Garden Tour Reveals the Beauty of California Native Plants
Southern California residents will have the chance to experience the beauty of and ease of gardening with California native plants at the Second Annual Theodore Payne Native Garden Tour on Saturday and Sunday, April 2 and 3, 2005 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $20.
(PRWEB) February 20, 2005 -- More than twenty gardens in communities across
Los Angeles County will show how easy it is to attract birds and butterflies,
use no pesticides and conserve water with little maintenance.
The gardens on the tour reflect different designs,
climates and locations, including sunny and shady spots, moist and dry areas,
front and back yards, formal designs, including Mediterranean styles, and
informal designs that reflect a more natural setting. Gardens in the tour have
been created by owners as well as landscape design professionals.
The garden tour is self-guided. A
docent and the garden owner will be on hand at every location to answer
questions. Many of the plants will be marked and some gardens will have before
and after pictures, in addition to comments about how the garden was
created.
The gardens are located in the communities
and cities of Altadena, Atwater Village, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Eagle Rock,
Echo Park, Glendale, Granada Hills, Highland Park, La Canada, Lawndale,
Mid-Wilshire, Pasadena, Sherman Oaks, Silver Lake, Studio City, Sunland, Sun
Valley and Tujunga.
For more information and reservations for the tour
please call (818) 768-1802 or visit www.theodorepayne.org.
For more than 40 years, the
Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants, Inc. has dedicated
itself to restoring California’s native landscape one garden at a time. The
Foundation operates the Theodore Payne Nursery in Sun Valley, which offers more
than 400 native plant species and 200 seeds to the general public. In addition
to the nursery and the garden tour, the foundation conducts classes, and
collects and sells seeds of native plants and wild flowers. The foundation and
nursery honor the legacy of Theodore Payne, who opened his first nursery in 1903
in Los Angeles.
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