http://s60689.gridserver.com/index.php en ted.tegart@arboretum.org Copyright 2013 2013-05-22T08:00:22+00:00 http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/register_now_for_spring_nature_camp/ http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/register_now_for_spring_nature_camp/#When:08:00:22Z 2013-05-22T08:00:22+00:00 http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/come_on_and_twist_at_the_21st_annual_family_music_festival_june_4/ http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/come_on_and_twist_at_the_21st_annual_family_music_festival_june_4/#When:14:17:56Z Come on and twist to the music of Chubby Checker, left, ("The Twist", "Limbo Rock"), Ben E. King, below right, ("Stand by Me", "Spanish Harlem"), and Jay And The Americans, below left, (This Magic Moment" "Some Enchanted Evening") at the 21st Annual Family Music Festival on Sunday, June 23. The concert is presented by Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation and the Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation.  Tickets are $14 for Arboretum members, $20 for the general public.  Children under 12 are free and must be accompanied by an adult. Gates open at 2 p.m. The concert begins at 4 p.m.  To order tickets, click here.   News Items 2013-05-15T14:17:56+00:00 http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/the_next_queen_anne_cottage_open_house_will_be_in_december/ http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/the_next_queen_anne_cottage_open_house_will_be_in_december/#When:10:26:31Z Please mark your calendar for the next Queen Anne Cottage open house, which will be on Sunday, December 8, 2013.  The cottage will not be open on Mother's Day. News Items 2013-05-06T10:26:31+00:00 http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/organs_music_machines_are_calloipes_are_on_display_at_wild_west_days/ http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/organs_music_machines_are_calloipes_are_on_display_at_wild_west_days/#When:21:33:55Z Children at Wild West Days are fascinated by this Fair Organ from the 1890's, which is on display with other outdoor organs, music machines and a real calliope. The old-fashioned music players are on display this weekend from 10am-4pm at the Arboretum. Regular admission applies.  Arboretum members free. 2013-05-04T21:33:55+00:00 http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/save_the_date_for_wild_west_days_may_4_5/ http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/save_the_date_for_wild_west_days_may_4_5/#When:09:06:59Z News Items, Events & Classes 2013-04-26T09:06:59+00:00 http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/going_out_with_a_big_bang/ http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/going_out_with_a_big_bang/#When:23:24:05Z By Donald R. Hodel, University of California, and James E. Henrich, Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden Some plants can grow for 50 years or more and never flower and produce fruits but when they finally do, their floral display can be spectacular as well as terminating the end of the plant’s life. One such plant is the Arboretum’s Furcraea macdougalii, a native of high-elevation dry forests in Oaxaca, Chiapas, and Puebla in Mexico, and it is in flower right now so don’t miss it. An agave relative, MacDougal’s century plant forms a slender trunk to 15 feet tall from an abruptly swollen base and is topped with a rosette of fleshy, narrow leaves to 7 feet long and 3 inches wide with curved teeth along the margins.  Looking like an agave with a trunk but growing in relative anonymity for many years, it really makes a name for itself when it shoots up a huge, terminal flower stalk that is as large as the plant itself and adds an additional 20 feet to the overall height. Although spectacular, this flowering event signals the end of the life of MacDougal’s century plant because the plant dies after flowering. However, miniature plants form on the flower stalk and these can be used for propagation to make new plants. The Arboretum has three plants, which it obtained in 1966 and only now, after nearly 50 years, are flowering. Surprisingly, all three plants are flowering simultaneously.  Catch this unusual display along the road at the base of the hill going up to Tallac Knoll. What's Blooming, News Items, Plant Information 2013-03-18T23:24:05+00:00 http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/34th_annual_los_angeles_environmental_education_fair/ http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/34th_annual_los_angeles_environmental_education_fair/#When:18:45:18Z 2013-02-22T18:45:18+00:00 http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/chicks_arrive_at_the_garden_for_all_seasons/ http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/chicks_arrive_at_the_garden_for_all_seasons/#When:20:51:58Z Five adorable chicks huddled together in a sunny corner, unsure about their spacious new home in the brand new chicken coop in the Garden for All Seasons.  But it did't take long before the four-to-six-weeks old chicks were exploring their new digs and chirping with pleasure. Come and visit with our newest bird residents. Each chick is a distinctive color and of a different variety: Plymouth Barred Rock, Araucana, Rhode Island Red, Brahma and Buff Orpington. By July, the chicks will be old enough to produce eggs, according to Jill Morganelli (left), horticulture supervisor. The goal of the new garden is to demonstrate approaches to home food production that help the environment, improve nutrition, and bring the great rewards of sustainable living. The chicks are part of a new urban ecosystem that inspires and teaches.  The birds, their food, feeders and bedding were donated by Faz and Jeanne Alamdari, owners of Wes's Pets & Feed in El Monte.  The new chicken coop was donated by Mike Scott of Eagle Rock Backyard Farms.   News Items 2013-02-13T20:51:58+00:00 http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/arboretum_library_winter_e-news_2012-2013/ http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/arboretum_library_winter_e-news_2012-2013/#When:18:08:25Z   Hello all and welcome newcomers: Here are the new titles added in the Arboretum Library June 2012 through January 2013. We added a total of 1219 titles to the Arboretum Library, but the new titles lists show my favorites.   News from the Library 2013-01-31T18:08:25+00:00 http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/magazine/ http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/magazine/#When:19:23:11Z To view the entire Winter/Spring 2013 Magazine Click Here 2013-01-28T19:23:11+00:00