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WINTER/SPRING 2014 WILDFLOWERING L.A. A new landscape evolves JULIUS SHULMAN Photos of a classic age THE BEACH BOYS Fun, fun, fun... FROM THE CEO Exploring the

TURF TO WILDFLOWERS, ON TO THE FUTURE ARBORETUM WINTER/SPRING 2014 MAGAZINE FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY ARBORETUM AND BOTANIC GARDEN “Crescent” for its distinctive shape. The transition from turf to native annuals is a first step in utilizing this land to demonstrate compelling, climate- appropriate alternatives to conventional turf. The Crescent promises an exciting future. As 4 NEWS & HIGHLIGHTS Summer concerts to enjoy the wildflowers begin to fade this summer, we will develop new that may draw from inspir- ations as varied as , ecology, 6 WILDFLOWERING L.A. and Native American foraging traditions. The A seed planting initiative resulting landscapes, presented as horticultural experiments, will hopefully encourage reconsider- 8 PEOPLE ation of the continuing primacy of the front A few who make the garden special lawn. Yet change happens only when the right alternatives appear, and our ultimate goal is hat is the future of the Southern to demonstrate viable options for home gardens 10 MID-CENTURY California lawn? Given a dwindling and public landscapes alike. MODERN W water supply and a thirsty region, lawns Fifty years ago, a burgeoning Southern California A classic architectural style will inevitably be smaller, irrigated with optimal called upon the Arboretum to introduce new efficiency, or simply gone. All three futures can be to beautify newly built communities. Today, 12 ASK OUR EXPERTS seen at the Arboretum today, but “simply gone” a mature region calls on us to make the most of A Q&A with the is our primary focus in 2014. limited water, energy and space. The solutions will Arboretum’s Frank McDonough This year another patch of Arboretum turf require innovation and receptivity to new forms disappears, making way for native wildflowers as of garden beauty and function. Thanks to your part of Wildflowering L.A., an initiative led by artist on-going support, the Arboretum is helping to 15 JANUARY – JUNE Fritz Haeg (see pages 6-7). As I write, seed is sown in show the way. CALENDAR a landscape just north of Baldwin Lake, dubbed the — Richard Schulhof, CEO 22 DONORS

THE LOS ANGELES ARBORETUM FOUNDATION

Founded in 1948, the Foundation 2014 BOARD OF TRUSTEES has provided new gardens, Kenneth D. Hill, Ph.D. Renate Cohen G. Arnold Mulder, M.D. extensive education programs, President Leelee Clement Doughty Honorary Trustee Philip Miller Donivee T. Nash and publications serving Southern Joseph S. Eisele Vice President Emily Rosedale-Kousoulis California. Today, the Foundation Burks L. Hamner Danford Foliart Honorary Trustee Gilbert N. Resendez PAGE leads a broad community of Secretary Shelley D. Harter Honorary Trustee members, volunteers and donors Kristin Creighton Charles L. Seitz, Ph.D. 4 Treasurer H. Clay “Hap” Kellogg IV in establishing the support needed Timothy Shea George Ball Susan Kranwinkle SPRINGTOPIA! to realize the Arboretum’s potential Pamela Warner Robert Barnes Mark Ledbetter A special weekend to celebrate a world of plants at the Arboretum as a premier public garden and George A. Brumder William Lincoln educational resource. Honorary Trustee Nancy M. McDonald

PAGE On the cover: Wildflower, tidy tips General Information...... 626.821.3222 Peacock Café...... 626.446.2248 (Layia platyglossa). Photo by Cliff Hutson Membership...... 626.821.3233 Site Rentals...... 626.821.3204 14 Development...... 626.821.3237 Group Tours...... 626.821.3204 This is a publication of the Los Angeles Arboretum Arboretum Library...... 626.821.3213 Class Registration...... 626.821.4623 KIDS & FAMILY Foundation. The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic A unique garden at the Garden is governed through a private-public collaboration Plant Information Hotline...... 626.821.3239 Weddings...... 626.821.3211 Children’s Education Classroom between the Foundation and the County of Los Angeles

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SPRINGTOPIA! A WORLD California home OF PLANTS and plants: Looking back 50 years Join us on May 3 and 4 for SpringTopia!, a weekend celebration of all the veryone seems to century outdoor furniture seems. Of the plant beauty and inspiration the love “mid-century that I have at home and recommendations, 80% Arboretum has to offer Emodern” don’t cherish (a butterfly chair are climate inappropriate during the season. Our two- they? The television and a Barwa chair) and (water then seemed day event will feature the show “Mad Men,” about the idea that the outside abundant but now we Wildflowering L.A. exhibit the advertising business and the inside have a close know it isn’t) and there’s (see page 6) , a special in the 1960s, is all the relationship to each other, even an ode to asphalt lecture by Carol Bornstein, rage. Architecture and especially in Southern for garden pathways and co-author of Reimagining furniture of that era is California. What we can patio paving. Hot, sticky the California Lawn, and back in vogue. Landscape take away from many of petroleum products for a learning opportunities for design from that period is the books are detailed garden? children, adults and families. Our outstanding staff of attracting new followers. plans for mid-century A search for The Beach Boys from left, experts will show you the The Arboretum Library garden accoutrements plant alternatives Christian Love, John Cowsill, is a comprehensive and wonderful ideas recommended 50 Bruce Johnston, Randell best plants, , roses, Kirsch, Mike Love, Scott vegetables and resource for garden for designing your yard. years ago, led me Totten and Tim Bonhomme techniques for Southern design and plant That’s all good. to the Arboretum’s California. Free tram tours information published Then I looked deeply at publication LASCA Leaves for Arboretum members will between 1940 and 1970. I Sunset Planting Ideas for (currently online at feature plants from around did a very simple search, Your Southern California biodiversitylibrary.org/ the world, particularly using the keyword Garden (Menlo Park, bibliography/63536#/ SURFIN’ THE ARBORETUM those well suited to “garden” in the online Calif.: Lane Publishing, summary). In many issues, Southern California. The catalog and limiting it 1951), the Arboretum introduced The Beach Boys continue to have fun, fun, fun, with no end in sight. The pop Gift Shop will be stocked Landscape for music group, which forever changed the musical landscape with its distinctive sound with great native plants to those publication Living by Garrett Eckbo plants from South and style, will perform at the Annual Family Music Festival on Sunday, June 22, at from the Theodore Payne dates. There were 680 (New York: Architectural Africa, southwestern the Arboretum. Their hugely successful Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of the Beach Foundation as well as different titles that came Record with Duell, Sloan, and other Boys album of 2003 (triple platinum with over three million in sales and climbing) lovely spring-themed gifts. up. I gathered about & Pearce, 1950), Gardens areas that share marked a resurgence in the band’s popularity around the world. The group is led by Entertainment, food, and three shelves worth of Are for People by Thomas Southern California’s kid-friendly activities will Mike Love and Bruce Johnston, who along with Christian Love, Randell Kirsch, Tim the items and put them D. Church (New York: Mediterranean climate. add to the festivities. Join on the tables. Folks Reinhold Publishing, 1955) LASCA Leaves also Bonhomme, John Cowsill and Scott Totten continue the legacy of the iconic American us for beauty, fun and were agog at the visuals and Sunset Garden & Patio provided a scholarly band, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2012. The concert is presented by Los inspiration! Details soon at presented before them. Building Book (Menlo Park approach to picking plants Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich. For details, visit arboretum.org. arboretum.org. The mid-century Calif.: Lane Publishing, for various purposes such aesthetics are appealing: 1960). I discovered that as fire-resistance and all those clean lines, the past in those books succulent groundcovers. THE PASADENA POPS IS pictures of the same mid- isn’t as perfect as it As with all things of the past: Enjoy and preserve BACK FOR A THIRD SUMMER! the best parts and cast out or adapt outdated A year after his critically ac- songwriter, producer, ones. When it comes to claimed debut as principal con- Larry Blank, conductor Ten 1950s plants that still sing from Sunset reinventing mid-century ductor of the Pasadena POPS, Planting Ideas for Your Southern California for garden design and Michael Feinstein returns with Michael Feinstein Garden (Menlo Park, Calif.: Lane Publishing, 1951) a super summer lineup. Arbo- SINGS Gershwin plants, keep in mind retum members receive 10% Saturday, July 19 TEXAS RANGER, BLUE PALO VERDE, sustainability (climate off regular ticket prices. Visit Michael Feinstein, soloist Leucophyllum frutescens Parkinsonia florida appropriateness, non- The books shown above pasadenasymphony-pops.org. Larry Blank, conductor (formerly L. texanum) (formerly Cercidium invasive and drought- are among the 680 titles on garden design and plant ROSEMARY, floridum) tolerant) when cruising information published Feinstein’s Favorites Hurray For Hollywood Rosmarinus officinalis SPANISH LAVENDER, through the resources. between 1940 and 1970. Saturday, June 7 Saturday, August 16 LEMONADE BERRY, Lavandula stoechas It is the Arboretum Sunset covers courtesy of Sunset Publishing Corp. Michael Feinstein, conductor, Michael Feinstein, conductor, Rhus integrifolia ARTICHOKE, Library’s job to preserve guest artists to be announced guest artists to be announced OUR LORD’S CANDLE, Cynara cardunculus these resources, to Hesperoyucca whipplei MATILIJA POPPY, gather the past as well Tena Clark & Leading New York, New York! (formerly Yucca whipplei) Romneya coulteri as the present so we can Ladies of Song Saturday, September 6 ALEPPO PINE CHASTE , Saturday, June 28 Michael Feinstein, conductor, Pinus halepensis Vitex agnus-castus continue to learn. Tena Clark, composer, guest artists to be announced — Susan C. Eubank, Arboretum Librarian MICHAEL FEINSTEIN PHOTO BY ZACH DOBSON ZACH BY PHOTO MICHAEL FEINSTEIN

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Sowing Watering: “Water in” your seeds immediately after for a sowing, using a shower Beautiful nozzle or fan spray hose attachment or an oscillating Spring sprinkler. Water thoroughly but gently, taking care not to by LILI SINGER dislodge the seeds or create Long before humans puddles or rills in the soil. occupied the land where For the first 2-3 weeks, the Arboretum now stands, check soil daily and water coastal sage scrub and when the top surface is dry. swathed the This might be daily during rolling terrain. And every warm or windy weather spring masses of native and less often if it’s cool wildflowers imbued the or overcast. Keep the soil landscape with color and moist but not soggy. Most texture. Fast forward to fall wildflower seeds should 2013 when artist Fritz Haeg’s germinate within 7-14 days. Wildflowering L.A. initiative Once seedlings are 3-4 championed the removal of inches tall, reduce your nearly an acre of turf grass watering to no more than and subsequent sowing every 7-10 days. Always of 20 (yes, 20!) pounds of soak the soil thoroughly— California native wildflower never a little bit. Occasional seeds on Arboretum grounds. watering throughout the The Arboretum’s new wild- blooming period will extend flower meadow – a brilliant the show. Come spring, enjoy model for a true California the beauty and wonder spring – can be duplicated of California’s unique and successfully at any scale in remarkable wildflowers, as WILDFLOWERS RETURN TO THE ARBORETUM home gardens by following well as the insects, birds and these sowing and growing neighbors that will appreciate Artist Fritz Haeg leads an initiative to return manicured urban spaces back to . The acre where the guidelines. your efforts! turf, photos above, was removed and n October 22, 2013, one acre of lawn at the he noted. The artist sees the seasons of Los Angeles planted with a special Site preparation: Remove all Lili Singer is Director of Los Angeles Arboretum was just removed in the story of the wildflowers. He has written, “Long- wildflower seed mix is existing weeds or grass, tak- Special Projects and Adult today,” artist Fritz Haeg wrote on his website, anticipated early winter rains germinate seeds that have designated as site #22 ing care not to dig or till be- Education at the Theodore O ‘ of Wildflowering L.A. “in preparation for a long term project I am in the early been lying in wait, buried in dry soils from the low coasts Hügels, mounds of soil low 3-4 inches of soil (digging Payne Foundation. stages of planning, but initially as the flagship of 50 sites to the high deserts, from the valley flats to the mountain piled over logs, are part deeper will bring up dormant of an experiment with weed seeds). Level the soil across Los Angeles County for Wildflowering L.A.” slopes. Gradual growth with cool temperatures and low hügelkultur, a European Wildflowering L.A. is a native wildflower seed planting sun through winter months give way to an early spring technique to build soil with a rake. To help the seeds The native plant initiative designed to bring wild, seasonal and beautiful explosion of bright green and rainbow color. fertility and improve adhere, wet down the soil moisture retention. seed mix used native landscapes to different sites in the county. At the “The story of the seasons is told by the timing and before sowing the seeds. at the Arboretum Arboretum, the acre cleared of turf will be transformed extent of the bloom in direct proportion to the rainfall, is composed of: into the Crescent Garden, an experimental landscape temperatures, and climate. The plants turn a crisp golden Sowing: Combine one part uniting California natives with brown as the dry summer months return, and the flowers seeds with three parts Achillea millefolium (common yarrow) methods such as hügelkultur (see photo opposite page). prepare to broadcast their seeds for next year’s story.” horticultural sand (“sharp Clarkia purpurea Haeg, internationally known for his edible landscapes Witness this seasonal transformation at the Crescent. sand,” of washed lime-free (winecup clarkia) from Salina, Kansas to Budapest, Hungary, is the author of Join our community effort as we care for the wild- quartzite) and scatter evenly Clarkia unguiculata Edible Estates: Attack on the Front Lawn. He now wants to flowers, protect them from birds and weed their beds so over the area to be planted. (elegant clarkia) help Los Angeles return to its natural beauty, and to begin that they bloom into the spring. When you visit the Cres- No need to cover or bury the Eschscholzia californica a rethinking about urban landscapes away from clipped cent and share photos, postings, and comments on Ins- seeds. (California poppy) evergreen shrubs and manicured lawns. tagram, Twitter or Facebook, be sure to use the hashtags Gilia tricolor “Wildflowering L.A. is an evolution of my work toward #wildfloweringla and #site22. A tip: Sow a small amount of (bird’s-eye gilia) looking at more wild and natural landscapes and my inter- Wildflowering L.A. is presented by LAND (Los Angeles your seeds in a container, so Layia platyglossa est in natural spaces as communal spaces to be shared,“ Nomadic Division), which received a grant from the that you can identify which (tidy tips) he explained during a December visit to the Arboretum. James Irvine Foundation and is working in partnership seedlings in the garden are Lupinus truncatus (collared annual lupine) The Crescent, for example, includes earth mounds, swales, with the Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers desired wildflowers and Stipa pulchra walking paths and a log seating circle for conversations. and Native Plants. Learn more about the initiative at which are unwanted weeds (purple needle grass)

“In Los Angeles, people don’t think we have seasons,” wildflowering.org. KEN GILLILAND BY PHOTO HAEG; WILDFLOWERS FRITZ BY AND AFTER PHOTOS BEFORE to be removed.

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When asked why he is asked to teach after a so devoted to daylilies, Bill meeting of the Ikebana responded, “It’s obvious! International Club in With 75,000 registered Columbus where Ellen varieties (many look similar) Gordon Allen, the club’s and the fact that when founder, was a speaker. breeding crosses are made, Mrs. Kawamura’s over 75% of the offspring mother had taught bloom differently from the parents. This gives ikebana to the tremendous variety in color, American officer’s wife shape, size and growth habit. in Tokyo after World After a cross, one gets a War II and had helped blooming plant in two years her start the club. (as compared to 7 to 10 years Mrs. Kawamura has for orchids). And in Southern been a perfect match California the main bloom for the Arboretum. period is May and June, but As the elegant reblooms occur in summer and petite sensei and fall. Even though a (teacher) explained single flower lasts only one day (hence daylily), each it, “The Ohara style more time with her bloom stalk can have up to LIFE Reiko Kawamura is to emphasize the 25 or more buds. So a clump gathered with some family, but ikebana natural beauty of of 6 plants can possibly have LESSONS of her students for a classes will continue the plant material. 6 times 25 or 150 blooms and photo on her last day at the Arboretum with We have landscape only a few open each day for IN THE of teaching Japanese Yumiko Kikkawa. arrangements that are over a month.” flower arrangement The Tokyo-born Mrs. very much seasonal. Beyond the beauty and ART OF at the Arboretum. Kawamura studied At the same time we plasticity of daylilies, Bill Since 1979, her ikebana the Ohara style of take advantage of explained, “Daylilies are IKEBANA classes have attracted ikebana as a young girl. the natural beauty messy plants with dead hundreds of students She started teaching with abstract design. leaves and flower scapes, to the Arboretum in Columbus, Ohio Sometimes we and they require regular and to South Coast in 1964 when her don’t use flowers; Bill Wilk takes watering and fertilizer. a break from With [our] scarce water Botanic Garden in Palos husband was a doctoral sometimes we shred attending to his Verdes Peninsula. She student at Ohio State the material—it’s the beloved daylilies. resources, these may not be the ideal plant for is retiring to spend University. She was transformative.” Southern California. In fact Bill Maryott, a California hybridizer and grower, sells Daylily Garden Benefits only 10% of his daylilies in California.” Despite Meet our Visitors from Bill Wilk’s Volunteering these constraining cultural requirements daylilies Services Team ain or shine, heat ing, fertilizing, weeding, Amaryllis Society (SCHAS). will continue to hold an or cold, volunteer curating and maintaining a Frank Cusenza was the first important role in our At your service in the rotunda R Bill Wilk is in the log of the cultivars held in SCHAS member to work landscape designs because are members of our new Visitor Daylily Garden nearly every the collection. He also files mostly alone in the founding of their beautiful flowers, Services Team. They greet guests, week, and sometimes more the renewal papers to the and early development resilience and durability. answer your questions and connect frequently. The retired American Hemerocallis of the Daylily Garden. The Daylily Display Garden you to Arboretum resources that chemistry professor travels Society (AHS) to maintain Subsequently, Bobbie and is extremely fortunate to you may find informative and from his home in Pacific the garden’s display and Frank Hogancamp and Bill benefit from the continued helpful. The new staff and other Palisades to the Arbore- historical status each year. Wilk provided assistance. expertise, love, enthusiasm, changes in the rotunda are part of tum, even during the heat The Daylily Garden, SCHAS members donated dedication, hard work and the new joint operating agreement of summer, all for his love containing both recent all of the plants used time of Bill. It would be far between the County of Los Angeles of daylilies, and perhaps to cultivar introductions and in the initial design of less without his invaluable bask in our heat. historical cultivars, was the garden. They have contributions. and the Arboretum Foundation Since 2007, Bill has been established in 2006 with maintained and curated —James E. Henrich is which took effect July 1, 2013. active in acquiring daylilies, support from the Southern the garden with assistance curator of living collections at Members of the Visitors Services Team from left: Trevor Perrin, Robin Sease, Gordon Avant, Alex Dunn, Kristen Barker, and Sonia Tinsley. hybridizing them, plant- California Hemerocallis and from Arboretum staff. the Arboretum

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The Entry Pavilion, opposite, as it was originally built in 1957. This structure, designed by Allison and Rible was subsequently enclosed and today is the Arboretum’s Gift Shop.

MID-CENTURY MODERN The Rotunda, top left, originally was a reception area for the administration Timeless through the lens of Julius Shulman by MITCHELL HEARNS BISHOP building, which is the wing on the right. The present day library was added later on the left.

Top right, A view of the conference Julius Shulman, the photographer of iconic mid-century Los Angeles architecture, took these pictures room patio shows the architectural of the Arboretum’s new buildings in 1957. Designed by architects Ulysses Floyd Allison and George B. Rible, design. they neatly fit with the type of contemporary design and modern homes that Shulman made famous Above: A detail of the decorative with his luminous photos. Shulman, who was friends with Richard Neutra and other modernist architects treatment of the patio cinder block wall. Allison and Rible were known for of that era, essentially invented the field of architectural photography in its finest form. As the Arboretum innovative work in concrete.

and its programs grew and changed over time, buildings were added and altered for new uses. Most of the Right: Shulman’s famous 1960 photo alterations were done by Allison and Rible who worked together until 1964. Overall, the complex around of Case Study House No. 22 designed by architect Pierre Koenig. the entrance retains a strong mid-century modern appearance.

Mitchell Hearns Bishop is curator of historical collections at the Arboretum (2004.R.10) THE GETTY RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT ARCHIVE, RESEARCH LIBRARY JULIUS SHULMAN PHOTOGRAPHY USED WITH PERMISSION. GETTY TRUST. PAUL FROM: © J. ALL PHOTOS

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times a year, I get calls from very low growing. Once you other countries. get it established after a Thursday Garden Talks with Lili Singer couple years, you only water Q. Which insects or pests it once a month. WINTER SESSION should we be worried about? Thursdays, January 9 — February 27; 9:30am–Noon; Palm Room A. The Polyphagous Shot $100 for the series, $20 per class; Reservations or you may pay at the door. Hole Borer (Euwallacea sp.), Please note special times for field trips which are self-driven and require pre-registration. a beetle newly discovered PEST in Southern California, is ALERT For information and registration: 626.821.4623 or [email protected] considered a threat to our urban and wild . The Southern California is Bullet-proof Garden Design: Dreams and the Dream Gardening with insect has been found in blessed with extremely Interior Plants Shaping Spaces around Landscape History, a Special coast live , sycamores, mild weather year JANUARY 9 Your Plant List FEBRUARY 6 Presentation white alder, red willows around that supports a with Dave Lannom, JANUARY 23 with Paul Comstock, FEBRUARY 27 ASK OUR EXPERTS and the list is growing. landscape full of exotic professor with Marilee landscape architect with the Arboretum’s Frank McDonough, botanical information We’re working with the UC plants. Combine these at Mt. San Antonio Kuhlmann, founder curator of historical Riverside team researching two elements and you College of Comfort Zones The Birder’s Garden collections Mitchell hen it comes to plants, the Arboretum is one the shot hole borer. have a region that is a Garden Design FEBRUARY 13 Hearns Bishop, of the most respected and accessible sources virtual smorgasbord for From Bananas with Steve Gerischer, curator of living W of information about Southern California Q. What are the signs or invasive pest species. to Cherries: The Rise, Decline owner of Larkspur collections James E. flora. The Arboretum is the only public garden in symptoms of a really sick Consult either of the Selecting and and Rise of Food Garden Design Henrich, tree expert the region to have someone on staff like Arboretum plant as compared to one two following extremely Tending Fruit Trees Preservation Donald R. Hodel botanical information consultant Frank McDonough, that is either overwatered informative and up-to-date JANUARY 16 JANUARY 30 Field Trip: The and Arboretum CEO who specifically assists the public with plant questions. or under watered? websites for information with Kazi Patelka, with Ernest Miller, Audubon Center at Richard Schulhof He answers hundreds of inquiries, teaches A. There is very little about identifying current who has grown fruit chef, food historian, Debs Park, Northeast plant information classes, conducts special tours difference. That’s why you invasive species, how in Southern California and educator Los Angeles and shares the beauty of garden with his stunning have to bring it [plant] in. to control them and for 33 years FEBRUARY 20 photographs. He works with Arboretum plant It’s very hard to tell whether additional resources. Pre-registration experts: James E. Henrich, curator of living collections, a problem is the result of County of Los required Susan Eubank, Arboretum librarian, and Timothy overwatering or a fungus. Angeles, Agricultural Phillips, superintendent. As a licensed pest control The symptoms are the same. Commissioner/Weights advisor, Frank also assists entomologists from Plants die of lack of oxygen, & Measures website for UC Riverside who study insects at the Arboretum. or anaerobic fermentation, Entomology and Plant Frank recently discussed plant information. or they die from root Pathology Laboratories rot from overwatering. that outlines California’s SPRING SESSION Question: In this era of conditions. Without being Frequent watering causes Most Wanted Insect Thursdays, March 6—April 24; 9:30am–Noon; Palm Room online information for able to ask the right ques- conditions that give rise to Pests. It features pests See above for details. practically everything, what tions, it may take a long time other problems. of landscapes; pests in distinguishes the Arboretum to find out what’s going on agricultural settings; Field Trip: Theodore Field Trip: Three San Introduction to Native in the plant information with your plant and by that Q. Is it OK to bring in a sick- pests of stored products, Payne Foundation for Gabriel Garden Gems, Bees of California universe? time, it may be too late. looking plant or weird bug to household goods and Wild Flowers & Native unique Arboretum- APRIL 17 Answer: No matter what you at the Arboretum? structures; and pests that Plants, Sun Valley close home landscapes with Hartmut Wisch, a is online there are no good Q. What is the geographic A. Yes, but make sure that sting and bite (of medical MARCH 14 MARCH 27 contributing editor at diagnostic programs for range from which you get it is in some kind of sealed importance); as well as, 10:00am-1:00pm; 10:00am-12:30pm; bugguide.net plant identification, plant inquiries? container. Don’t just bring plant diseases. pre-registration pre-registration diseases and insect prob- A. I got an inquiry in October in a branch; make sure it is http://acwm.lacounty.gov/ required required Too Much is Not lems. We provide a place from , from a gentle- in a plastic bag. Please seal scripts/pestpdf.htm Enough: More Smoker where you can bring plant man who was having trouble up your pest. It can be alive The University of Enjoying Herbs Super Spring Plants for California samples, bring images, send growing citrus on the 9th or dead, but it has to be California, Riverside, Every Day! Arboretum Tram Tour APRIL 24 descriptions, talk on the or 10th floor inside a very intact so I can compare its Center for Invasive Species MARCH 20 APRIL 3 with Nicholas Staddon, phone and interact with an nice balcony. After much structure. Research website details with Karen of with superintendent director of new plant expert. “Interact” being the back and forth, we figured invasive species in the The Wild Lives of Edgehill , a Timothy Phillips and introductions for key! With many horticul- out that lack of circulation Q. Which plants or trees, if following categories: Parrots in California home-based business Arboretum staff Monrovia Growers tural problems, this interac- was the problem and the any, are waning in popularity aquatic, citrus pests, MARCH 6 (edgehillherbfarm.com) tion is necessary to find a solution was to install fans. A. Lawns are becoming less beetles and plants. with Salvatore Mosaic Brick solution to the problem. For I get calls from the Midwest. and less popular. What’s http://cisr.ucr.edu/ Angius, creator of Workshop instance, there are dozens I get a lot of calls from the nice is that people are asking invasive_species.html Californiaflocks APRIL 10 of reasons why roots rot. East, asking what’s blooming what to use for low-water —James E. Henrich, (californiaflocks.org ) with Leigh Adams, Some are fungal, some are when people are coming out plants. My favorite is curator of living collections artist and garden bacterial, some have to do for the holidays or the Rose Dymondia, which is a South at the Arboretum designer

nutrients in the soil or soil Bowl or Rose Parade. A few African daisy relative. It’s CALIFORNIAFLOCKS.ORG. BY PHOTO PARROT

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Palm fronds provide shade ONE-WEEK SPRING SESSION APRIL 7-11 cover for the outdoor classroom. FULL DAY: EXTENDED CARE 9am-3:30pm; AVAILABLE: $300 members; Mornings: $335 non-members; $25 members; 10% sibling discount; $30 non-members T-shirt included Afternoons: $30 members; HALF DAY: $35 non-members 9am-Noon; The Children’s Education Classroom, above, SPRING NATURE CAMP 12:30-3:30pm; Registration for Spring bamboo bug hotels, left $150 members; Nature Camp begins As the Arboretum sheds winter and comes $168 non-members; in January. For more alive with spring, children ages 5-10 will have a 10% sibling discount; information, please Arboretum. It was built by marvelous opportunity to experience nature’s T-shirt included contact Ted Tegart at hand using bamboo staves seasonal transformation at Spring Nature Camp. ted.tegart@arboretum. set with bamboo pins The one-week session will be a memorable time DAILY: $65 members; org or 626.821.5897. and lashed with rope. It is of discovery, wonder and learning in the garden. Growing a loosely covered with palm $70 non-members To register, call There will be explorations, arts, crafts and more. acts as an organic amend- fronds for shade. The class- 626.821.4623. All activities are led by instructors and guided by Meadow, Mending ment and protective mulch room provides an engag- for the existing soil. Once ing learning environment counselors. So bring your child for a week of fun at the meadow plants mature, within the garden to explore the Spring Nature Camp! Broken Ground they will be cut and layered the life cycles of plants and by MATTHEW GELDIN on the ground to increase bugs and the development organic matter in the soil. of healthy soil. corched earth,” successful garden. Instead The butterfly plant- In designing and con- that‘s how I affec- of excavating and filling with ers are constructed with structing this garden I came SUMMER NATURE CAMP tionately referred to new soil or heavy tilling-in of compressed mulch, sourced to realize that it not only ‘ S The natural wonderland of the Arboretum is a the area in front of the new amendments, I designed the from the Arboretum’s suits the specific needs Children’s Education Class- garden to leverage nature’s own green waste, which of the space, but that it is perfect place for your children or grandchildren room built for scholastic own soil healing processes. will break down into more also a reflection of my own ages 5-10 to enjoy summer. Nature, teamwork, programming and Summer The space will be filled with organic matter to feed into background. The garden in- exploration, imagination, and fun are just a few Nature Camp at the Arbo- plants that fix usable nitro- the soil. The beds are being corporates elements of my things the kids will enjoy at Summer Nature Camp. retum. As the former Plant gen from the air into the soil, planted with Asclepias, education and experiences They will be active, out learning about plants, bugs Introduction , have large roots that break Achillea, Monardella and in studying landscape archi- and history. Your child may discover a “naturally’ the site had been collecting up compacted soil, and other pollen-rich plants to tecture at Cal Poly Pomona, artistic” talent when we paint, draw, and sculpt fertilizer runoff in the soil attract beneficial insects to support native butterflies materials foraging and crafts, using materials from the environment. for years. The space had be- promote the on-going health like swallowtails, check- environmental construction All activities are led by instructors and guided by come unsuitable for garden- of the space. Before plant- erspots, and the increas- in Thailand, and pioneer- counselors. We look forward to welcoming your FULL DAY: EXTENDED CARE ing, we did bring in some ingly threatened monarch. ing ( and rope lashing) ing but needed to become a child to Summer Nature Camp! 9am-3:30pm; AVAILABLE: productive garden to sup- additional garden soil, but Bug hotels provide habitat projects in Boy Scouts. It has $300 members; Mornings: port an outdoor classroom significantly less than if we for spiders, beetles, predato- been an honor to participate and improve the aesthetic were using conventional ry wasps, and other garden in progressive garden design $335 non-members; $25 members; value of the area. Testing techniques. Though this is insects. I made our hotels here at the Arboretum. DATES: ONE-WEEK SUMMER SESSIONS (M-F) 10% sibling discount; $30 non-members showed that the soil was a longer-term strategy, it from Arboretum bamboo T-shirt included Afternoons: severely compacted, with a has the additional benefit and bits of twigs, feathers, SESSION 1: JUNE 9-13 $30 members; phosphorous and potassium of providing unique learn- and rope. The insects build Meadow Plants SESSION 2: JUNE 16- 20 HALF DAY: $35 non-members load that exceeded optimal ing opportunities as the soil their homes in the openings 9am-Noon; levels by seven times, and improves over time. and crevices. Bug hotels SESSION 3: JUNE 23 - 27 Nitrogen fixers: 12:30-3:30pm; For more information, only a 4% concentration of There are four elements are a great home project Clover, alfalfa HOLIDAY BREAK: JUNE 30 - JULY 04 $150 members; please contact organic matter. to this garden: a soil reme- and many designs are even Soil busters: SESSION 4: JULY 7-11 $168 non-members; Ted Tegart at ted. Though the ultimate diation meadow, butterfly easier to build than making 10% sibling discount; tegart@arboretum. purpose of the space is to planters, bug hotels and a birdhouse. There are many Daikon radish, carrot SESSION 5: JULY 14-18 T-shirt included org or 626.821.5897. facilitate outdoor education, an outdoor classroom. The tutorials and inspiration Good bug attractors: SESSION 6: JULY 21-25 To register, call it was clear that every com- meadow will be planted images online. Calendula, fennel, yarrow ponent of the design also with a custom seed blend The outdoor classroom Native bug attractors: SESSION 7: JULY 28-AUGUST 1 DAILY: $65 members; 626.821.4623. needed to support soil reme- (see box right) on 3 inches of was also constructed from Gilia, lupines, poppies SESSION 8: AUGUST 4-8 $70 non-members

diation in order to develop a added soil mix. The soil mix bamboo sourced within the PAUL GELDIN, FRANK MCDONOUGH, DOLLY PHOTOS BY MATTHEW

14 LOS ANGELES ARBORETUM AND BOTANIC GARDEN MAGAZINE WINTER/SPRING 2014 WWW.ARBORETUM.ORG 15 JANUARYAT THE ARBORETUM FEBRUARYAT THE ARBORETUM

EVENTS: You don’t have to consider yourself Free with admission; members free EVENTS $30 payable to the Arboretum; READING THE WESTERN a writer to take this workshop, LANDSCAPE BOOK CLUB BAIKO-EN BONSAI No tours on the third Tuesday PACIFIC ROSE SOCIETY $167 to Mt. SAC which will focus on the deep THE MOUNTAIN AND KENKYUKAI SHOW & SALE of the month. ANNUAL AUCTION This for-credit class (3 units) will connection between storytelling THE FATHERS: GROWING Saturday & Sunday, Saturday, February 1 emphasize basic horticultural and landscape (plants too). UP ON THE BIG DRY, A January 18 & 19 ART 9am-5pm; Ayres Hall skills and techniques for gardening, nursery and landscape MEMOIR BY JOE WILKINS 10am-4:30pm; Ayres Hall ART WORKSHOP Free with admission; members free Wednesday, February 5 Free with admission; KIDS & FAMILY Mondays, January 6-February 24 The Pacific Rose Society hosts its applications. Students must register through Mt. SAC before 7pm; Arboretum Library members free BOOKWORMS: A STORYTELLING 9:30-11:30am; Oak Room annual auction of hard-to-find, See page 16 for details. This is the only show of deciduous, PROGRAM TROPICAL— $40 members; $45 non-members unusual, new and direct-from-the- the first class (www.MTSAC.edu). For information, call Mt. SAC at miniaturized trees in the United PARADISE WITH ORCHIDS AND This is a self-directed workshop growers rose plants. More than SANTA ANITA DEPOT TOURS 909-594-5611, x4540. States. A CHOCOLATE TREE (no official instructor). 100 unique and beautiful roses will Tuesdays & Wednesdays, Wednesdays, January 8 & 15; be available to the highest bidders. 10am-4pm. Sundays, 1-4pm 10:30am BOTANICAL ART & COOKING GARDENING ILLUSTRATION: BASICS Free with admission; members free Saturday, January 18; 10:30am MUSHROOM FAIR PAUL RAGAN OF ALTAEATS ROSE OF COLOR THEORY Meet at the Main Entrance. Sunday, February 9 RESTAURANT DOCENT-LED WALKING TOURS Saturday, January 4 AND COLOR MAKING Free with admission; members free 9am-5pm; Ayres Hall Wednesday, February 12 10am-1pm; Palm Room Tuesdays, January 7, 14, 21, 28 Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Enjoy plant and nature stories and Free with admission; members free 3-5pm; Oak Room Instructor: Jill Morganelli 10am-2pm (includes break Thursday; 10am a take-home craft. This program Los Angeles Mycological Society $50 member; $60 non-members $25 members; $30 non-members for lunch) Free with admission; members free is recommended for ages 3-6. (LAMS) holds its annual Wild Reservations required. You will learn everything you need Instructor: Cristina Baltayian Mushroom Fair that will include Please call 626.821.4623. to know about rose pruning. $255 members: ART FAMILY FUN CLASSES demonstrations on growing, cook- Paul Ragan is executive chef and VALENTINE’S DAY $275 non-members BOTANICAL ART & ing, and identifying mushrooms. co-owner of AltaEats in Altadena. THURSDAY GARDEN TALKS DECORATIONS Cristina is a member of the ILLUSTRATION: SPRING BULBS WITH LILI SINGER It is a sophisticated yet neighborly Saturday, January 18 American Society of Botanical VALENTINE’S DAY LOVE Tuesdays, February 4, 11, 18, 25 Thursdays, January 9, 16, 23, 30 10am-noon Artists and The Botanical POTION TRAM TOURS spot that has become a foothill See page 16 for details. See page 13 for details. Meet at Main Entrance Guild of Southern California. Friday, February 14 favorite despite the storefront’s $8 per child for members; $10 per 11am-noon; 2-3pm lack of signs. The restaurant GARDEN NIGHT HYPERTUFA POT WORKSHOP PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS child for non-members IKEBANA: BASIC & ADVANCED $8 tram tour; regular admission is enjoying a dedicated following Saturday, January 11 Must be accompanied by an adult. Fridays, January 10-February 28 applies, members free amid glowing reviews. Saturday, February 8 10am-noon Pre-registration required. Basic: 9:30-10:30am Do something different with your 6:30-8:30pm; Meet outside the Ayres Hall & Driveway Go green with cards and decora- Advanced:10:30am-11:30pm Valentine! Bring your sweetheart KIDS & FAMILY Main Entrance. Instructor: Steve Gerischer tions made from recycled items! Bamboo Room to the garden and take a special See page 16 for details. $30 members; $35 non-members BOOKWORMS: A Instructor: Yumiko Kikkawa tram tour with Frank McDonough, Pre-registration required. STORYTELLING PROGRAM— COLLECTIONS $72 members; $87 non-members; the Arboretum’s botanical infor- FITNESS please call Class Registration BARN STORMING: YEE-HAW! $40 materials fee payable to mation consultant, who will talk YOGA IN THE GARDEN at 626.821.4623 PLANT INFORMATION Wednesdays, February 5 & 19, instructor about love potions from the gar- Tuesday Evenings: Hypertufa, a mixture of cement, KEEPING THE PERFECT 10:30am. Sunday, February 9, Learn about cultural traditions of den. The Peacock Café will be open 5:30-6:45pm coir peat and perlite, can be used to GARDEN CALENDAR: 10:30am Japanese flower arrangement. for lunch. February 4, 11, 18, 25 create “instant garden antiquities.” OR ALOE TOUR See page 16 for details. Thursday Mornings: Wednesday, January 8 GARDEN NIGHT 9:30-10:45am BASIC TREE & SHRUB 1:30-3pm; Plant PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS GARDENING FAMILY FUN CLASSES February 6, 13, 20, 27 PRUNING WORKSHOP Information Office Saturday, January 11 THURSDAY GARDEN TALKS SEEDBALLS Saturday, February 22; Saturday, January 25 Instructor: Frank McDonough 6-8pm; Meet outside the Main WITH LILI SINGER Saturday, February 15 9:15am-10:30am 10am-noon; Palm Room Entrance. Thursdays, February 6, 13, 20, 27 10am-12pm; READING THE WESTERN See page 16 for details. Instructor: Rebecca Latta Instructor: Frank McDonough See page 13 for details. Meet at Main Entrance $25 members; $30 non-members LANDSCAPE BOOK CLUB $8 per child for members; $10 $30 members; $35 non-members PASADENA HUMANE SOCIETY: A pruning lecture, demonstra- CLOSE RANGE: WYOMING DECIDUOUS FLOWERING per child for non-members. Must Experience unique photographic DOG OBEDIENCE CLASSES AT tion and some hands-on practice STORIES BY ANNIE PROULX TREES AND FRIENDS be accompanied by an adult. opportunities in the garden. THE ARBORETUM presented by Rebecca Latta, an Wednesday, January 8 Saturday February 22 Pre-registration required. February 3-March 3 International Society of Arboricul- 7pm; Arboretum Library; Free 10am-noon; Palm Room Seed balls are made of clay and FITNESS $130 General Registration; $110 ture (ISA) certified arborist. The book group explores the Instructor: Jerrold Turney Ph.D, seeds. When mixed with water portrayal of western North YOGA IN THE GARDEN $25 members; $30 non-members and rolled into balls, they become Arboretum members and PHS SEEING IS THE SEED: American landscape in fiction, Tuesday Evenings: 5:30-6:45pm The one-hour lecture will focus little adobe gardens. adopters; $70 Arboretum & PHS EXPLORING THE ARBORETUM non-fiction, and poetry. January 7, 14, 21, 28 on flowering trees and will be and volunteers AND A PLACE OF YOUR OWN Thursday Mornings: followed by a walk in the garden. COLLECTIONS This five-week course at the WITH WORDS ON PAPER SANTA ANITA DEPOT TOURS 9:30-10:45am Arboretum allows you and your Tuesdays & Wednesdays; January 9, 16, 23, 30 PLANT INFORMATION dog to progress in your training. 2 Sundays, January 26 HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE BARE-ROOT NURSERY TOUR 10am-4pm. Sundays, 1-4pm Saturday, January 25; For specific course details and & February 9 (AT MT. SAN ANTONIO OR TBA IF RAIN. Free with admission; members free 9:15am-10:30am COLLEGE CLASS - AGOR 1) to register, fill out the most 9:30am–12:30pm; Oak Room Wednesday, February 5 $35 members; $40 non-members; recent registration form at www. Instructor: Paula Panich Tuesdays, February 25- June 10 1:30-3pm; Plant DOCENT-LED WALKING TOURS $15 drop in, per day pasadenahumane.org or call the $60 members for both classes; Instructor: Dave Lannom Information Office Tuesdays, Wednesdays Instructor: Candyce Columbus Behavior & Training Helpline, $70 non-members 5-9:30pm; Children’s Education Instructor: Frank McDonough Pre-registration is preferred. & Thursday; 10am Join an hour-long rejuvenating Classroom 626.792.7151, ext.155. Please call 626.821.4623; session of traditional yoga.

16 Pre-registrationLOS ANGELES ARBORETUM preferred AND for BOTANIC all classes; GARDEN please MAGAZINE call 626.821.4623 WINTER/SPRING or email 2014 [email protected] to register. Visit WWW.ARBORETUM.ORG for eventWWW.ARBORETUM.ORG and class details. 17 MARCH AT THE ARBORETUM APRIL AT THE ARBORETUM

EVENTS COOKING: READING THE WESTERN EVENTS LANDSCAPE BOOK CLUB EGG-CEPTIONAL CELEBRATION MONROVIA ROCK HOUNDS ALEXANDRA POER SHERIDAN MAÑANA MEANS HEAVEN SANTA ANITA DERBY DAY 5K Saturday, April 19, 9am-1pm; 9-10am, Early entry SHOW & SALE OF ALEXANDRA’S TABLE BY TIM Z. HERNANDEZ Saturday, April 5; 8am for Arboretum members Saturday & Sunday, March 1 & 2 Wednesday, March 12 Wednesday, March 5 For details, visit www. Regular Arboretum admission fees apply; members free 9am-4:30pm; Ayres Hall 3-5pm, Oak Room 7pm; Arboretum Library kinaneevents.com/EVENTS/SA $3.00 donation for special activities Free with admission; members free $50 members; $60 non-members See page 16 for details. Join us for Egg Scrambles and Egg-Expeditions, AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY Gems, minerals, fossils, geodes, Reservations required. Please call make and take activities, refreshments and prizes. and jewelry will be displayed at 626.821.4623. SANTA ANITA DEPOT TOURS CLAY FESTIVAL & GIFT SHOW this annual gem and mineral show. Alexandra Poer Sheridan, chef/ See page 16 for details. Saturday, April 5; 9:30am-5pm owner of the cafe and boutique Sunday, April 6; 9:30am-4pm COOKING COLLECTIONS IKEBANA INTERNATIONAL Alexandra’s Table located in DOCENT-LED WALKING TOURS Free with admission; members free SHOW & SALE the historic Mission District of See page 16 for details. Enjoy unique, handcrafted, KITTY MORSE: FRESH PLANT INFORMATION Saturday, March 15, 11am- San Gabriel, has earned a whimsical and one-of-a-kind FLAVORS OF MOROCCO TOUR: 4:30pm. Sunday, March 16, highly regarded reputation as ART artwork from local clay artists. Wednesday, April 9 LOCATION TBA 9am-4pm. Ayres Hall 3-5pm, Oak Room Wednesday, April 2, an extraordinary caterer. ART WORKSHOP Free with admission; members free THE GREAT TOMATO TALK $50 members; $60 non-members 1:30-3pm; Plant Mondays, March 3-April 21 Different schools of Japanese flow- KIDS & FAMILY & PLANT SALE Reservations required. Please Information Office er arrangement will be represented 9:30-11:30am, Oak Room Wednesday, April 9, call 626.821.4623. Instructor: Frank McDonough BOOKWORMS: A from classical to avant-garde. See page 16 for details. 10am; Palm Room Casablanca-born cookbook author STORYTELLING PROGRAM— Steve Goto, Tomato Guru Kitty Morse will demonstrate READING THE WESTERN WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CAT BOTANICAL ART & Free with admission; how to plan a meal fresh from the LANDSCAPE BOOK CLUB GARDENING IN THE HAT IN THE GARDEN? ILLUSTRATION: WISTERIA members free Kasbah. The menu will include THE ORCHARDIST: A NOVEL THURSDAY GARDEN TALKS Wednesdays, March 5 & 19, 10:30 Tuesdays, March 4, 11, 18, 25 Steve’s talk on growing the perfect three seasonal salads, exotic BY AMANDA COPLIN WITH LILI SINGER am. Saturday, March 15, 10:30am See page 16 for details. tomato will include his favorites cumin-scented tagines (stews) Wednesday, April 2 Thursdays, March 6-April 24 See page 16 for details for 2014! A plant sale follows. flavored with preserved lemon, 7pm, Arboretum Library See page 13 for details. GARDEN NIGHT See page 16 for details. FAMILY FUN CLASSES PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS couscous and a traditional pastry. AMERICAN BRAIN TUMOR ORGANIC FRUIT & ARBORETUM ROCKS Saturday, March 8 ASSOCIATION 5K SANTA ANITA DEPOT TOURS VEGETABLE GARDENING Saturday, March 15 7:30-9:30pm GARDENING Saturday, April 12 See page 16 for details. Saturday, March 8 10am-noon, Meet at See page 16 for details. 7-9am, Arboretum grounds THURSDAY GARDEN TALKS 12-4pm; Palm Room Main Entrance. WITH LILI SINGER The 5K Run & Walk raises funds DOCENT-LED WALKING TOURS Instructor: Jill Morganelli $8 per child for members; $10 per IKEBANA: BASIC & ADVANCED for brain tumor research and to Thursdays, April 3, 10, 17, 24 See page 16 for details. $25 members; $30 non-members child for non-members March 14 - May 9 (no class May 2) support services for those living See page 13 for details. Learn how to grow fruits Must be accompanied by an adult. Basic: 9:30-10:30am with a brain tumor diagnosis. ART and vegetables organically. Pre-registration required. Advanced: 10:30am-11:30pm INTRODUCTION TO PLANT BOTANICAL ART & In this hands-on lesson, See page 16 for details. SPRING IRIS AND IDENTIFICATION GARDEN PESTS 101 ILLUSTRATION: students will learn all about rock BULB SHOW & SALE Fridays, April 11-May 9 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ARBORETUM FLORILEGIUM formations. FITNESS Saturday & Sunday, April 12 & 13 2-4pm; Bamboo Room ABOUT MANAGING PESTS Tuesdays, April 1, 8, 15, 22 9am-4:30pm; Ayres Hall Instructor: Frank McDonough Saturday, March 22 YOGA IN THE GARDEN $60 members; $65 non-members See page 16 for details. 10am-noon; Palm Room COLLECTIONS Tuesday Evenings: Free with admission; members free The Southern California Iris In a series of fun and hands-on Instructor: Jerrold Turney, Ph.D, PLANT INFORMATION 5:30-6:45pm; GARDEN NIGHT Society and Southern California activities you will learn how plants $25 members; $30 non-members PERFECT FLOWERING TREES March 4, 11, 18, 25 PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS Hemerocallis & Amaryllis Society are grouped and identified. Learn how to identify and control FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Thursday Mornings: Saturday evening, April 12 9:30-10:45am; present this popular iris show. various landscape pests and plant Wednesday, March 5 7:30-9:30pm 1:30-3pm; Plant March 6, 13, 20, 27 See page 16 for details. diseases. DESCANSO CHRYSANTHEMUM WORKSHOP Information Office Saturday, March 29; SHOW AND PLANT SALE Saturday, April 12 Instructor: Frank McDonough 9:15am-10:30am ART WORKSHOP Saturday & Sunday, April 19 & 20 10am-1pm; Bamboo Room See page 16 for fees and details Mondays, April 28-June 16 Instructor: Jo Ann Carey 9am-4pm; Ayres Hall 9:30-11:30am, Oak Room $25 members; $30 non-members LOS ANGELES ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOUR SEASONS OF YOGA Free with admission; members free See page 16 for details. FAIR: FINDING OUR WAY TO A GREENER GLOBE! VERNAL (SPRING) More than 150 varieties of rooted This technique uses only 20% of Saturday, March 8, 9am-3pm chrysanthemum cuttings will be the land space of a conventional EQUINOX WORKSHOP FITNESS Event Lawn and Ayres Hall Saturday, March 22 available both days. garden. YOGA IN THE GARDEN Free with admission; members free 9:00-10:30am ROSE SHOW & SALE Tuesday Evenings: 6:00-7:15pm Children, parents, families and those who educate our youth will Candyce Columbus, instructor KIDS & FAMILY April 1, 8, 15, 22 discover the latest hands-on activities, ready-to-use lesson ideas, and $17 members; $20 non-members Saturday, April 26; 1-5pm BOOKWORMS: A useful resources that can help to promote environmental education Sunday, April 27; 9am-4pm STORYTELLING PROGRAM— Thursday Mornings: 9:30- and awareness. Join us for free workshops designed to teach families PASADENA HUMANE SOCIETY: Ayres Hall FLOWERS, FLOWERS, 10:45am and children ways they can make the world a little greener! Visit live DOG OBEDIENCE CLASSES Free with admission; members free FLOWERS EVERYWHERE! April 3, 10, 17, 24 animals, pick-up a free pine seedling, participate in environmental AT THE ARBORETUM The Pacific Rose Society will Wednesdays, April 2 & 16; See page 16 for details and fees. challenges, and take a hike to some of the unique areas of the March 24-April 21 present grandifloras, hybrid teas, 10:30am; Saturday, Arboretum. Lively entertainment with music and crafts will make See page 17 for details floribundas, miniatures, and new April 12; 10:30am this a fun-filled day for all. and old varieties. See page 16 for details.

18 Pre-registrationLOS ANGELES ARBORETUM preferred AND for BOTANIC all classes; GARDEN please MAGAZINE call 626.821.4623 WINTER/SPRING or email 2014 [email protected] to register. Visit WWW.ARBORETUM.ORG for eventWWW.ARBORETUM.ORG and class details. 19 MAY AT THE ARBORETUM JUNE AT THE ARBORETUM

BUTTERFLY BRIGADE DOCENT-LED WALKING TOURS EVENTS Our first Feast at Saturday, May 17 See page 16 for details. Baldwin Ranch was SPRINGTOPIA! 10am-noon; such a tremendous Saturday & Sunday, May 3 & 4 Meet in the Main Entrance. ART success, we’re 10am-3:30pm $8 per child for members; $10 planning another See page 4 for details. BOTANICAL ART & on Sunday, June 1. per child for non-members ILLUSTRATION In September, more Springtime is here and the than 140 guests dined GERANIUM SOCIETY BASICS OF COMPOSITION butterflies are near! Become on seasonal dishes SHOW & SALE Tuesdays, May 6, 13, 20, 27 a junior entomologist and take prepared by Claud Saturday & Sunday, May 10 & 11 See page 16 for details Beltran of The Eatery, home your own caterpillar to 9am-4pm; Ayres Hal Tim Guiltinan of the experience the metamorphosis Raymond Restaurant, Free with admission; GARDEN NIGHT before your very own eyes. PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS Gale Kohl of Gale’s members free Restaurant, Alexandra The International Geranium Saturday, May 10 Poer Sheridan of COLLECTIONS Society, Los Angeles branch, 8:00-10:00pm Alexandra’s Table, Lalo PLANT INFORMATION SUMMER See page 16 for details. Sanchez of Crossings presents this wonderful annual and Jeffrey Haines display of geraniums. COLOR: WHAT TO PLANT NOW of the Raymond. FOR 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS FITNESS Steve Riboli and ANNUAL EPIPHYLLUM Wednesday, May 7 YOGA IN THE GARDEN San Antonio Winery provided the wines. SHOW & SALE 1:30-3pm; Plant Tuesday Evenings: 6:00-7:15pm Saturday, May 17; 9am-4pm Information Office May 6, 13, 20, 27 Sunday, May 18; 10am-4pm Instructor: Frank McDonough Thursday Mornings: EVENTS THE OF TREES SANTA ANITA DEPOT TOURS 9am-4pm; Ayres Hall Saturday, June 21 See page 16 for details. 9:30-10:45am FEAST AT BALDWIN RANCH Free with admission; READING THE WESTERN May 1, 8, 15, 22 9:30am-12:30pm LANDSCAPE BOOK CLUB Sunday, June 1 members free See page 16 for details. Instructor: Matt Ritter, Ph.D. DOCENT-LED WALKING TOURS Treat yourself to an enjoyable MY ÁNTONIA BY WILLA 5-8pm; Queen Anne $25 members; $30 non-members See page 16 for details. SIBERT CATHER time viewing these unusual PASADENA HUMANE SOCIETY: Cottage Lawn This workshop, the first of and gorgeous flowers and learning Wednesday, May 7 DOG OBEDIENCE CLASSES Details soon at arboretum.org three, is specially designed all about them. 7pm; Arboretum Library AT THE ARBORETUM for homeowners. Matt Ritter, ART DAYLILY SHOW & PLANT SALE See page 16 for details. May 12-June 16 professor of biology at Cal Poly Saturday & Sunday, June 7 & 8 BOTANICAL ART & SANTA ANITA BONSAI SHOW (No class May 26) San Luis Obispo, will teach you SANTA ANITA DEPOT TOURS 9am-4pm; Ayres Hall ILLUSTRATION: FRUITS Saturday-Monday, May 24-26 See page 17 for details. everything you need to know Free with admission; members free Tuesdays, June 3, 10, 17, 24 9am-5pm; Ayres Hall See page 16 for details. about how to pick, plant, grow The Southern California See page 16 for details. Free with admission; and understand trees. members free Hemerocallis & Amaryllis Society sponsors this annual show that IKEBANA: BASIC & ADVANCED The Santa Anita Bonsai Society KIDS & FAMILY Fridays, June 6-August 1 (no class will present trees trained to look features educational displays BOOKWORMS: A July 4) like miniature giants. and demonstrations. Bulbs will be for sale. STORYTELLING PROGRAM— Basic: 9:30-10:30am Trees up to four feet tall such as BUZZING THROUGH THE Advanced:10:30am-11:30pm , junipers and pines will PASADENA SYMPHONY & POPS ARBORETUM See page 16 for details. be displayed. Saturdays, June 7 & 28 Wednesdays, June 4 & 18; ART WORKSHOP QUEEN ANNE COTTAGE 5:30-10pm 10:30am See page 4 for details. Saturday, June 21; 10:30 am Mondays, June 23-August 11 OPEN HOUSE 9:30-11:30am, Oak Room Sunday, May 25; Time TBA See page 16 for details FAMILY MUSIC FESTIVAL See page 16 for details. Regular admission applies; WITH THE BEACH BOYS members free COLLECTIONS Sunday, June 22 FITNESS $3 suggested tour donation PLANT INFORMATION 2-7pm This historic cottage is open to WHAT CALIFORNIA’S EARLY YOGA IN THE GARDEN See page 4 for details. the public only twice a year. LANDSCAPES CAN TEACH US Tuesday Evenings: 6:00-7:15pm Take a spring tour though the ABOUT TODAY’S LANDSCAPES June 3, 10, 17, 24 dwelling and learn about what life GARDENING Wednesday, June 4 Thursday Mornings: was like at the Baldwin ranch ORGANIC FRUIT & 1:30-3pm; Plant 9:30-10:45am during the 1880s. VEGETABLE GARDENING Information Office June 5, 12, 19, 26 Saturday, June 14: Instructor: Frank McDonough See page 16 for fees KIDS & FAMILY 12-4pm; Palm Room See page 18 for details. READING THE WESTERN FOUR SEASONS OF YOGA BOOKWORMS: A LANDSCAPE BOOK CLUB SUMMER SOLSTICE STORYTELLING PROGRAM— MAYORDOMO: CHRONICLE WORKSHOP SSSSSSNAKES IN THE TREES A tour of the interior of the Queen Anne Cottage (details left) provides visitors with a look at the life and accomplishments of Elias Jackson “Lucky” Baldwin, who acquired OF AN ACEQUIA IN NORTH Saturday, June 21: 9:00-10:30am Wednesdays, May 7 & 21; Rancho Santa Anita in 1875. He commissioned architect Albert A. Bennett to design NEW MEXICO BY STANLEY G. $17 members; $20 non-members 10:30 am the cottage, which was built in 1885-86. The cottage and the Coach Barn together are CRAWFORD Instructor: Candyce Columbus Saturday, May 24; 10:30 am listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Wednesday, June 4 See page 16 for details. 7pm; Arboretum Library See page 16 for details.

20 Pre-registrationLOS ANGELES ARBORETUM preferred AND for BOTANIC all classes; GARDEN please MAGAZINE call 626.821.4623 WINTER/SPRING or email 2014 [email protected] to register. Visit WWW.ARBORETUM.ORG for eventWWW.ARBORETUM.ORG and class details. 21 NEW ENTRANCE Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Cathcart Mr. Richard Schulhof IN MEMORY OF MR. & THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS INCLUDING PLEDGES Mr. & Mrs. Richard Chavira & Ms. Sandra Goodenough MRS. CONWELL INCLUDING Mr. & Mrs. George Ball MEMORIAL TREE The Arboretum community is made up of many individuals who share a vision of the vital role the garden plays as Mr. & Mrs. Mel Cohen Mr. Jeff Sease Mr. & Mrs. James Bang Mr. Daniel Collins & Mrs. Robin Sease Mr. Andrew Conwell a place of learning, inspiration and enjoyment. We are proud to recognize these special friends, foundations and Mr. & Mrs. George Brumder & Mrs. Jill Isaacs Dr. & Mrs. Charles Seitz corporations who have made contributions. Thank you to all our donors and members for your continuing support. Capital Group Companies Mr. & Mrs. Steven M. Craig Mr. & Mrs. Joel Sheldon IN HONOR OF Ms. Kristin L. Creighton Ms. Tina Cruz & Ms. Tere Cruz Mr. & Mrs. Don Shellgren WALT & WANDA DROWN ARBORETUM BENEFACTORS Mr. & Mrs. Yoshio Fujioka Mrs. Carol Libby & Ms. Yinying Huang & Mr. Greg Creighton Ms. Patricia Daitz Ms. Diana Stark The Drown Family QUEEN ANNE COTTAGE Ms. Heather Gibson Mr. Albert Lo & Ms. Amy Wei Little Garden Club of Pasadena Mr. & Mrs. Joe Eisele Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert De Cardenas Mrs. Peggy Stewart BENEFACTORS $25,000+ Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hirrel Los Angeles Geranium Society Ms. Marilyn Keiper Mr. & Mrs. Dan Foliart Mr. Christopher De Mond Ms. Angel Throop IN MEMORY OF Mr. & Mrs. George Ball Ms. Judy M. Horton Mr. Bob Mendoza & Mr. Ed Keiper Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth D. Hill & Ms. Donna De Mond & Mr. Jeff Throop ALICE MAYHEW INCLUDING Dextra Baldwin McGonagle Los Angeles International Mr. Gerald W. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Joe Koeper Mr. & Mrs. H. Clay “Hap” Kellogg Mrs. Allison Dietrick Mr. Edward Watson MEMORIAL TREE Foundation Fern Society (LAIFS) Mr. & Mrs. Perry Minton Mr. Peter Liao Mr. & Mrs. C. Douglas Mrs. Mary Douglass & Ms. Pamela Warner Ms. Connie Heflin Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth D. Hill MacFarland Family Foundation Dr. Margie M. Nicholson & Ms. Ellen Liao Kranwinkle Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Epley Mrs. Christine Wei & Mr. Harry Heflin Wells Fargo Foundation Ms. Diane Marcussen Pacific Rose Society Chien H. Lin Mr. & Mrs. Mark Ledbetter Dr. & Mrs. Lincoln Fairchild & Mr. Jeff Chen & Mr. David Kristoff Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Parrille Mr. & Mrs. Frank Long Mr. & Mrs. William Lincoln Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Fellow Ms. Laurel Whitzel IN MEMORY OF PAMELA ENGELMANN OAK Mr. & Mrs. Lary Mielke Pasadena Photochromers Ms. Mary McFie-Reed Davidson Mr. & Mrs. William F. McDonald Mr. & Mrs. Dan Foliart Mrs. Barbara Zimmermann JEANNE PETERSON BENEFACTORS $10,000+ Dr. & Mrs. G. Arnold Mulder Ms. Alexandra Poer-Sheridan Dr. & Ms. James McQuiston Mr. & Mrs. Philip Miller Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Gillespie & Mr. Bill Christian FEHRING INCLUDING Mr. & Mrs. Ben Garrett Ms. Wendy Munger & Ms. Janet Rea Mr. & Mrs. Phil Miles Dr. & Mrs. G. Arnold Mulder Mr. Anthony Gusmiller MEMORIAL TREE The Good Family Foundation Mr. Leonard Gumport & Dr. Edward Mittleman Ms. Sharon Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Merrill L. Nash & Ms. Kathleen Bywater SPYDERS IN THE GARDEN Ms. Victoria Cowsill Mr. Richard Schulhof Pasadena Community Gardens Ms. Susan Redpath Mrs. Louise Neiby Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert N. Resendez Mr. Richard Han Mr. & Mrs. Clayton Fabeck Peterson Family & Ms. Sandra Goodenough Conservancy Mr. & Mrs. Lalo Sanchez Hungry Nomad Mrs. Emily Rosedale-Kousoulis & Ms. Cecilia Cheng Mr. Ed Justice, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Charles Seitz Pasadena Garden Club San Gabriel Valley Orchid Mrs. Elizabeth Popoff & Mr. Nick Kousoulis Mr. & Mrs. Carl L. Herrmann Mr. & Mrs. Dan Ziol IN MEMORY OF DENISE Mr. James Potter Hobbyists Inc. Mrs. Sheila Psaila Mr. Richard Schulhof Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth D. Hill POWERS JOHNSON BALDWIN CIRCLE Mr. & Mrs. Leroy T. Rahn SCHAS - Daylily & Bulb Society Ms. Anne Pung & Ms. Sandra Goodenough Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Hoffer IN-KIND INCLUDING MEMORIAL TREE BENEFACTORS $5,000+ Santa Anita Bonsai Society Mr. & Mrs. Mark Segal Mr. & Mrs. R. Glenn Putnam Dr. Janice Sharp Mr. & Mrs. Claire Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Amesbury Mr. Thomas Taquino Ms. Anne G. Earhart Mr. & Mrs. Edward Smith Mrs. Terry Seidler Ms. Norma Scranton & Mr. Dane Hoiberg Mr. Brian Kabateck & Mrs. Claud Beltran Edgerton Foundation Mr. Vincent R. Talbot Dr. Jefferey M. Sellers Mr. Richard Shaffer Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Shea Roxanne Hampton Julie Campoy IN MEMORY OF Mr. & Mrs. Dan Foliart Mr. & Mrs. Tetsu Tanimoto & Mrs. Laura Scott Sellers Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Sherwood Mr. & Mrs. Gary Thomas Mrs. Emily Rosedale-Kousoulis Peggy Dark PATTY RIDER Ms. Amanda Goodan Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Techentin Mr. & Mrs. Don Shellgren Southern California & Mr. Nick Kousoulis The Eatery Ms. Georgia Van Cleve Mr. & Mrs. C. Douglas Mr. & Mrs. Gary Thomas Sierra Madre Garden Club Garden Club ROOTS & SHOOTS Mr. & Mrs. C. Douglas Gale’s Restaurant Kranwinkle Mr. & Mrs. Ricardo L. Viera Mr. Greg Stone & Ms. Cindy Vail Mrs. Audrey I. Thompson Mr. George V. Fox Kranwinkle Ms. Emily Green IN HONOR OF Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Radelet Dr. Jim Walters The Rare Plant Group Ms. Suzanne Toussaint Christen C. & Ben H. Garrett Mr. & Mrs. Mark Ledbetter Ms. Catherine Haskett Hany PEGGY STEWART Dr. Janice Sharp & Mrs. Mitzi Zack Walters Mrs. Peggy Stewart Mr. & Mrs. Chris Ward Family Foundation Mrs. Carol Libby Mr. & Mrs. Richard Heald Jane E. Davidson & Mr. Dane Hoiberg Warner Bros. Pictures Mr. Charles S. Tilghman Mrs. Helen Wilson Mr. & Mrs. William Lincoln Mr. Donald R. Hodel & Jeffery L. Hall Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Shea Mrs. Maria Way Town & Country Event Rentals Ms. Leslie Zasa SANTA ANITA TRAIN DEPOT Mr. & Mrs. Steven Long Mr. & Mrs. Val Howard Mrs. Christine Wei Ms. Danzey Treanor Mr. Paul Flygar Mr. & Mrs. William F. McDonald Julienne TALLAC KNOLL & Mr. Jeff Chen Mr. & Mrs. Ian L. GRANTS & PROGRAMS & Ms. Lynda Flygar Mr. Bob Mendoza Kitchen for Exploring Foods The Arboretum appreciates BENEFACTORS $3,000+ Ms. Marie Zimmerman White-Thomson ADOBE RESTORATION Mr. & Mrs. Philip Miller Gale Kohl your support. Listed here are Mr. Robert Barnes & Ms. Mr. Frank S. Whiting Ms. Ellen J. Ardman PERMASPHERE Mr. Mark Ogden Richard R. Larkin donations received between Deborah Klar TULE POND Mr. William Wilk Mr. & Mrs. Gary Baccus Mr. George V. Fox Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Parrille Longwood Gardens June 1, 2013 –November Mr. & Mrs. Paul Brassard BENEFACTOR $500+ Mr. & Mrs. Chun-Chieh Chiu Mr. & Mrs. John Poer Ms. Joan McGuire 20, 2013. Benefactors are Mr. & Mrs. Mel Cohen Mr. & Mrs. John Andersen GARDEN SPONSORS $300+ Mr. & Mrs. William Collister EVENTS Dr. Frances Powell Sonia Nance categorized based on cumulative Ms. Kristin Creighton Dr. Dana M. Baldwin Ms. Lauree Bradley Ms. Sandra A. Gilweit FEAST AT BALDWIN RANCH & Ms. Shirley Rosenkranz Peacock Café giving for the 2013 calendar year. & Mr. Greg Creighton Ms. Kittie Ballard & Mr. Steve Marshall Mr. & Mrs. Michael Kaiser SPONSORS Mr. & Mrs. Leroy T. Rahn Ms. Margaret Reichenbach Please call the Development Ms. Elizabeth C. Doughty Mr. & Mrs. Merle H. Banta Mr. & Mrs. Frank B. Burrows Mr. & Mrs. Donald Kay Wells Fargo Bank Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert N. Resendez Ms. Carol Walker Office at 626-821-3237 and Mr. & Mrs. Joe Eisele Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Bell Mr. David Crissey Ms. Marsha Keene Alexandra’s Table Cheryl Resnik & Kelly Duke let us know if we inadvertently Mr. & Mrs. Tom Harter Mr. Claud Beltran Mr. & Mrs. Robert De Pietro Mr. & Mrs. George MacDonald Claud Beltran Mrs. Lisa Richter misspelled or omitted your name. Mr. & Mrs. H. Clay "Hap" Kellogg Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Bent Ms. Jane Hansen Ms. Christina J. Moose Bristol Farms Mr. & Mrs. Mark Ledbetter Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Cathcart & Mr. Allen Sewell Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Perez Claud & Co. Mr. & Mrs. William Lincoln Mr. & Mrs. An-Hsiung Chang Mr. & Mrs. Larry Kaiser Mr. & Mrs. Howard Rotter Crossings Restaurant Mr. & Mrs. William F. McDonald Mr. Richard Chavira Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Tims The Eatery Mr. & Mrs. Philip Miller Mr. & Mrs. Steven M. Craig ARBORETUM Ms. Patricia Wilmot Gale’s Restaurant MEMBERSHIP SAMUEL AYRES SOCIETY Mr. & Mrs. Merrill L. Nash Mr. & Mrs. Ralph I. Crane FUND $100+ & Mr. Lu Robles Mr. & Mrs. Ben Garrett Help us grow—become You can create financial Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert N. Resendez Greenbar Distillery Mr. & Mrs. Bryant C. Danner Mr. & Mrs. Olin Barrett a member today! Your advantages for you and Mrs. Emily Rosedale-Kousoulis Mr. & Mrs. Ron Downs Mr. & Mrs. Howard D. Bolinger ARBORETUM LIBRARY Tim Guiltinan & Mr. Nick Kousoulis Dr. John Doyle & Dr. Marie Csete Mr. & Mrs. John D. Boneske Ms. Linda F. Donato Jeffrey Haines membership provides your family by making a Mrs. Petrie M. Wilson Epiphyllum Society of America Mr. & Mrs. Clayton Braatz Mr. Bernard Ecker Gale Kohl free admission to the planned gift that includes Mr. Edward Watson & Ms. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Epley Mr. & Mrs. An-Hsiung Chang & Ms. Rosemary Ecker Pasadena Magazine Arboretum and to over the Los Angeles Arboretum Pamela Warner Mrs. Lois Festich Mr. & Mrs. Shaun Chen The Good Family Foundation T-3 270 participating gardens Foundation, a tax-exempt Pasadena Now Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Gillespie Mr. Ed Choi Ms. Mary Jane Macy around the non-profit. By notifying us MEADOWBROOK Mr. Richard Gonzalez Ms. Patricia Ann Cole The Raymond Restaurant BENEFACTORS $1,000+ Mr. & Mrs. Frank Griffith John & Sally Van Doren ARBORETUM TREE FUND Alexandra Poer Sheridan and Canada for a full year. MEMORIALS & TRIBUTES that you are including the Mr. & Mrs. Guilford C. 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Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert De Cardenas & Ms. Cecilia Cheng Ms. Mary Hein EDUCATIONAL SUPPORTERS at participating nurseries. of a commemorative bench For more information, Mr. & Mrs. James Delahanty Mr. & Mrs. Carl L. Herrmann & Ms. Mary Lynn Scannell PROGRAMMING Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Alpert To become a member, visit or tree in the garden as a please contact Rick Larkin Diggers Garden Club Mr. & Mrs. Louis W. Jones, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Holland Wells Fargo Foundation Mrs. Bonnie Anthony www.arboretum.org, or memorial or tribute, please at 626.821.3232 or rick. of Pasadena Mr. & Mrs. George Ball Mr. Edward Kleinbard Mr. & Mrs. Johnny Huan Christen C. & Ben H. Garrett call Ivonne Escobedo at contact Brittany Fabeck at [email protected] Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Edwards & Ms. Norma Cirincione Ms. Cecillia Huang Family Foundation Mr. Robert Barnes Mr. & Mrs. Stewart Edwards Ms. Gale Kohl & Mr. Rene Chila & Ms. Angela Tsai Mr. & Mrs. Bill Schwartz & Ms. Deborah Klar 626.821.3233 or ivonne. 626.821.3237 or brittany. Dr. & Mrs. James Femino Ms. Diana Leach Mr. & Mrs. George Y. Huang Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Bent [email protected]. [email protected]. Ms. Marilyn Filbeck Mrs. Judy Lee & Mrs. Lin Ho Lee Mr. Nick Huang Mr. & Mrs. George Brumder

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GET INVOLVED Volunteers provide hospitality, information and support staff to all areas of the garden. For more information about becoming a volunteer, contact Nancy Carlton at 626.802.8471 or [email protected].

BECOME A DOCENT No experience necessary—just enthusiasm for plants, history and an eagerness to learn and share the knowledge. Docents are needed to lead both adult and school tours. As a docent, you will spend time learning about the Arboretum’s collections and local California history. Becoming a docent is a great way to meet new friends and become an integral part of the garden.

GETTING HERE The Arboretum is located in the city of Arcadia, just 2 miles east of Pasadena. Exit off the 210 Freeway on Baldwin Avenue and travel south. We are also accessible by Metro (www.metro.net). Bicycle racks are available in the parking lot. Parking is free. Handicapped parking is available. The Great Tomato PEACOCK CAFE Talk & Plant Sale at the Tuesday – Sunday; 9am–4:30pm Garden & Gift Shop The Fresh Gourmet staffs the Peacock Café and offers a varied selection of gourmet sandwiches, wraps, salads and special items from the grill. No picnics are allowed on Tomato guru Steve Goto gives the Arboretum grounds, but picnic tables are available outside the main entrance. his “Top Picks for 2014.” For large parties and catering, call 626.446.2248.

Wednesday, April 9, at 10am HOURS AND ADMISSION Back by popular demand for a 13th year! Open daily 9am–4:30pm Join us for Steve’s famous words of wisdom (Members enter at 8am) on how to grow perfect tomatoes! After the $9 General Admission; Members Free class, attend a tomato plant sale in the Gift $6 Seniors, Full-time students Shop patio where you’ll find a large selection $4 Children 5–12 of organic, heirloom tomato plants and more. $5 Tram Ride (weekends only) Free with admission; members free. SFI - 00388