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Be Bold! Designing with Native Plants
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Mike Evans, the founder of Tree of Life Nursery, discusses ways to boldly break away from the simplistic, homogenous style of garden design so often seen today and create unique, truly diverse landscapes with native plants. A plant sale follows the talk.
Huntington Botanical Gardens Fall Plant Sale
Friday, October 25, 2019 - Sunday, October 27, 2019
Autumn is the perfect time to plant California natives, and Huntington’s Fall Plant Sale is the perfect place to stock up on all your favorites, including manzanita, salvia, buckwheat, ceanothus, desert mallow, and many others.
California Native Plant Society's Native Plant Sale Weekend
Saturday, October 12, 2019 - Sunday, October 13, 2019
The California Native Plant Society continues with their expanded selection this year – with a focus on species that can survive in our hot and dry climate – there is a plant that can fill your garden’s needs.
Native Vegetation Recovery Following The Woolsey Fire
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
ln 2019 the NPS Inventory & Monitoring team completed over 200 Terrestrial Native Vegetation Monitoring Plots in the Santa Monica Mountains and Simi Hills (SMM & SH), more than twice the number of plots monitored in a non-fire year. By the time of the presentation, we hope to have analyzed our large dataset to make conclusions about the status of the vegetation communities following last year’s fires.
Right Plant, Right Place
Saturday, August 10, 2019
Knowing native habitats can help you choose the right plants for your place. This course discusses local plant communities and their conditions, as well as how to assess the conditions of your garden site, including climate, soil, sunlight and space. A valuable class for beginners and the prerequisite for our Three-Part Native Garden Design Course.
Native Plant Garden Maintenance
Saturday, June 29, 2019
Subjects covered include watering, fertilizing (or not), grooming, mulching, pest management and other aspects of garden maintenance. You’ll also discover how native plants respond to pruning cuts (good and bad), what we trigger with our gardening activities, and how to develop good maintenance goals. Part of the class with be held outdoors; bring your hat and water bottle.
Four Seasons of Color with California Natives
Saturday, June 22, 2019
Turn your California native garden into a seasonal showcase of flowers, seed, fruit and foliage. Through vivid images and a detailed plant list, this multi-hued program reveals a vibrant array of trees, shrubs, vines, perennials, groundcovers and grasses that will ensure year-round interest and color.
Designing your Garden with California Native Plants
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
For our January event, Carol Bornstein presented “Designing your Garden with California Native Plants.” Carol provided an illustrated presentation offered tips on designing a native garden that works for you.
A Drought Tolerant Garden with Natives
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
For our June event, Bob Sussman gave pointers on how to plant with natives. His nursery, Matilija Nursery, has the largest inventory of California native plants and non-native irises in Ventura.
Look, Ma, No Lawn
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
For our May event, Lili Singer presented “Look, Ma, No Lawn.” An ever-timely topic, Lili explained how to take out your lawn and offer alternatives for space, specifically low maintenance native plants that need no fertilizer and use a fraction of the water required for turf.
California Natives Gardening
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
For our June meeting, Kathleen Bullard from the Manhatten Beach Botanic Garden presented on gardening with California Natives.
City of Malibu Biologist Dave Crawford
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
For our January meeting, City of Malibu Biologist Dave Crawford talked about the new 2010 state and local landscape and irrigation regulations that will affect all of us. Dave also discussed native plants and invasive species.
A-Z Native Plant Gardening
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
For our March meeting, Elizabeth Schwartz from the Theodore Payne Foundation provided information on native plant gardening through her lecture and presentation. Elizabeth is a walking encyclopedia on native plants and attendees had plenty of questions for her.
Why Plant Native Plants
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
For our October meeting, Lisa Novick presented “Why Plant Native Plants.” Lisa is the Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator for the Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants.