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HORTICULTURAL HAPPENINGS
Many thanks to our former board member, Yvonne Savio, for continuing to compile this handy listing of monthly events! It will be updated once a month, but please contact each location to confirm the event listed. Events are free with admission unless otherwise indicated. Yvonne runs the website Gardening in LA. Check it out for news, information, monthly gardening tips and her blog!
For more events as they’re posted, see https://www.gardeninginla.net/submit-your-garden-events.html
FEATURED ONLINE WEBINARS and IN-PERSON EVENTS
First Wednesday of each month, 1:30 to 2:30pm
Zoom Webinar - Monthly Topics and Answering Your Questions with Frank McDonough
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Join Arboretum Botanical Information Consultant Frank McDonough for discussions of monthly topics. Bring your plant questions! Free, but registration is required at https://www.arboretum.org/events/plant-information-on-zoom-8/2022-06-01 .
Second and Fourth Tuesdays of each month, 10:00am to 12:00pm
In Person Event - Ballona Discovery Park Clean Up
Ballona Discovery Park Garden Club, Playa Vista
Roll up your sleeves to help beautify Ballona Discovery Park! Get hands-on experience while learning about urban ecology. You will assist with invasive plant removal, pruning, watering, seeding, planting, mulching, and more! Healthy plant life is vital for a healthy ecosystem! Free, but you must pre-register at https://www.ballonafriends.org/community-events . Ballona Discovery Park, 13110 Bluff Creek Drive, Playa Vista 90094. For more information, contact Neysa Frechette, neysaf@ballonafriends.org , 818-470-3593, www.ballonafriends.org
Saturday, 05-27-2023, 3:30pm
In Person Event - Spring and Summer Planting in Southern California with Yvonne Savio
Julian Dixon Library, Culver City
Culver City's Julian Dixon Library hosts Yvonne Savio discussing the many edible and ornamental plants that thrive during our warm seasons. Cost = Free. Location = Culver City Julian Dixon Library, 4975 Overland Ave, Culver City 90230. For more information = Adriana Albizures, AAlbizures@library.lacounty.gov, 310-559-1676, www.LACountyLibrary.org
Thursday, 06-08-2023, 7:30 pm
In Person Event and Online Zoom - Jeff Chemnick on "Creating a Field Guide to the Plants of Oaxaca"
Southern California Horticultural Society, Friendship Auditorium
The Southern California Horticultural Society welcomes back Jeff Chemnick, owner and operator of Aloes in Wonderland, a specialty nursery in Santa Barbara. His presentation will describe the work that he and a team of prominent botanists have been doing to produce a field guide for the more commonly encountered and remarkable plants of the state of Oaxaca in Mexico.
Doors open at 6:30pm / Announcements at 7:10 / Plant Forum at 7:15 / Program begins at 7:30pm. Online registration is required for online Zoom attendance - see www.socalhort.org for a link to register. For more information = socalhort@gmail.com, 818-567-1496
OTHER VENUES
Armstrong Garden Centers
Including Anaheim, Claremont, Costa Mesa, Glendora, Huntington Beach, Irvine, La Canada-Flintridge, La Crescenta, Laguna Niguel, La Habra, Long Beach, Monrovia, Newport, Pasadena, Santa Monica, Sherman Oaks, Thousand Oaks, Torrance, Tustin, Westchester.
Free in-store and online classes.
California Botanic Garden (formerly Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden)
1500 North College Avenue
Claremont 91711
909-625-8767
calbg.org (formerly rsabg.org)
Advance tickets recommended. Check website for current event listings and online content.
Grow Native Nursery open seasonally (closed in summer months).
California Garden and Landscape History Society
P. O. Box 220237
Newhall, CA 91322-0237
https://cglhs.org/upcoming-events
Online and live lectures and events - may require advance registration. Check website for current listings.
California Native Plant Society – San Gabriel Mountains Chapter
Eaton Canyon Nature Center
1750 North Altadena Drive
Pasadena 91107
818-398-5420
California Native Plant Society – Los Angeles/Santa Monica Mountains Chapter
Chapter Message: 818-782-9346
Chapter Email: lacnps@lacnps.org
Check website for current listings.
California Rare Fruit Growers – South Bay Chapter
South Coast Botanic Garden
26300 Crenshaw Blvd.
Palos Verdes Peninsula 90274
310-765-0570
Check website for current listings.
Coastkeeper Garden
1560 East Santiago Canyon Road
Orange 92869
714-850-1965
Check website for current listings.
Descanso Gardens
1418 Descanso Drive
La Canada Flintridge 91011
818-949-7980
Check website for current listings and online content.
Desert Horticultural Society of the Coachella Valley
UCR Palm Desert
75-080 Frank Sinatra Drive
Palm Desert 92211
www.deserthorticulturalsociety.org
Check website for current listings.
Eaton Canyon Nature Center
1750 North Altadena Drive
Pasadena 91107
626-398-5420
Check website for current listings.
El Dorado Nature Center
7550 E. Spring Street
Long Beach 90815
562-570-1745
http://www.longbeach.gov/park/park-and-facilities/parks-centers-pier/el-dorado-nature-center/
Check website for current listings.
Fullerton Arboretum
1900 Associated Road
Fullerton 92831
657-278-3407
Check website for current listings and online content.
Huntington Botanical Gardens
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino 91108
626-405-2100
Online tickets required in advance for weekends and special events. Check website for current listings and online content.
J Paul Getty Museum – Getty Center
1200 Getty Center Drive
Los Angeles 90049
310-440-7300
Check website for current listings and online content.
J Paul Getty Museum – Getty Villa
17985 Pacific Coast Highway
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
310-440-7300
Check website for current listings and online content.
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
301 North Baldwin Ave
Arcadia 91007
626-821-4623
Online tickets required in advance. Check website for current listings and online content.
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
900 Exposition Blvd
Los Angeles 90007
213-763-3466
Online tickets recommended in advance. Check website for current listings and online content.
Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch
6400 East Bixby Hill Road
Long Beach 90815
562-431-3541
Advance tickets recommended. Check website for current listings and online content.
Rancho Los Cerritos
4600 Virginia Road
Long Beach 90807
562-206-2040
http://www.rancholoscerritos.org/
Advance tickets recommended. Check website for current listings and online content.
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
Redlands Horticultural and Improvement Society
Church of the Nazarene
1307 E Citrus Avenue
Redlands, CA 92374
909-793-7716
http://redlandsgardenclub.com/index.html
Check website for current listings.
Roger’s Gardens
2301 San Joaquin Hills Road
Corona del Mar, CA 92625
949-640-5800
Check website for current event listings.
San Diego Botanic Garden
230 Quail Gardens Drive
Encinitas CA 92024
760-436-3036
Advance tickets recommended. Check website for current listings and online content.
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
1212 Mission Canyon Rd.
Santa Barbara 93105
805-682-4726
Online tickets required in advance. Check website for current listings and online content.
Santa Barbara County Horticultural Society
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
909 N La Cumbre Road
Santa Barbara 93110
805-684-5725
Meetings usually held on the first Wednesday of each month. Check website for listings.
Smartgardening (LA Dept. of Water & Power)
https://dpw.lacounty.gov/epd/sg/webinars.cfm
Free online webinars. See website for schedule and themes.
South Coast Botanic Garden
26300 Crenshaw Blvd
Palos Verdes Peninsula 90274
310-544-1948
www.southcoastbotanicgarden.org/
Online tickets required in advance. See website for event listings.
Southern California Horticultural Society
Friendship Auditorium
3201 Riverside Drive
Los Angeles CA 90027
818-567-1496
Second Thursdays 7:00-9:00pm. Meetings may be Zoom only, live only or a hybrid - check webpage for current info. SCHS meetings start with Announcements at 7:10pm and the Plant Forum at 7:15pm, followed by the featured speaker. Online Zoom webinars require advance registration.
Theodore Payne Foundation
10459 Tuxford Street
Sun Valley 91352
818-768-1802
Check website for in-person and online events & classes.
University of California Riverside Botanic Garden
900 University Avenue
Riverside 92521
951-784-6962
Check website for current event listings.
University of California South Coast Research & Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd
Irvine 92618
949-653-1810
http://screc.ucanr.edu/Extension_Outreach_-_Education/
Open for classes and special events. Check website for current listings.
Waterwise Community Center, Chino Basin Water Conservation District
https://www.cbwcd.org/
Free in-person and online classes and public demonstration gardens.