains Chapter at cnps@cnps.org . Saturday 10-24-20, 8am-1pm, Landfill to Landscape in Altadena – Hands-On Hugelkultur Workshop with Leigh Adams and Shawn Maestretti. Join Regenerative Garden Designers Leigh Adams and Shawn Maestretti for a hands-on opportunity to learn how to build a Hugelkultur berm to retain moisture, build healthy soil, grow a healthy garden, and support community. This is an opportunity to learn these practices so you can take them home and put into practice. Cost = $35. Register = https://www.eventbrite.com/e/landfill-to-landscape-in-altadena-hands-on-hugelkulturworkshop-tickets-118391956529 . Altadena location to be announced to registrants 3 days prior to event. For More Information = Shawn Maestretti, shawn@studio-petrichor.com, 323-632-7844, www.studiopetrichor.com . Saturday 10-24-20, 10am-12noon, Online Webinar, Right Tree, Right Place – Pruning and Care by Dr. Jerrold Turney. If you are thinking of getting a tree for your property, this workshop is for you. This is the second of three Saturday morning Tree Workshops being held in conjunction with our free tree giveaway. Dr. Jerrold Turney, tree expert and plant pathologist, will be describing tree pruning and care techniques for many trees. Dr. Turney was senior biologist/plant pathologist at the Department of Agricultural Commissioner for Los Angeles County until his retirement early this year. He has taught courses in tree identification, tree pruning and care, and irrigation design at the Arboretum. Register = contact Anne Chomyn, altadenaheritage@gmail.com , 626-296-6983. Upcoming workshop in this series: November 7, 10 am – 12 pm “A Tree Planting Demonstration” Saturday 10-24-20 through Sunday 10-25-20 (48 hours, midnight to midnight), Online Plant Sale, University of California Riverside Botanic Gardens. Plant list will be available on the UCR Botanic Gardens website, http://gardens.ucr.edu, prior to the sale. Order form available 10/24-25/2020. Purchases made via Cashnet (no checks, no cash, no refunds). Minimum order of $25.00. Purchased plants will be picked up from UCR Botanic Gardens (curbside) on November 5-6, 2020. Customers will select pick up day and time frame from options provided. Pick up from: 1 Botanic Gardens Drive, Riverside, CA 92507. Join or renew membership in the Friends of the UCRBG by 10/19/2020 for 10% discount on plants: https://gardens.ucr.edu/friends . For more information = Pam Ferre, 951-827-7090, https://gardens.ucr.edu . BOTANIC GARDENS AND OTHER VENUES Contact each location to confirm the listed event, for details, and for a full schedule. If the venue isn't listed for this month, there are no gardening-based events occurring. Events are free with admission unless otherwise indicated. Armstrong Garden Centers Including Anaheim, Claremont, Costa Mesa, Del Mar, Encinitas, Glendora, Huntington Beach, Irvine, La Canada-Flintridge, La Crescenta, Laguna Niguel, La Habra, Long Beach, Mission Valley, Monrovia, Morena, Newport Beach, Pasadena, Rancho Penasquitos, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Monica, Sherman Oaks, Temecula, Thousand Oaks, Torrance, Tustin, Westchester. www.ArmstrongGarden.com/event-calendar/ California Botanic Garden (formerly Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden) 1500 North College Avenue Claremont 91711 909-625-8767 calbg.org (formerly rsabg.org) California Native Plant Society – Los Angeles/Santa Monica Mountains Chapter First United Methodist Church 1008 11th Street Santa Monica 90403 818-782-9346 www.lacnps.org California Native Plant Society – Los Angeles/Santa Monica Mountains Chapter Sepulveda Garden Center 16633 Magnolia Blvd Encino 91436 818-782-9346 www.lacnps.org Coastkeeper Garden 8520 East Santiago Canyon Road Orange 92869 714-850-1965 www.coastkeeper.org Descanso Gardens 1418 Descanso Drive La Canada Flintridge 91011 818-949-7980 www.descansogardens.org Eaton Canyon Nature Center 1750 North Altadena Drive Pasadena 91107 626-398-5420 http://www.ecnca.org/ Fullerton Arboretum 1900 Associated Road Fullerton 92831 657-278-4681 www.fullertonarboretum.org Huntington Botanical Gardens 1151 Oxford Road San Marino 91108 626-405-2100 www.huntington.org J Paul Getty Museum – Getty Center 1200 Getty Center Drive Los Angeles 90049 310-440-7300 www.getty.edu/museum J Paul Getty Museum – Getty Villa 17985 Pacific Coast Highway Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 310-440-7300 www.getty.edu/museum Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden 301 North Baldwin Ave Arcadia 91007 626-821-4623 www.arboretum.org/ Natural History Museum of Los Angeles 900 Exposition Blvd Los Angeles 90007 213-763-3466 www.nhm.org/ Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens 6400 East Bixby Hill Road Long Beach 90815 562-431-3541 https://www.rancholosalamitos.org/ Rancho Los Cerritos 4600 Virginia Road Long Beach 90807 562-206-2040 http://www.rancholoscerritos.org/ Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden (See California Botanic Garden) Roger’s Gardens 2301 San Joaquin Hills Road Corona del Mar, CA 92625 949-640-5800 www.rogersgardens.com San Diego Botanic Garden 230 Quail Gardens Drive Encinitas CA 92024 760-436-3036 http://www.sdbgarden.org South Coast Botanic Garden 26300 Crenshaw Blvd Palos Verdes Peninsula 90274 310-544-1948 www.southcoastbotanicgarden.org/ Southern California Horticultural Society Friendship Auditorium 3201 Riverside Drive Los Angeles CA 90027 818-567-1496 http://www.socalhort.org/ Thursday, 8-13-20, 7:30pm. Online Webinar: Plant Hormones: Knowing & Managing Them for Better Results with Ernesto Sandoval. The Southern California Horticultural Society hosts Ernesto Sandoval, Director of the UC Davis Botanical Conservatory. Have you ever wondered why your plant has a sudden burst of growth after transplanting? Or how the plant “knows” to grow new parts when pruned, or how a cutting “knows” to make roots? Maybe you’ve pondered how a banana “knows” to ripen or why leaves suddenly turn yellow when you bring a new plant home. Sandoval has been wondering and seeking questions to why plants grow and look the way they do for quite a long time. When he was about 13 he asked his dad why one tree was pruned a particular way and another tree another way, and the answer was simply “because that’s the way you do it.” Ever since then he’s been learning and educating himself about the answer to that pruning question and so many others, first by getting a degree in Botany from UC Davis, and then through working for over 30 years at the UC Davis Botanical Conservatory in jobs beginning with student weeder/waterer, and culminating in his current position as Conservatory Director. In addition to his job at the conservatory, Sandoval is often explaining and interpreting the world of plants to audiences of all ages and experiences, ranging from K-12 to professionals. He regularly lectures to a variety of western garden clubs throughout the year - and to succulent plant clubs throughout California whenever possible, as desert and drought-tolerant plants are his specific passion within his general passion for plants. Sandoval describes himself as a “Jose of All Plants, Master of None” and thoroughly enjoys helping others, gardeners in particular, to understand why and how plants do what they do. Please tune in to discover why your plants grow as they do during this informative yet not so technical program, as Sandoval guides us in learning the ins and outs of how hormones affect plant growth. By gaining a better understanding of our plants’ physiology we can maximize their healthy growth - and in turn their benefits to us - with much less effort. And don’t forget to think about specific questions you may have for the Q & A session following the program. Register at www.socalhort.org Theodore Payne Foundation 10459 Tuxford Street Sun Valley 91352 818-768-1802 theodorepayne.org University of California Riverside Botanic Garden 900 University Avenue Riverside 92521 951-784-6962 http://gardens.ucr.edu University of California South Coast Research & Extension Center 7601 Irvine Blvd Irvine 92618 949-653-1810 http://screc.ucanr.edu/Extension_Outreach_-_Education/ |