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September 2018
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.
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.
Saturday, 9/8, 9am. Garden Basics. Dig right in to get a jumpstart on fall planting. Armstrong’s team of experts will share how to determine soil type and sunlight to provide attendees helpful tips for success. Learn the importance of mulching, planting, watering and more. All levels of gardener are welcome to join!
Saturday, 9/22, 9am. Best Flowering Shrubs for the Landscape. Your landscape and garden can be full of colorful flowers, and now is a great time to plant. Armstrong experts will show you which perennials and shrubs provide beauty all year long.
Saturday, 9/22, 9am-3pm. Event: Meet the Designers. Meet with a garden design expert. Armstrong’s team of designers will give an overview of available services, show off portfolios of previous work and answer general landscape design questions.
California Native Plant Society – San Gabriel Mountains Chapter
Eaton Canyon Nature Center
1750 North Altadena Drive
Pasadena 91107
818-398-5420
(None for September)
California Native Plant Society – Los Angeles/Santa Monica Mountains Chapter
First United Methodist Church
1008 11th Street
Santa Monica 90403
818-782-9346
(None for September)
California Native Plant Society – Los Angeles/Santa Monica Mountains Chapter
Sepulveda Garden Center
16633 Magnolia Blvd
Encino 91436
818-782-9346
(None for September)
Coastkeeper Garden
1560 East Santiago Canyon Road
Orange 92869
714-850-1965
Saturday,
9/8, 9:30am. Monthly Garden Share. Attendees bring garden-related
items such as plants, cuttings, pots, tools, produce, etc., to trade.
This is a great way to obtain new plants and meet like-minded plant
lovers. For more information, go to
https://www.facebook.com/groups/CoastkeeperGardenShare. Repeats second Saturdays.
Descanso Gardens
1418 Descanso Drive
La Canada Flintridge 91011
818-949-7980
Saturday 9/8, 10:30am–noon and 1–2:30pm. Life Saving Garden Strategies: How to Mitigate Fire, Flood and Slide Dangers. This multifaceted seminar will explore the many ways in which public landscapes and private gardens can mitigate or exacerbate LA’s potential natural disasters. The seminar will be comprised of two sessions, which can be taken together or as individual classes. $10 members for 1 session or $15 for 2 sessions; $10 non-members for 1 session or $30 for 2 sessions. Advance registration required. Session 1: Mitigating LA’s Natural Disasters with Smart Landscape Choices. 10:30 am- noon. Seemingly unstoppable fires raged throughout the west in 2017, and California counted heavy losses in lives and property. Attendees will learn what combustible, invasive plant life to avoid, which plants have protective qualities, and which design strategies best protect homes. Session 2: From Tragedy of the Commons to Uncommon Fortune. 1–2:30pm. Our minds often skip over the spaces between our public buildings and our roads, be they expanses of turf grass, weed-filled or paved medians. These places can be harnessed to increase LA’s resilience, mitigating our fire, flood and slide danger, and also increasing our neighborhoods’ social capital and home values. Learn how to transform the tragedy of the commons into a powerful tool for building your neighborhood’s fortune. Attendees will learn about the processes, people and resources it takes to transform community space, and the various models that have led to success.
Eaton Canyon Nature Center
1750 North Altadena Drive
Pasadena 91107
626-398-5420
Every Wednesday, and second Sunday, 10am. Eaton Canyon Gardening Group. Volunteers maintain the garden.
Saturday, 9/15,
9am-12noon, Nature Patio. Conservation Work Day. We will be weeding
invasive plants to conserve habitat for the native species. Gloves,
tools and a snack will be provided. Please bring your own drinking
water, and wear clothing, footwear and sun protection appropriate for
outdoor work. As a reminder, our volunteers under the age of 18 should
bring along an adult. RSVP to eatoncanyon.conservation@gmail.com . Repeats third Saturdays.
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/
(None for September)
Fullerton Arboretum
1900 Associated Road
Fullerton 92831
657-278-3407
Saturday, 9/1, 10am. Basics of Composting. Arboretum's Education Program Manager, Miguel Macias will show you how easy it is to start your own home composting system! Learn what to add into your heap and what absolutely needs to stay out of the pile. Once you put these skills to practice and begin to divert waste from overfilling landfills, you will feel like you are doing your part in saving the planet. $7/members; $10/non-members.
Saturdays, 9/8 & 9/22, 10am. Public Nature Tour. Meet at the Nature Center and join one of our knowledgeable docents as they guide you on a tour through the beautiful garden. Repeats 2nd and 4th Saturdays.
Sunday, 9/9, 1pm. Nature Photography. Learn how to use space, light, and time to take more memorable photos. The class includes tips, tricks, and techniques that will help you advance your photography skills. We begin with basic photo concepts, then show how to apply graphic design to determine what people see, and finally show step-by-step sequences that illustrate practical approaches to effective photos. More than 300 photos show examples of what to do and what to avoid. Even advanced photographers find a few surprises! $35 members, $40 non-members.
Sunday, 9/16, 9am. Medicinal and Edible Plants of Southern California. Plants are incredible sources of medicine and nutrition. Join herbalist William Broen for a morning of entertaining exploration throughout the Arboretum as he illuminates the many fascinating uses, both past and present, of various California native plants. Broen will discuss elderberry, white sage, yerba santa, manzanita, live oak, and stinging nettles, among other plant species. $25 member, $30 non-members.
Sunday, 9/16, 1pm. Northern California Garden Delights. Yvonne Savio discusses her visits to Ruth Bancroft's Cactus and Succulent Garden in Walnut Creek, Luther Burbank’s Home and Garden in Santa Rosa and Experimental Farm in Sebastopol, and Sunset Magazine's Garden in Sonoma -- highlighting plants that will grow well in Southern California. $20 members, $25 non-members.
Saturday, 9/29, 10am. Improving Your Composting Skills. Learn how to build and improve your composting system and speed up the process of turning yard clippings and food scraps into soil. This class provides an overview of composting for the beginner and focuses on answering questions and providing participants with advanced techniques. Suitable for composting beginners. $7 members, $10 non-members.
Huntington Botanical Gardens
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino 91108
626-405-2100
Every Saturday, 10am-1pm. Ranch Open House. Stop by The Huntington’s urban agriculture site during our weekly open house and pick up some fresh ideas for sustainable gardening. Experts from the University of California Los Angeles County Master Gardener program will be on hand to answer questions and offer seasonal tips. The half-acre Ranch Garden—part classroom and part research lab—draws inspiration from The Huntington’s agricultural heritage to explore optimal approaches to gardening in Southern California’s semi-arid climate. The mission of the Ranch is to reconnect people with their food in beautiful and livable ways, inspiring visitors to incorporate edibles into the landscape of their home gardens. Visit huntington.org/ranchgarden/ to learn more. From the Teaching Greenhouse, follow signs to the site. Repeats every Saturday.
Saturday, 9/1, 9am-5pm, Ahmanson Room, Brody Botanical Center. Succulent Plants Symposium. International succulent experts will discuss topics including phylogenomics in Cactaceae, conservation ecology, plants of South Africa, and what’s new within the Cotyledon, Adromischus, and Tylecodon genera. $85. Preregistration is required -- http://www.huntington.org/uploadedFiles/Files/PDFs/Succulent-Symposium-form.pdf
Thursday, 9/27, 4:30-5:30pm, Auditorium, Brody Botanical Center. Botany Bay Series: Plant Science for Gardeners and Citizen Scientists. Explore the wonders of the plant world through discussion and hands-on lab time led by Jim Folsom, the Telleen/Jorgensen Director of the Botanical Gardens. Repeats 4th Thursdays.
J Paul Getty Museum – Getty Center
1200 Getty Center Drive
Los Angeles 90049
310-440-7300
Daily, 11:30am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm, 3:30pm, Tour meeting place outside the museum entrance. 45-minute Garden Tours. The Central Garden, designed and conceived by artist Robert Irwin, is an evolving work of art, with tree-lined walkways through extraordinary sights, sounds, and scents. Repeats daily.
J Paul Getty Museum – Getty Villa
17985 Pacific Coast Highway
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
310-440-7300
Thursdays and Saturdays, 10:30am, 11:30am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm, 3:30pm, Tour meeting place outside the museum entrance. 40-minute Garden Tours. Discover the rich mythological and cultural connections of four ancient Roman gardens. Repeats Thursdays and Saturdays.
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
301 North Baldwin Ave
Arcadia 91007
626-821-4623
Wednesday, 9/5, 1:30-3pm. Plant Information: Lawns & Groundcovers with Arboretum Botanist Frank McDonough. Frank will cover how to select the right lawn or groundcover for your landscape. Class generally covers current horticultural topics including landscaping, gardening, design, water-saving strategies and other pertinent topics. He also highlights the most interesting plant and gardening questions of the hundreds he receives every month and talks about the latest pests and diseases that threaten our gardens and landscapes. Bring your own plant questions for discussion. Repeats first Wednesdays.
Thursday, 9/13, 9:30am-12noon. What’s Happening in Gardening: Great English Gardens. Yvonne shares photos from this world-famous Chelsea Flower Show, Prince Charles’ Highgrove Organic Sustainable Garden, and “Mother” of Cottage Gardening, Marjery Fish. She will discuss techniques of English gardening that can be used in Southern California. $140 for the 8-week series / $25 per class (includes Arboretum admission), To Register please call the Education Department at 626.821.4623 or pay at the class
Thursday, 9/20, 9:30am-12noon. What’s Happening in Gardening: Foraging California with Christopher Nyerges. Former Arboretum Senior Biologist Dr. Leonid Enari emphasized that the way to learn about plants was to understand their familial relationships. Based the methods learned from Dr. Enari, Christopher Nyerges explains how he put together his book, Foraging California, which explains that there are many safe families of plants that can be used for food in our state. $140 for the 8-week series / $25 per class (includes Arboretum admission), To Register please call the Education Department at 626.821.4623 or pay at the class
Friday, 9/21, 10am-12noon. Amaranth Harvest at the Crescent Farm. Join us in honoring Mother Earth and continuing to strengthen our connections to the earth and each other through the harvesting of amaranth. Guillermo Vasquez, a spiritual leader from Guatemala, will be at the Arboretum to help lead the harvest. Guillermo is a friend of Qachuu Aloom, a cooperative in Guatemala growing amaranth and other organic produce for local consumption and teaching others how to provide for their loved ones in the same way. Free with admission / Free for members, no preregistration required, call (626) 821-4623 for more information.
Thursday, 9/27, 9:30am-12noon. What’s Happening in Gardening: Field Trip to Grand Park with Frank McDonough. Frank will lead us on a discovery tour of one of Downtown Los Angeles garden treasures. Grand Park is not only a beautiful public space, but also is home to an amazing number of plant species - both common and collectable. $140 for the 8-week series / $25 per class (includes Arboretum admission), To Register please call the Education Department at 626.821.4623 or pay at the class
Saturday, 9/29, 10am-12noon. Aromatic Plants and Flowers. We know many flowers smell, but so do many leaves, especially when rubbed. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme are joined in harmony with Lavender, Bay, Myrtle, and Breath of Heaven. This workshop will lead you on a smell safari through some of our best and worst smelly plants. This is a great workshop for kids to learn about plants too. Please bring smelly leaves and flowers from your garden you would like to share. Smelly plants will also be for sale. A plant list will also be provided. $25 Arboretum members / $35 non-members (Includes Arboretum Admission) To Register please call the Education Department at 626.821.4623 or pay at the class.
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
900 Exposition Blvd
Los Angeles 90007
213-763-3466
Saturday & Sunday, 9/1 & 9/2, 11am. Nature Gardens Hands-On Activities. Programs vary daily and meets in the Nature Gardens, just outside Nature Lab and under the bridge.
Sunday 9/2 through Sunday 9/30, 3:30pm. Nature Walk. Join us on a walk through the Nature Gardens to explore the amazing diversity of life that calls L.A. home. Program meets in the Nature Gardens, just outside Nature Lab and under the bridge.
Rancho Los Cerritos
4600 Virginia Road
Long Beach 90807
562-206-2040
http://www.rancholoscerritos.org/
Saturdays & Sundays, 1-5pm. Garden One-Hour Tours. Rancho Los Cerritos offers free one-hour garden tours for visitors. For details about all of our tours, visit http://www.rancholoscerritos.org/things-to-do-hub/tours/. Repeats every weekend.
Saturday, 9/1, 1-4pm. Sustainable Landscape Class. Hosted by The Water Replenishment District, this workshop will help participants design a landscape that uses minimal resources such as pesticides, herbicides and especially water, including the philosophy of creating a natural watershed on their property by using rain water as the main source of irrigating the landscape and using the irrigation system as a secondary source for water.
Saturday, 9/8, 1-4pm. Eco-Gardening Edible Gardening Class. Hosted by The Water Replenishment District, this class focuses on turning part of your ordinary landscape into a lush edible garden. Use your water in a way that will benefit you and your family while creating a sustainable environment that you can be proud of. Included are tips on how to grow fruits, herbs and veggies, and learning how to select the right edible plants that suits your needs, while having fun in the garden.
Saturday, 9/22, 10am-12noon. Water-Wise Gardening: Creating and Maintaining Rain Gardens. Presented by the Metropolitan Water District. We get precious little rainfall here in Southern California, and rain gardens allow precipitation to return to the ground, replenishing the water table. They also reduce mosquito breeding by eliminating standing water and filter runoff pollution! Rain gardens can be beautiful and provide visual interest even during the dry season. $8 per person. Tickets are available at https://www.rancholoscerritos.org/upcoming-event/water-wise-gardening-rain-gardens/ .
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
1500 North College Avenue
Claremont 91711
909-625-8767
(None for September)
San Diego Botanic Garden
230 Quail Gardens Drive
Encinitas CA 92024
760-436-3036
(None for September)
Santa Barbara County Horticultural Society
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
909 N La Cumbre Road
Santa Barbara 93110
805-684-5725
Saturday, 9/22, 10am-3pm. Plant Sale. Specialty vendors and hundreds of member-grown plants. Raffle table of specimen plants and other items. Exotics, Natives, Bromeliads, Grasses, Succulents, Cacti, Annuals, Perennials.
South Coast Botanic Garden
26300 Crenshaw Blvd
Palos Verdes Peninsula 90274
310-544-1948
www.southcoastbotanicgarden.org/
Saturday & Sunday, 9/15 & 9/16, 9am-5pm. South Bay Orchid Society Show and Sale.
Southern California Horticultural Society
Friendship Auditorium
3201 Riverside Drive
Los Angeles CA 90027
818-567-1496
(Thursday, 9/13, 7-9pm. No monthly meeting.)
Thursday, 9/22, 6-9pm, Los Angeles Arboretum and Botanical Garden. Horticulturist of the Year Award Banquet and Silent Auction. 2018 Honoree is nurseryman and plant breeder John Schoustra. Tickets are $45. Reservations available on the SCHS Events Page.
Theodore Payne Foundation
10459 Tuxford Street
Sun Valley 91352
818-768-1802
University of California Riverside Botanic Garden
900 University Avenue
Riverside 92521
951-784-6962
University of California South Coast Research & Extension Center
7601 Irvine Blvd
Irvine 92618
949-653-1810
http://screc.ucanr.edu/Extension_Outreach_-_Education/
Saturday, 9/29, 9am-2pm. 10th Annual Urban Landscape & Garden Education Expo. Visit with gardening industry exhibitors and water agencies gathering information about various methods which will help you to reduce landscape water use and ultimately save money. Connect with UC Cooperative Extension Programs such as 4-H Youth Development, Master Gardeners, Master Food Preservers, and the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program. Attend presentations by UC researchers and landscape aficionados. Check out the various demonstrations focusing on topics such as beekeeping, composting, irrigation, and more. Taste exotic fruit grown at the South Coast Research and Extension Center in Irvine. Let the kids explore through gardening and water education activities with the UCCE Master Gardeners. Have your favorite garden hand tool sharpened - (1) small garden tool per person. Take home one of the many varieties available at the PLANT SALE: -Sorry- no credit cards. Cash or checks only please. Grab a ticket for one of the random opportunity drawings for a chance to take home one of the many fabulous gardening gifts. More Info: http://screc.ucanr.edu/?calitem=406049&g=68933