by Evan Meyer | Nov 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
It’s officially planting season. I hope you’re enjoying the cooler weather, and getting excited about the chance of rain later this week. And finding time to appreciate late blooms and rusty seed heads swaying in the uniquely angled November light. I know I am! As...
by Evan Meyer | Oct 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
It’s Oaktober! And yes, Seedtember just finished – we’re very fond of calendar puns here at Theodore Payne Foundation. For me, of all the CA native plants out there, oaks are probably most deserving of their own pun of the month. They are the workhorses of...
by Evan Meyer | Sep 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Happy September, or should I say Seedtember! This month, we are celebrating all things seed at TPF. To say that 2023 has been a special weather year is an understatement. With rainfall way above average across Southern California, wildflowers proliferated throughout...
by Evan Meyer | Jul 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
As we head into the long, hot stretch of Southern California summer, things typically start to slow down in the native plant world. Leaves fall, flowers turn to seed, and the soil dries, changing the landscape dramatically. One of my favorite things to do during this...
by Evan Meyer | May 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
The first Clarkias are coming into bloom around LA and—as their common name ”Farewell to Spring” implies—this represents the beginning of the end of an incredible spring for California native plants. I say that with one major caveat: Spring hasn’t even started in the...
by Evan Meyer | Apr 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
Spring of Life We are just a few days away from our twentieth annual Native Plant Garden Tour! When we came up with the title of this year’s tour, Spring of Life, it was the middle of a severe drought. Outdoor water restrictions were the new law of the land, and...
