The COVID-19 outbreak has forced cancellation of most events and closure of many public spaces. Some venues are beginning to open back up up, but please contact the venues before committing anything to your calendar.

Submitted by Yvonne Savio
Contact each location to confirm the listed event, for details, and for a full schedule.
Events are free with admission unless otherwise indicated.

For more events as they’re posted, see https://www.gardeninginla.net/submit-your-garden-events.html

ONLINE WEBINARS and IN-PERSON EVENTS June 2022

Upcoming events, Online Zoom: Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
https://www.arboretum.org/calendar/2022/6

Upcoming events, Online Zoom: California Garden & Landscape History Society
https://cglhs.org/upcoming-events

Upcoming classes, Online Zoom: California Native Plant Society
https://www.cnps.org/events

Upcoming events, Online Zoom: Los Angeles & Santa Monica Mountains Chapter, California Native Plant Society
https://lasmmcnps.org/

Upcoming classes, Online Instagram and Facebook: Rogers Gardens
https://www.rogersgardens.com/blogs/events

Upcoming events: Smartgardening (LA Dept. of Water & Power)
https://dpw.lacounty.gov/epd/sg/webinars.cfm

Upcoming Classes, Online Zoom, Waterwise Community Center, Chino Basin Water Conservation District
https://www.cbwcd.org/

Upcoming classes, Online Webinars at the Theodore Payne Foundation:
https://theodorepayne.org/learn/classes-workshops/

Saturday, 6-4-22, 9:00am to noon
In Person Event - "Spirituality & Nature: Find the God in the Awe of Nature" with Mark Mitchell
Rancho Palos Verdes

Attendees will experience a deeper connection with Nature, themselves, their God, and leave with a plan of action of creating more joy in nature and the world around them. People of all faiths or no faiths are welcome. This "digital detox" workshop will use tools of mindfulness, journaling, nature sensory experiments, movement, and discussion. Mark Mitchell, LMFT, is a psychotherapist, a certified National Geographic Educator, a former wilderness survival instructor, and an amateur gardener. In addition, he teaches in the addiction studies program at Loyola Marymount University & at CSUDH. He also provides workshops & trainings for various groups & businesses on worker wellness, post traumatic growth, and nature as a resource & responsibility. Cost = $40.  Register at https://maryjoseph.org/event/spirituality-nature-finding-god-in-the-awe-of-nature/ . Location = Mary & Joseph Retreat Center, 5300 Crest Road, Rancho Palos Verdes 90275. For more information = Mark Mitchell, MarkMitchellSpeaks@gmail.com, 310-822-7979, https://maryjoseph.org/event/spirituality-nature-finding-god-in-the-awe-of-nature/

Saturday, 6-4-22, 10:00am to 1:00pm
In Person Event - "Plumeria A-Z" with Diana Donnellan
The Los Angeles County Arboretum, Arcadia

The LA County Arboretum hosts Diana Donnellan discussing why Southern California is an ideal climate for plumeria. This hands-on workshop takes you through plumeria care, seeds, genetics, grafting and common problems. Cost = $30 members, $40 non-members. To register = https://www.arboretum.org/events/plumeria-a-z-2/2022-06-04. (Please log in to your Arboretum account. Member discount will be applied at check out.) Location = Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, 301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia 91007.  For more information, contact LA Arboretum Education Department, 626-821-4623, education@arboretum.org , https://www.arboretum.org/learn/classes-year-around/gardeninghorticulture/

Saturday, 6-4-22, 11:00am
Online Zoom - "The Gottlieb Native Garden" with Susan Gottlieb and Scott Logan

California's extended drought brings the threat of further cutbacks to landscape watering. Seeking a water-wise landscape without sacrificing beauty, homeowners can choose California native plants, and create a diverse habitat that invites many species of native wildlife. The California State University at Northridge hosts owner Susan Gottlieb and photographer-naturalist Scott Logan leading us on an inspirational journey as an ivy-covered, inhospitable landscape was transformed into an ecological oasis of over 200 CA native plant species that welcomes nearly 400 animal species. Cost = Free. Register for Zoom link = https://csun.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JP77WCPZT02WQuxGxBWG0w .  For more information = CSUN Botanic Garden botanicgarden@csun.edu

Thursday, 6-9-22, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
In Person Event AND Zoom - "Antioxidants from Your Garden" with Tom Spellman
The Southern California Horticultural Society

Southern California Horticultural Society hosts Tom Spellman, fruit-growing expert from Dave Wilson Nursery, https://www.davewilson.com/ . This meeting will be held IN PERSON at Friendship Auditorium near Griffith Park (free entry for members, $5 for non-members) and will also be streamed live via Zoom and Facebook. To register for the Zoom webinar, visit www.socalhort.org . Zoom schedule = 7:10 Announcements, 7:15 Plant Forum, 7:30 Speaker presentation. For more information, contact socalhort@gmail.com , 818-567-1496, https://socalhort.org/Sunday, 6-12-22, 9:00am to Noon

In Person Event - Santa Ynez Canyon Tour with Carol Bornstein
Pacific Palisades

From Pacific Palisades, the Santa Ynez Canyon Trail accesses the interior of Topanga State Park through a botanically diverse canyon. Our tour leader, Carol Bornstein, co-authored a prominent book, California Native Plants for the Garden and presented slideshows to our chapter's membership meetings in November 2020 and April 2022. Cost = Free. Due to the narrowness of the canyon trail, this outing will be limited to 20 participants. To sign up in advance and receive more information, please send an email message to Bill Neill at bgneill@earthlink.net . For more information = https://lasmmcnps.org/

Sunday, 6-12-22, 1:00pm to 3:00pm
In Person Event - "Exploring Euphorbias" with Tom Glavich
South Coast Cactus and Succulent Society, South Coast Botanic Garden

South Coast Cactus and Succulent Society hosts Tom Glavich, long-time grower and propagator of succulent plants. This genus is worldwide, with members on every continent except Antarctica. This talk will take a look at some of the species from South Africa, Madagascar, the Mediterranean, and the Americas, concentrating on the similarities and differences in these geographically disparate regions. The presentation will include a look at mutant forms and conclude with a section on cultivation and propagation. Cost = Free with Garden admission. Location = South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula 90274. For more information = Maria Capaldo, minniecap@icloud.com , 310-346-6206, www.southcoastcss.org

Tuesday, 6-14-22, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Online Zoom - "Post-Wildfire Plant Succession After the 2018 Woolsey Fire" with Richard Rachman
CNPS - Santa Monica Mountains Chapter

Richard is a plant ecologist and graduate student at Cal State Northridge and Los Angeles County Volunteer Coordinator for the Western Monarch Count. He has been involved in a multi-institutional undergraduate collaboration to monitor monthly post-wildfire vegetation succession after the 2018 Woolsey Fire in the Santa Monica Mountains. Cost = Free. Information for logging onto the Zoom presentation will be posted on our website twenty hours ahead of the event and announced via email blast. For more information = https://lasmmcnps.org/

Tuesday, 6-14-22 AND Tuesday, 6-28-22, 10:00am to 12:00pm (2nd and 4th Tuesdays monthly)
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