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Healer and Author Cecilia Garcia has Died
I regret to say that noted Chumash healer and author Cecilia Garcia died last month. She authored, with Dr. James Adams of the USC School of Pharmacology, “Healing with Medicinal Plants of the West”...
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Greener Gardens Starts June 26 at UCLA
I’ll be teaching ‘Greener Gardens: Sustainable Garden Practice’ again at UCLA Extension starting Tuesday, June 26 with co-instructor David King. People who take this class will get the benefit of the...
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Big Bear Xeriscape Tour and Plant Sale is July 14
Lemon Lily one of the hard-to-find plants that will be for sale at Hunter’s Nursery ©2010 Orchid Black The 10th Annual Xeriscape Garden Tour will be held on Saturday, July 14th at Eminger’s Mountain...
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When is “Fall?” The Myth of Fall Planting
Fall Foliage on Sycamore at Tree of Life Nursery in December ©2011 Orchid Black Native plant experts say that Fall planting is best. Fall starts September 21. So September 21 must be a good time to...
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Wild Suburbia’s Summer Color List
Barbara Eisenstein at Weeding Wild Suburbia has a timely post about Summer Color (that’s not brown) and she includes a downloadable list of plants which have summer and fall color. Her photos of...
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Easy Natives Talk at Arboretum, September 20, 2012
Front to Back: Penstemon ‘Margarita BOP’, Eriogonum ‘Dana Point’ and Verbena lilacina are all Easy Natives! © 2011 Orchid Black I’ll be giving my Easy Native Plants for the Garden talk at the...
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At Home With Natives, October 13 at Saddleback College
I will be speaking at the At Home with Natives 2012: Solutions for Nature Friendly Landscaping Symposium tomorrow, Saturday, October 13, at Saddleback College, Health Sciences Building, Room 145....
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Plant Sale Saturday November 10, Eaton Canyon
Beautiful plants available at the Plant Sale include this Baja Fairy Duster©2012 Orchid Black Looking for a few good plants? There’s a Plant Sale Saturday, November 10 at Eaton Canyon, hosted by the...
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Two Native Plant Seminars at LA EXPO February 9, 2013
Mike Evans I’m pleased to be once again bringing the “good news” and the “how to” of natives to Landscape Architects, Designers...
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Greener Gardens Starts at UCLA Extension
‘Greener Gardens: Sustainable Garden Practice’ started April 1 at UCLA Extension. It is still possible to register for this class and attend the second session next Monday. I teach this class with...
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At Home With Natives 2013: October 19 at Saddleback College
Hummingbird at Fountain 2012 Orchid Black I will be reprising my lecture on water saving strategies a the At Home with Natives 2013: Sustaining California with Native Gardens Symposium sponsored by...
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Greener Gardens Starts at UCLA Extension
‘Greener Gardens: Sustainable Garden Practice’ starts Monday Evening, March 31 at UCLA Extension. It is still possible to register for this class. This class will meet at The Learning Garden at...
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Free Workshop in Monrovia Saturday, August 9: Getting Started With Easy...
Native Wildflowers and Shrubs at the Venice Learning Garden I will be giving a presentation on Getting Started with Native Plants during the City of Monrovia’s Monrovia Area Partnership 5th...
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Big Bear Xeriscape Demonstration Garden
Rose Sage, Salvia pachyphylla I was at Hunter’s Nursery as usual for the 12th Annual Big Bear Xeriscape Tour, providing information about the many native plants for sale at Hunter’s. Hunter’s still...
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Three-Part Design Class at Theodore Payne, Friday Sept. 12
Desert Willow, Chliopsis linearis, Theodore Payne Sales Yard I’ll be teaching the Three-Part Design Class at The Theodore Payne Foundation starting this Friday, September 12. Friday, September 12,...
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Water Lecture for City of Sierra Madre Wednesday, 7 pm, 1/21/15
Returning Rain to the Aquifer Beneath Us: Simple Water Infiltration for Sierra Madre We do get rain in Sierra Madre, and when it comes, we throw most of it into the storm drain. Our wells are running...
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Antonio Sanchez at Eaton Canyon, Thu, 1/22, 7:30 p
New, Rare and Unique Native Plants or your Garden with Antonio Sanchez at Eaton Canyon Nature Center Native plants are growing in popularity, and it seems you can find a few common plants in almost any...
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Bringing Butterflies, Birds and Beneficials to your Native Garden, This...
Swallowtail on Monardella, courtesy TOLN I’ll be speaking this Saturday at Tree of Life Nursery to kick off their new Habitat Gardening Series. “Planting native plants provides new life to your garden...
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Sierra Madre Garden on Garden Tour Saturday, March 21
Jennifer LaPlante and Steve D’Auria’s Sierra Madre garden will be on the Theodore Payne Garden Tour for the 4th year this Saturday! The Tour runs from from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Theodore Payne...
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Rainwater Talk Friday April 24, and Demonstration Saturday April 25, Sierra...
I am reprising my water talk for Sierra Madre on Friday, April 24 at 7:00 pm at City Hall. The next morning, April 25 at 9:30 am, we will be digging some swales at a Sierra Madre residence. The...
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