2023 OPEN CALL!

Want to share your garden in 2023? The application period for the 2023 Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour is now through June 15, 2022. Application review and garden visits are scheduled on a rolling basis. Gardens must be planted with at least 50% California native plants and be located in Los Angeles County to be considered.
Gardens will be announced in October 2022.

 

We are open for in-person shopping!

Spring is a great time to plant! Check out our fantastic selection of plants, seeds, and merchandise. Visit us Tuesday through Saturday 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM. We are closed Sunday and Monday.

You can also visit us online! Our online store features our entire inventory for in-store pickup or shipping (plants available for in-store pick up only).

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Director's Blog

2022 Native Plant Garden Tour

The Land is Breathing

Valuing Horticulture

Landscaping for the Future

Metamorphosis

Biodiversity in the Built Environment

 

 

 

Support TPF

Theodore Payne Foundation is a non-profit organization that relies on our community to help advance our mission through tax deductible donations, memberships, and volunteering. Thank you for your support.

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Why Native Plants?

12 Reasons | Plant Guides

CLASSES & EVENTS

May 18: Introducción a Plantas Nativas con Brenda Kyle ,

Behind the Scenes at Theodore Payne Foundation with Katie Tilford

May 19:  Native Plant Maintenance Basics, a Walk and Talk with Erik Blank

May 21: Irrigation Practices for Native Plant Gardens with Max Kanter

May 27: All About Bulbs with Tim Becker

See all upcoming classes at theodorepayne.eventbrite.com

Theodore Payne Foundation acknowledges that it sits on the traditional village of Wiqánga, the ancestral home of the Wiqánvitam who are now known as the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians.

We acknowledge our neighbors: Tongva, Chumash, Tataviam, Kitanemuk and Serrano, the original stewards of what is now Los Angeles County. We are committed to uplifting the names of these lands and community members from the over 200 California First Nations who reside alongside us and honor their Traditional Ecological Knowledge.