March 2010
March 1: The Annenberg Project at Lower San Vicente, Presentation by the Design Team, California Native Plant Society, South Coast Chapter, South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes
March 1-5: California Native Plant Society Science Training Program, Baja California, CNPS San Diego
March 2: Plant Information with Frank McDonough, Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Arcadia
March 4: Part Three: Westside Native Plant Garden Design, Theodore Payne Foundation, Santa Monica
March 6: Conifers of California Identification, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont
March 6: Plant Identification, Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Arcadia
March 6: Design Fundamentals for Native Plant Gardens with Mayita Dinos, Theodore Payne Foundation, Pasadena
March 6: Organic Fruit and Vegetable Gardening, Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Arcadia
March 6: Native Plant Clinic, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont
March 6: A New California Garden with Linda Whitney, The Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College, El Cajon
March 6: San Mateo Marsh Nature Walk, California Native Plant Society, Orange County Chapter
March 7: Arbor Day, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont
March 7: Ask the Horticulturist, The Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College, El Cajon
March 7: Introduction to Permaculture, Part II, Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Arcadia
March 8: Bye-Bye Grass, Two-Part Course, Part 1, San Diego Botanical Garden, formerly Quail Botanical Garden, Encinitas (Part 2 on 3/13)
March 9: “If it’s weird it must be a mushroom,” Natural History Museum mycologist Florence Nishida Hendler addresses the Los Angeles chapter of the California Native Plant Society, Encino
March 11: Designing Landscapes with Native Plants with Greg Rubin, The Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College, El Cajon
March 11: “The American Meadow Garden” with John Greenlee, Thursday Garden Talks with Lili Singer, Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Arcadia
March 11: “The American Meadow Garden” with John Greenlee, Southern California Horticultural Society, Los Angeles
March 13: Hikes and plant classes, Shipley Nature Center, Huntington Beach
March 13: Propagating Native Plants with Louise Gonzalez and Brendan Galipeau, Theodore Payne Foundation, Sun Valley
March 13: Spring Plant Sale, California Native Plant Society San Diego Chapter, Tree of Life Nursery, San Juan Capistrano
March 13: Field trip to Rueda Canyon, California Native Plant Society, San Diego Chapter
March 13: Square Foot Gardening — Growing Vegetables the Organic Way with Kathleen Eagle, The Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College, El Cajon
March 13: Water Smart Edible Landscape with David Yetz, The Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College, El Cajon
March 13: Los Angeles Environmental Fair, Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Arcadia
March 13: Gardening with Native Bunch Grasses with Barbara Eisenstein, Theodore Payne Foundation, Sun Valley
March 14: Eaton Canyon Plant Walk with Cynthia Null, California Native Plant Society, San Gabriel Mountains Chapter, Eaton Canyon
March 16: Natives for novices, California Native Plant Society, San Diego Chapter, San Diego
March 16: Conservation puzzle: members hunt for the San Diego thornmint, California Native Plant Society, San Diego Chapter, San Diego
March 18: Field Trip to Cal Poly Pomona, Thursday Garden Talks with Lili Singer, Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Arcadia
March 19: From Garden to Plate with Al Renner, Garden Lecture Series, G2 Gallery, Venice
March 20: Field trip to Buchanan Canyon, California Native Plant Society, San Diego Chapter
March 20: Native Plant Garden Maintenance with Laura Bauer, Theodore Payne Foundation, Sun Valley
March 20: Tour of the Maloof Discovery Garden with landscape designer Nan Simonsen, Maloof Foundation, Alta Loma
March 20: Old California Gardens, San Gabriel Mission and El Molino Viejo, California Native Plant Society, San Gabriel Mountains Chapter
March 20: Water Smart Plant Fair, The Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College, El Cajon
March 20: Design Fundamentals — The Native Plant Garden, An Artist’s Perspective with Andreas Hessing, Theodore Payne Foundation, Sun Valley
March 20: Gardeners’ Roundtable, Theodore Payne Foundation, Sun Valley
March 20-21: Wildflower Tour, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont
March 21: San Gabriel Mountains Nature Walk, California Native Plant Society, Orange County Chapter
March 21: Special Access Tour, The Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College, El Cajon
March 21: Tongva Living History, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont
March 25: From Agriculture to Botanic Garden, Thursday Garden Talks with Lili Singer, Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Arcadia
March 25: Pollination Mechanisms with Bob Allen, California Native Plant Society, San Gabriel Mountains Chapter, Eaton Canyon
March 25: The Role of Forests in Mitigating Climate Change with Celia Harvey, G2 Gallery, Venice
March 26: 50th Anniversary Kick-Off Party, Theodore Payne Foundation, La Canada-Flintridge
March 27: Why and how to use waterwise plants with horticulturist Tom Ash, Shipley Nature Center, Huntington Beach Central Library
March 27: Design strategy workshop for water and energy conservation from green roofs to grey water systems, Arid Lands Institute at Woodbury University, Burbank
March 27: Mushroom Foray with the Natural History Museum’s Florence Nishida Hendler, California Native Plant Society, Los Angeles Chapter
March 27: Vegetation Survey San Miguel Mountain, California Native Plant Society, San Diego Chapter
March 27: Field trip to Penaquitos Canyon, California Native Plant Society, San Diego Chapter
March 27: Nature Walk — Trout Journey, California Native Plant Society, Orange County Chapter
March 27: Poppy Day Plant Sale, Theodore Payne Foundation, Sun Valley
March 27: Garden Tour, The Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College, El Cajon
March 27: Native Plant Garden Design with Laramee Haynes (first of three courses, second 3/13, third 3/27), Theodore Payne Foundation, Sun Valley
March 27-28: Wildflower Tour, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont
March 28: Tongva Living History, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont
March 30: Hillside Landscaping, The Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College, El Cajon
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