Theodore Payne Foundation | Native California Plants

Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants

Summer Hours: Open Thursday-Saturday, 8:30am-4:30pm
(Closed Sunday-Wednesday)

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Support Gift Certificates Volunteer Donate Now Become a Member Sponsor a Plant What's New June 29, 2018 - TPF seeks Adult Education Manager. See details May 2018 - From the blog of the California Native Plant Society, advice from Lili Singer on year-round color in the native garden. Read April 2018 The blog of Mother Nature's Backyard, Garden 15 on this year's Garden Tour, features recipes for native plant foods served to visitors on tour day. Read 4/18/2018 Director of Horticulture Tim Becker is interviewed by KPCC reporter Emily Guerin on 2018 spring wild flower displays. Listen 4/12/2018 Great coverage by Los Angeles Daily News reporter Sandra Berrera of the Garden Tour, plus more information on native plant gardening. Read 4/07/2018 The LA Times Home section features a spectacular landscape on this year's Garden Tour Read 4/03/2018 LA Times Home section features a spectacular new stop on this year's Garden Tour. Read Now online: La Tuna Canyon Regeneration talks on TPF's YouTube channel. WATCH In the Art Gallery *Devon Tsuno: LA River Seedlings* Saturday, May 5, through Saturday, August 18, 2018 Opening Reception: Saturday, May 5, 1:00-3:00pm Artist Talk at 2:00pm Details	..	Classes June 16: Native Plant Garden Maintenance June 23: NEW! The Botany of Intoxication June 30: Native Plants and Hummingbirds July 1: NEW! Sunday in the Garden: Wilson/Leach, Altadena July 7: Three-Part California Native Garden Design July 7: Right Plant, Your Place July 13: Native Plant Maintenance Basics July 14: Look, Ma, No Lawn! July 21: Irrigation Practices for Native Plant Gardens July 28: Seeds, Please: Collecting, Processing and Storing Native Plant Seed from Home Gardens See all classes and events Plant of the Month June 2018: Salvia clevelandii and cvs.—Cleveland Sage and cultivars (Lamiaceae) view all La Tuna Fire Open letter to TPF friends from Executive Director Kitty Connolly and Board President DJ Peterson READ - PDF In Response to the La Tuna Fire, September 2017 READ - PDF La Tuna Canyon Regeneration Series: free lectures and workshop READ - PDF	..	Events LA Cactus & Succulent Society Annual Drought-tolerant Plant Festival Sat, June 9, 9:00-4:00 & Sun, June 10, 9:00-3:00 Workshops, talks (Lili Singer on Gardening with Natives at 10:00am), and displays, plus sales of books, pots, and plants, including natives from TPF (only on Sat, 6/9) Free admission and parking. Details. http://www.lacactus.com/JuneShow.html Sunday in the Garden: Wilson/Leach, Altadena Sunday, July 1, 10:00-noon Our new series begins with a talk about and tour of a marvelous foothills garden. Refreshments will be served. Space is limited! Register. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-sunday-in-the-garden-wilsonleach-altadena-registration-45829329759 TPF ON THE ROAD Perfect Partners: Gardening with Natives & All Sorts of Edibles, a free talk by Lili Singer Sat, June 16, 1:00pm Sorensen Library 6934 Broadway Ave., Whittier 90606 Native Plants and Hummingbirds, a free talk by Lili Singer Sat, June 21, 1:00pm Lloyd Taber Marina del Rey Library 4533 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey 90292 Native Plants and Hummingbirds, a free talk by Lili Singer Tues, June 26, 6:00pm Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library 17906 S. Avalon Blvd., Carson 90746
Discover the Beauty of California Native Plants The Theodore Payne Foundation, established 1960, operates a year-round, retail nursery offering the region’s largest and most interesting selection of California native plants – hundreds of different species and cultivars, many of which are drought tolerant and low maintenance. Our Education Center and Outreach programs offer classes and field trips for adults and children. Our mission is to preserve, propagate and promote California native plants, seeds and wild flowers – native treasures that conserve water and other resources, provide habitat for wildlife, and add color and fragrance to the garden.    To: Theodore Payne Foundation inspires and educates Southern Californians about the beauty and ecological benefits of California native plant landscapes.