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Thursday Garden Talks with Lili Singer

July 01, 2009

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Events & Classes

Informative gatherings with horticultural specialists

Fall 2009: 8 Thursdays, Sept. 24 – Nov. 12; 9:30am–Noon 

(Please note special times for field trips, which are are self-driven and require pre-registration)

$100 for the series, $20 per class / Reservations or you may pay at the door
Information and registration: 626.821.4623 or jill.berry@arboretum.org

Sept 24 - Garden Design Fundamentals with Laramee Haynes
A well-designed garden – be it rustic, formal or modern in style – enhances the environment, raises property values and pleases the eye. Learn how a professional arranges and showcases native plants, using sight lines, open space, proper spacing, well-placed shade trees, boulders and benches for sitting, and pathways that invite and move visitors through the garden. Laramee is a landscape designer and contractor (www.hayneslandscaping.com ) with a fondness for comfortable, long-lived gardens that require a minimum of care and resources.

 
Oct 1 - Field Trip: Three Gardens, Three Adventures 10:00am-1:00pm
Our first field trip of the season caters to plant nuts. We begin in a North Hollywood front garden that is jam-packed with succulents, native shrubs and flowering perennials, and whimsical Mexican folk art sculpture. Next, we visit a sloping Beverly Hills landscape filled with mediterranean-climate plants, succulents, an outdoor cat run and other surprises. Our last garden, also in Beverly Hills, belongs to an avid plant collector and flower arranger whose lush collection includes rare tropical and variegated plants, fuchsias, abutilons, irises, vines, tillandsias and more! Pre-registration required.

 
Oct 8 - The Art of Pruning with Fran West
This very important part of gardening can be rewarding and lots of fun. Learn how to get started, what tools to use, how to make proper cuts and what three growth habits to work with when pruning any shrub or small tree in your garden. Lots of tips and helpful hints will have you ready to begin your next pruning project with confidence and enthusiasm. Fran hails from the Mid-Atlantic area, where she has been a pruning specialist, lecturer and writer since 1991. Her revised and updated DVD and Field Guide, Pruning Matters, The Formula for Pruning Mastery, will be available in The Arboretum Gift Shop.

 
Oct 15 - Field Trip: South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes Peninsula 10:00am-1pm
Our private tram tour of this South Bay jewel, narrated by biologist and plantswoman Laurel Woodley, will traverse the garden’s grounds. We’ll stop at the Propagation Workshop, where volunteers (led by Dick Kohlscreiber and aided by Debra Galliani) propagate plants from the garden’s collection. And we’ll visit the new mediterranean-climate garden, where California natives predominate, a handsome design by curator (and class member) Lisa Ceazan. Bring your lunch for a picnic al fresco in the garden. Pre-registration required.

 
Oct 22 - The Art of Staging Succulents with Larry Grammer
Cacti and other succulent plants are living sculptures that lend themselves to display. Our guest lecturer’s stunning creations – which “marry the plant to the pot” and often resemble miniature habitats – are showcased at California Cactus Center in Pasadena (www.cactuscenter.com). Larry will bring specimens from his private collection, as well as all the materials needed to pot up several examples in class. You’ll leave inspired to create your own.

 
Oct 29 - Easy Gardening with Native Plants with Barbara Eisenstein
Native plants have the undeserved reputation of being difficult to grow. Learn how to minimize the work while maximizing success with California native plants. Barbara Eisenstein, a native plant garden writer and consultant, will introduce you to unusual natives that will convert your garden into a peaceful, sustainable, backyard habitat, while using less water, resources, and effort.          

 
Nov 5 - Gardening in the Shade with Lili Singer
This session celebrates dappled, partial and deep shade – conditions that please some exquisite plants as well as the gardeners who tend them. Common and unusual shade-loving plants will be shown, and watering, pest management and other cultural practices will be discussed. Lili is an award-winning horticulturist and garden writer. She leads the Thursday Garden Talks at The Arboretum and is special projects coordinator for the Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants.

 
Nov 12 - Plants of the Arboretum: A Tour for Home Gardeners with Jill Morganelli
Explore The Arboretum’s collections with the new curator of the Kallam Perennial Garden! Along the way, we’ll discover the season’s most interesting and colorful plants, with detailed descriptions and tips on using these plants in home landscapes. In addition to her Arboretum position, Jill is adjunct faculty at Cuyamaca College. Her current areas of focus include sustainable landscape design and organic agriculture.

Arboretum Library July E-News

July 02, 2009

News from the Library

Hello all and welcome newcomers:

Where did the spring go?  Now the fans and air conditioners are helping us to keep our cool in the Library.  I have a lengthy list of new books and articles since March.  Click on the link below to view.  There are many on sustainable vegetable gardening.

New books, articles and website lists

Thanks to the Richard E. Brandes $50,000 bequest to the Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation, the Arboretum Library is using some of that money to keep moving forward with adding items to our online catalog.  Beginning in July, Jessica Holada will work on the project.  Watch our catalog grow at the link below.  Try a search with the keyword “vegetable”.  Jessica will be working weekends to extend our hours.  Come say hello.

 Arboretum Library Online Catalog

We are circulating to Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation members as well as the Arboretum staff.  The circulation period for books is 3 weeks with 2 renewals if no one else wants the item.  You can renew by e-mail, phone or in person, but not on the online catalog.  The circulation period for current magazines is 3 days with 2 renewals if no one else wants the item.


The Arboretum Library hours for July are as follows:

Open Tuesday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Open Saturdays, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Open Sundays, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The Library will be closed Friday & Saturday, July 3 & 4.  Happy Independence Day!



Beer for Books and the L. A. Garden Show, May 1-3, 2009
     We had a successful time at the L.A. Garden Show selling used books, magazines and beer.  We have already used some of the proceeds to buy new books from the Missouri Botanical Garden Press.  Keep us in mind if you are looking for a place to donate your plant and garden used book and magazines, so we can use them for the next year’s sale at the LA Garden Show.  For more information about donations, please contact me at 626-821-3213 or Susan.Eubank@Arboretum.org.


Our Botanical Information Consultants (for plant advice) are currently available seven days a week. David.Lofgren@Arboretum.org or Frank.McDonough@Arboretum.org or 626-821-3239.

 

 

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