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 May 2022

Upcoming events, Online Zoom: Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
https://www.arboretum.org/calendar/2022/5

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/

Sunday, 5-1-22, 10:00am to 5:00pm
In Person Event - Mary Lou Heard Memorial Garden Tour
Huntington Beach

This self-guided tour offers 42 "real gardens by real people" for you to visit. Visit as many or as few gardens as you wish. You can decide which gardens you would like to visit by reading the garden descriptions in our Tour Guide available at www.heardsgardentour.com . There is no ticket to buy. There is a donation jar at each garden and the funds go to The Sheepfold women’s shelter. This tour offers small and large, cottage and summer dry gardens for your pleasure and inspiration. Free.  9681 Flounder Drive, Huntington Beach 92646.  For more information, contact Jennifer McInteer, info@heardsgardentour.com , 714-486-6261, www.heardsgardentour.com

Sunday, 5-1-22, 10:00am to 4:00pm
In Person Event - Redlands Garden Tour and Plant Sale
Redlands Horticultural and Improvement Society, Redlands

This tour will visit six gardens, each a different theme, that homeowners cared for.  $15 adults, free for children and under.  Garden Tour tickets and maps may be purchased at the Asistencia, 26930 Barton Road; Gerrards Market, 705 W Cypress Ave.; Redlands Art Association, 215 E. State St.; Sunshine Nursery, 34017 Yucaipa Blvd., Yucaipa; and Cherry Valley Nursery, 37955 Cherry Valley Blvd., Cherry Valley. For more information, contact Frank Herendeen, Frankherendeen@gmail.com , 909-793-3333, https://redlandsgardenclub.com/index.html

Sunday, 5-1-22, 10:00am to 5:00pm
In Person Event - Inspired Garden Artistry 2022 Spring Garden Tout
View Park/Windsor Hills/View Hights/Ladera Heights areas

From 10am-5pm, visit the Vendor Fair at Ladera Park for nursery sales, giveaways, children’s activities, plant swap, food trucks and more.  From 12pm-5pm, you can go on a self-driving, self-guided tour to visit back yard gardens in the communities of View Park, Windsor Hills, View Heights, and Ladera Heights neighborhoods, featuring an assortment of gardens that display the diverse topography of the community. These range from drought tolerant landscapes to lush native plantings, large entertainment areas to quaint elegant gardens. Homeowners proudly showcase water conservation efforts and farm-to-table solutions. This tour requires purchasing tickets. $30 through April 19th, $35 thereafter thru Day of Event. Purchase tickets at www.inspiredgardenartistry.com. Location = Ladera Park (South Entrance), 4750 W. 62nd Street, Los Angeles 90056. For more information, contact Opal Lyesight, team@inspiredgardenartistry.com , 323-312-9200, www.inspiredgardenartistry.com

Sunday, 5-1-22, 12:00noon to 4:00pm
In Person Event - Camarillo Garden Tour
Camarillo

Started in 1996 by dedicated volunteers, the Garden Tour is now one of Camarillo's signature events, blending a variety of elements to create a truly delightful afternoon of fun and friendship. In addition to five amazing gardens, the tour features art exhibits and demonstrations, a delightful garden-themed boutique, an enticing raffle, live music, and delicious refreshments. All proceeds from the event directly benefit our grief and bereavement programs throughout Ventura County.  $25.00.  To purchase tickets = https://www.lmvna.org/gardentour/ .  For more information, contact Lynda Frank, lfrank@lmvna.org, 805-642-0239, https://www.lmvna.org/gardentour/

Sunday, 5-1-22, 1:00pm to 4:00pm
In Person Event - 'Transforming your Garden into a Gallery of Gorgeous Succulents" with Debra Lee Baldwin
The Peninsula Garden Club, Rancho Palos Verdes

The Peninsula Garden Club and Palos Verdes Art Center will host author and horticulturist Debra Lee Baldwin. Discover how to create a personal paradise that delights you and your guests. Debra shows simple and effective ways to showcase intriguing, fleshy-leaved plants. Succulents are easy-care, too. Did you know our area has an ideal climate for growing them? Debra launched worldwide interest in succulents with her first book, Designing with Succulents, and has written several other books on these plants. Debra will sign books before and after her presentation, and there will be a raffle of succulents, containers, etc. All visitors must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination. Wearing face masks is strongly encouraged. $30. Seating is limited and tickets must be purchased in advance at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meet-author-debra-lee-baldwin-the-queen-of-succulents-tickets304297872127 .  5504 Crestridge Road, Rancho Palos Verdes 90275.  For more information, contact Jackie Johnson, Jackiejohnsonusa@aol.com, 310-850-2821, https://pvartcenter.org/events/meet-author-debra-lee-baldwin-the-queen-of-succulents/ or https://debraleebaldwin.com/

Saturday, 5-7-22, 9:00am to 4:00pm
In Person Event - Open Garden Day
Santa Ana

Join us for West Floral Park and Fisher Park’s annual Open Garden Day. Feel inspired as you explore a variety of 9 gardens. Shop, learn, and dine along The Promenade. And stroll down the charming streets of this hidden gem of North Santa Ana. $20 in advance, $25 on May 7. Purchase tickets at https://opengardenday.com .  2300 N Westwood Avenue, Santa Ana 92706.  For more information = info@opengardenday.com , https://opengardenday.com

Saturday, 5-7-22, 10:00am to 2:00pm
In Person Event - Gate and Garden Tour
Laguna Beach Garden Tour, Lagina Beach

The Garden Club hosts its annual major fundraiser for educational school gardens, local scholarships and community projects. This year’s walking tour will visit gardens that are quintessential “Laguna Beach” gardens in a stunning Laguna Beach neighborhood. The festive event will offer for sale artisanal margaritas and Mexican fare, free refreshments, and spectacular homemade baked goods, plein air painters in several gardens and a raffle of prizes from local artists and businesses. We are proud to partner with our sponsors, Laguna Beach County Water District, Team Laguna/ Re/Max Coastal Luxury Realtors, Dana Point Nursery and Tequila Corcel, for this fun-filled event. The tour will begin and end at the beautiful Bruce Scherer Waterwise and Fire-Safe Gardens of the Laguna Beach County Water District Headquarters, 306 3rd Street, Laguna Beach. Buses will continuously shuttle tourgoers from Laguna Beach Water District Gardens to the tour neighborhood and back at the end of the walking route. To make the last tour of the day, you must arrive at the Water District Garden by 2:00 pm. $60 (Plus handling fee) tickets available on www.lagnabech.org ; $65 day of tour if we are not sold out. Timed tickets will be sold to enhance social distancing throughout the tour time frame. State mandated COVID precautions for May 7, 2022 will be enforced. 306 3rd Street, Laguna Beach 92651.  For more information, contact Susan Denton, cnnpinca@yahoo.com , 949-315-5028, www.lagunabeachgardenclub.org

Tuesday, 5-10-22 AND Tuesday, 5-24-22, 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

Thursday, 5-12-22, 7:10pm
Online Webinar - "What are Cultivars?" with Bart O'Brien
The Southern California Horticultural Society

Bart O'Brien is the current Diretor of the Regional Parks Botanic Garden in the Bay Area and recipient of the American Horticultural Society's 2022 Liberty Hyde Bailey Award, one of the highest achievments in American horticulture. He is also a former SCHS Board Member and recipient of our 2005 Horticulturist of the Year Award. He will be explaning the use (and misuse) of the term "cultivar" in horticulture.  Event Schedule = 7:10pm SCHS Announcements, 7:15pm Plant Forum, 7:30pm Program begins. This meeting will be broadcast via Zoom and Facebook. Viewing the webinar is free, but you must register to receive Zoom access at www.socalhort.org  For more information, email socalhort@gmail.com

Saturday, 5-14-22, 8:00am to 10:30am
In Person Event - Plant Walk with herbalist Irena Cora Stathis
The Los Angeles County Arboretum, Arcadia

Join us for a refreshing walk through the gardens, exploring and getting to know some of the varied plants that are growing at the Arboretum. We will discuss traditional and folkloric uses of herbs from the culinary and functional to the magical and even spiritual. Humans have evolved along side plants and so our lives are very much intertwined with theirs; we literally would not exist without them. Discover the fascinating cultural relationships of humans and plants, both historically and in current times, and be inspired to cultivate your own relationship with them. Some of the plants we will be meeting and learning about include: Yarrow, California Poppy, Sage, Rosemary, Violet, Mugwort, Artichoke, Elderberry, Pomegranate, Rue, Fennel, Blackberry, Hollyhock, Lavender, Calendula and Lemon Balm. $25 members, $30 non-members.  LA County Arboretum, 301 N Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia 91006.  Register at https://www.arboretum.org/events/plant-walk-with-herbalist-irena-cora-stathis/2022-05-14 For more information, contact LA Arboretum Education Department, 626-821-4623, education@arboretum.org , https://www.arboretum.org