Hotline, Poppy Day and Garden Tour Celebrate SpringSringQuarterly Newsletter of the Theodore Payne Foundation

E verything’s coming up flowers! Thanks to cool temperatures and abundant, well-spaced rains, this spring is prime time to enjoy the brilliant colors

of our native plants and wildflowers. Celebrate a spectacular spring with our Wildflower Hotline, Poppy Day, and Fifth Annual Garden Tour.

Wildflower Hotline: Now through MayFind out where to go and what to see using our Wildflower Hotline, back for an incredible twenty-sixth year! Updated weekly, the Hotline reports on dozens of flower-watching desinations across Southern California, from the desert to the mountains. Access our free reports 24 hours a day at theodorepayne.org and by phone at (818) 768-3533.

Poppy Day: March 29Celebrate the beauty of California’s state flower with special vendors and a plant sale at TPF on Saturday, March 29, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Members receive a 15% discount on all of our species and cultivars (1 gallon and up), and nonmembers receive a 10% discount. (No discounts on seed or 4” plants.)

Enjoy free workshops, too. At 11:00 a.m., Fred Heath, author of An Introduction to Southern California Butterflies, shows beautiful images of local butterflies and their food plants, then signs his book. At noon, Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator Lisa Novick reveals the wonders of leaves in a fun workshop for kids and adults alike. And at 1:00 p.m., Special Projects Coordinator Lili Singer shares her knowledge of native plants that yield colorful, long-lasting and fragrant bouquets.

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The 38 gardens in this year’s Native Plant Garden Tour feature a range of inspiring ideas, including

creative hardscaping and restful spaces.

Native Plant Garden Tour: April 12 and 13Back for the fifth year and better than ever, this two-day self-guided tour features 38 Los Angeles-area home gardens of all shapes, sizes and design styles, each containing at least 50% California native plants.

See for yourself how native plants can brighten and beautify the landscape, save water and time, provide habitat for wildlife and more!

Complementing the tour is a free presentation, “Designing Native Plant Gardens,” with author/garden designer Alrie Middlebrook on Saturday, April 12, 6:30 p.m., at Barnsdall Gallery Theatre, 4800 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028.

Tickets to the Garden Tour are $20 per person for both days, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Your ticket includes a full-color guide with information on each garden, including keys to special features and easy-to-follow driving and parking directions. Buy tickets online at theodorepayne.org.

Thanks to our Garden Tour sponsors, including the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden and the Crescenta Valley Water District, for making the tour possible.

We look forward to seeing you at Poppy Day and on the Tour!

The Poppy Print is the membership newsletter of the Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants, Inc., a nonprofit organization. The Foundation’s mission is to promote and restore California landscapes and habitats, to propagate and make available California native plants and wildflowers and to educate and acquire knowledge about California flora and natural history. The Foundation operates a nonprofit nursery where native plants are grown and sold to the public year round. Wildflower and native plant seeds, horticultural and botanical books and information are available at our Sun Valley headquarters and by mail.

Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants., Inc.,10459 Tuxford Street, Sun Valley, CA 91352 • www.theodorepayne.org

Tel: (818) 768-1802 • E-mail: info@theodorepayne.org

STAFF Office Manager/Bookkeeper: Margaret Robison Seed Room Sales Supervisor: Kathy Parenteau Nursery Manager: Louise Gonzalez Nursery Production: Francisco Rosales, Elmer Luna, Mary Brooks, Eric Walker Nursery Sales: Madena Asbell, Eddie Condit, Layla Leyba Office Assistant: Kris Greblo Program Director: Carmen Wolf Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator: Lisa Novick Special Projects Coordinator/Newsletter Editor: Lili Singer Newsletter Design: Acorn Publishing

BOARD John Wickham, President Jerry Schneider, Vice President Steve Hartman, Treasurer Lynnette Kampe, Secretary Stephanie Wilson Blanc Daniel Fink, M.D. Nathaniel West

Field Trip Testimonials

What some recent attendees had to say about their experiences at TPF:

“My favorite part is when we were doing science. I learned a lot about leafs. My favorite leaf is the toyon leaf. I had so much fun.” —Rayne G.

“Me and my friend enjoyed the white sage. I liked to smell it a lot.” —Pedro

“I liked that we studied leaves. We measured the temperature of cups of water. Most of all, I loved being there with you and the Theodore Payne Foundation. I wish I could stay for the rest of my life.” —Andrea G.

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Field Trips Are Usby Lisa Novick, Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator

We’re now offering fun and informative field trips for third- and fourth-grade students. There are two programs from which to choose. Each lasts a little over an hour, with a break in the middle, and is held in the Picnic Area under western sycamore trees. The fee for each program is $50 per class. Following the program, students are welcome to stay and eat lunch, and to visit our nursery and bookstore.

All about Leaves, our life sciences standards-based program, centers on leaf adaptations of California native plants. Students will examine leaves of plants from different habitats, then draw and describe the leaves and analyze their characteristics to link them to their adaptive purpose. There will also be a demonstration of varying heat absorption rates for leaves of different colors, as well as a demonstration of how plants combat water loss through plant oils. Students will learn about the water-saving benefits of gardening with native plants, as well as the crucial ecological functions they fulfill. The vital link between butterflies, birds and native plants will be emphasized, so that students can understand the importance of preserving and restoring our California landscape. This program satisfies for third grade, science content standards 3.3.a, 3.3.d, 3.5.c, 3.5.d and 3.5.e; and for fourth grade, science content standards 4.2.a, 4.3.c and 4.6.b.

Tongva Rope-Making and Tools from Native Plants, our social science standards-based program, centers on rope-making, one of the most crucial skills of California’s indigenous peoples. Using yucca fibers to create rope, students will acquire knowledge that relates to our environment and native flora. Various other goods and tools made from natural resources will also be shown to demonstrate how native plants form the basis for the material culture of southern California’s indigenous peoples. This program satisfies for third grade, social science content standards 3.1.2 and 3.2.2; and for fourth grade, social science content standards 4.1.3, 4.2.1 and 4.2.5.

For further information and to schedule a field trip, please contact Lisa Novick at lisa@theodorepayne.org.

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Dear Friends:

Our year-end annual appeal was very successful in providing support for ongoing capital improvements to the Foundation’s facilities, including our gardens and nursery. We thank you for your generosity!

As you know, we have dramatically expanded the Foundation’s educational and community activities with the addition of two excellent staffers: Lisa Novick as Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator and Lili Singer as Special Projects Coordinator. We now offer classes specifically geared to third and fourth grade students (see page 2) and regularly attend the Hollywood Farmers’ Market to offer plants and educational activities (see page 7). And our classes in native plant horticulture, garden design and ethnobotany (see pages 4 and 5) are booked solid months in advance.

We’re off to a great start in 2008! But as they say: In Southern California, it doesn’t rain—it pours.

So, in January, when we held another highly successful garden design course in the Education Center, we learned that we had major new problems. It was a cold morning, so the instructor needed to plug in an electric heater, as well as a computer and digital projector. The 70-year-old electrical system couldn’t support all of these devices, and the breakers blew.

It turns out that all of the outlets in the building are on one breaker! Worse yet, they are vintage 1940. Conclusion? We need to immediately rewire and replace outlets, switches, circuit breakers and light fixtures. These are safety needs that cannot wait.

But in order to bring the Education Center up to par, we also need to replace the door, repair the drywall, and install central heating and cooling.

These Phase 1 improvements will ensure that our Education Center is a comfortable and safe place for learning about native plants.

With enough funding, Phase 2 improvements would include repairing/replacing the septic tank system, painting the exterior and installing linoleum flooring.

The board has already contributed $5,000 to the newly established Education Center Emergency Repair Fund. We know that the economy is uncertain—but once again we ask for your help. Your contribution, no matter how small, will be put to immediate use. The Center also offers a wonderful naming opportunity for a donor or foundation interested in supporting our mission. If you have suggestions for such a donor, please call board president John Wickham at (818) 768-1802.

Thank you again for your help. The California native plants love you!

Daniel J. Fink Theodore Payne Foundation Board of Directors

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The Education Center. Can you help us modernize this jewel in the rough by contributing to the Education Center Emergency Repair Fund?

Label Art Features Native FloraWith construction of the transcontinental railroads, California-grown produce could be easily shipped to East Coast markets using wooden crates. To help make their produce stand out, growers began designing labels that attracted the attention of buyers. These labels were colorful and typically included images that tied in with the grower’s brand and product—bright, vivid illustrations depicting landscapes in the plein air style, bouquets of flowers, fruits and vegetables, orchards and other reflections of the company and its region.

Many labels included California’s native flora and natural landscapes. Our spring exhibit in the Theodore Payne Art

Gallery will feature a collection of labels depicting these subjects. One primary image is, of course, the California poppy. This simple, elegant and vibrant wild flower, our State flower, was an ideal advertising motif to evoke the California sunshine.

Please visit our Art Gallery to see a selection of fruit crate labels representing the California idyll, April 1–June 30, 2008, during regular operating hours.

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Calendar of Events and Classes | Spring 2008Grow your knowledge of California native plants through Theodore Payne’s special events, volunteer opportunities and educational programs, including new classes beginning in April, May and June! Classes fill quickly, so call early to reserve your space.

Check in at the Bookstore on the day of the class or volunteer activity. Please note our class cancellation policy: for one-part classes, no refunds will be issued for cancellations made within seven days of the class date. For three-part series, no refunds will be issued for cancellations made within seven

days of the first class; there will be an additional fee ($105 for members, $150 for nonmembers, $165 for member couples, and $225 for nonmember couples) for postponements made within seven days of the first class.

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APRILFirst SaturdaySaturday, April 5, 9:00 a.m.–noon Join the TPF family of volunteers on the first Saturday of each month as we clear, clean, plant, mulch, prune and do anything else needed to spruce up the grounds and show how beautiful native plant gardens can be. Bring hat, gloves, knee pads and other tools for personal use. TPF will provide shovels, trowels, rakes, loppers, hoes and pruners, as well as refreshments.

5th Annual Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden TourSaturday and Sunday, April 12 and 13, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.A self-guided tour of 38 Los Angeles-area home gardens. Tickets are $20 for both days. Tickets and details are available at theodorepayne.org.

free lecture! Designing Native Plant Gardens with Alrie MiddlebrookSaturday, April 12, 6:30 p.m.Barnsdall Gallery Theatre, 4800 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood 90027In conjunction with our 5th Annual Native Plant Garden Tour, Alrie Middlebrook offers inspiration for creating a beautiful garden with native plants. Middlebrook is co-author (with Glenn Keator) of Designing

California Native Plant Gardens: The Plant Community Approach to Artful, Ecological Gardens (University of California Press, 2007).

new! Introduction to Field Journals with Pamela Burgess Saturday, April 19, 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.$55 members, $65 nonmembersJoin the Foundation’s first Artist-in-Residence, Pamela Burgess, as she guides you through the process of creating your first Field Journal. Using TPF gardens as inspiration and source material, students will select three plant specimens and interpret them in sketches and descriptive writings. No experience in writing or art is necessary. Bring only a brown bag lunch, digital camera (if you like) and plenty of enthusiasm. Meet in the picnic area. All materials included. For teens and adults; class size limited to nine.

California Native Plant Garden Design with Lisa Fimiani and Connie VadheimSaturdays, April 19, May 3 and May 24, 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.$135 members, $180 nonmembers; $195 member couples, $255 nonmember couplesThis comprehensive three-session course for home gardeners offers a sound foundation in the design process, the importance of sustainability, design styles, how to model a garden after patterns in nature, devising a base/plot plan, hardscape materials, irrigation, soils and more. Lisa Fimiani is a garden designer specializing in native plants and wildlife habitats. Connie Vadheim is adjunct professor of biology at CSU Dominguez Hills. Both are involved in restoration at Madrona Marsh Preserve. Prerequisite: our California Native Plant Horticulture class. Limited to 8 students. Pre-registration required.

new! California Color: Gardening with Native Annuals, Perennials and Bulbs with Barbara EisensteinSaturday, April 26, 10:00 a.m.–noon

Poppy DaySaturday, March 29, 8:30 a.m.– 4:30 p.m.Free talks, vendors and a plant sale! TPF members receive a 15% discount on plants (1 gallon and up); nonmembers receive a 10% discount. (No discounts on seed or 4” plants.)

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The spring native garden nearly gushes with bee-filled blossoms and cheerful birdsong. Enjoy!

Plant Plant riparian and desert species without worry; they’ll accept the extra water you’ll need to provide through the warm season. Plant these trees now: maple, alder, dogwood, redbud, redwood and elderberry.

Don’t plant Fremontodendron; plants will perish with summer irrigation. Fall is the best time to transplant this native.

Space transplants according to their mature dimensions; cover bare soil between plants with mulch (see below).

Sow You can still sow California poppies and clarkia for a late spring

show, but you’ll need to water regularly.

Start a yarrow meadow from seed at any time. Achillea millefolium (common yarrow) is one of the easiest natives to sow and grow. Prepare soil as you would for any wild- flower: Make sure all weed seeds are sprouted and removed. Level the soil. Broadcast tiny yarrow seed where you’d like them to grow. Water and wait.

Weed Remove summer annual weeds (e.g. crabgrass, knotweed, spotted spurge) as they sprout and before they flower, set and distribute seed. Perennial invaders with specialized roots (e.g. field bindweed, Bermuda grass, cheeseweed) require extra effort; dig deeply to excise their stolons, rhizomes and tenacious taproots!

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Calendar of Events and Classes | Spring 2008Grow your knowledge of California native plants through Theodore Payne’s special events, volunteer opportunities and educational programs, including new classes beginning in April, May and June! Classes fill quickly, so call early to reserve your space.

Check in at the Bookstore on the day of the class or volunteer activity. Please note our class cancellation policy: for one-part classes, no refunds will be issued for cancellations made within seven days of the class date. For three-part series, no refunds will be issued for cancellations made within seven

days of the first class; there will be an additional fee ($105 for members, $150 for nonmembers, $165 for member couples, and $225 for nonmember couples) for postponements made within seven days of the first class.

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$20 members, $30 nonmembersCalifornia’s world-famous spring flower show includes a virtual rainbow of annuals, perennials and bulbous plants that are fun to grow, wildlife-attracting and great for floral arrangements. This course focuses on the best and most colorful species for gardens—and offers tips on planting from seed or containers, appropriate companion plants and ongoing care. Barbara is horticultural outreach director at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden in Claremont.

Introduction to Native Landscaping and Craftsman House TourApril 26, 10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.2657 S. Van Buren Place, Los Angeles 90007Tour a 1910 Craftsman house in the historic West Adams District in this free program co-organized by TPF and the California Native Plant Society. Jennifer Charnofsky has been gracious enough to open her house for a native plant talk by Lili Singer, followed by tours of the interior and exterior of the house, which has native plantings and an English cottage style front garden. Native plants, books and seeds will be available for sale, and experienced native plant gardeners from TPF and CNPS will be there to answer questions. Lili’s talk will begin around 10:15 a.m. She’ll discuss what a “native” plant is, how to choose the best California natives for your garden and simple ways to get them established and keep them thriving. Native flora with special characteristics—wildlife value, fragrant foliage and colorful flowers— will be showcased. Expect plenty of great information! Admission is free; park on street. Call (818) 881-3706 for additional information.

California Native Plant Garden Design with Steve GerischerSaturdays, April 26, May 10 and May 24, 1:00–4:00 p.m.$135 members, $180 nonmembers; $195 member couples, $255 nonmember couplesSee April 19 listing for details. Steve Gerischer divides his time between creating award-winning landscapes with his company, Larkspur Garden Design, and lecturing on topics relating to gardening in Southern California. His current motto: “Get rid of the lawn.”

MAYFirst SaturdaySaturday, May 4, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. See April 5 listing for details.

California Native Plant Horticulture with Lili SingerSaturday, May 10, 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Fee: $35 members, $45 non-membersThis class offers the basics on gardening with California flora. You’ll discover what a “native plant” is and why natives are valuable, and learn about plant communities, planting techniques, establishment, irrigation, pruning, ongoing maintenance and where to see and buy native plants. Recommended for beginners and as a prerequisite to our California Native Plant Garden Design course.

new! Chumash Healing with Native Plants with Cecilia Garcia, Chumash Healer, and James Adams, USC School of PharmacologySaturdays, May 10, 17 and 31, 9:00 a.m.–noon $135 members, $180 nonmembersAn in-depth three-session course for the general public with the co-authors of Healing with Medicinal Plants of the West: Cultural and Scientific Basis for their Use (Abedus Press, 2005).

JUNEFirst SaturdaySaturday, June 7, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. See April 5 listing for details.

California Native Plant Horticulture with Lili SingerSaturday, June 7, 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.$35 members, $45 nonmembersSee May 10 listing for details.

new! California’s Salvias with Bart O’BrienSaturday, June 14, 1:00–3:30 p.m.$35 members, $45 nonmembersNative sages (Salvia) are great garden plants, freely offering their flowers, scents and structure to the landscape. This talk covers the best species and named selections and highlights how to best use and care for them. Bart is co-author of California Native Plants for the Garden (Cachuma Press, 2005) and director of special projects at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden. While at Rancho, he has selected and named such sage cultivars as Salvia ‘Vicki Romo’ (S. apiana × S. clevelandii); Salvia clevelandii ‘Betsy Clebsch’; Salvia eremostachya ‘Mirage’ (a Tom Hayduk collection); Salvia munzii ‘Baja Blue’; Salvia spathacea ‘Confetti’; and a soon to be named cultivar of white sage (S. apiana).

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WaterLong days, warm weather and the end of the rainy season mean judicious watering in the native garden. Check soil moisture and water only when the top few inches are dry. Deep soaks, especially for new plantings, will keep your garden healthy.

PruneWait! Don’t prune plants that will produce fruit for seed collection. Don’t prune deciduous shrubs and trees until fall and winter when they are dormant and leafless again.

MulchA 3-to-4-inch layer of organic matter or decorative rock will help

retain soil moisture, moderate soil temperatures, suppress weeds and beautify the garden. (The best mulch is a tree or shrub’s own leaf duff. And it’s free!) To prevent disease, keep all mulches away from stems, crowns and trunks.

Divide GrassesDivide actively growing warm-season grasses, including Acnatherum spp., Boutetoua spp., Muhlenbergia rigens, Sporobolus airoides and Pleuraphis jamesii. Dig clumps carefully and either shake or wash off the soil. Break the clump into smaller bunches, leaving a good root system with each bunch. Replant in the garden or into small pots. Keep moist until established.

For more information on garden care, see Care & Maintenance of Southern California Native Plant Gardens. Copies are available in our bookstore and at theodorepayne.org.

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Come see our neatly rearranged Seed Room with new shelves that provide more space for storing seed in an assortment of colorful lidded tins donated by TPF supporters (thank you!).

We need seed! If you have seed from any of the following native plants, please collect them for the Foundation:

We cannot accept seed from hybrids (indicated by an × in the plant name) and cultivars (with single quotes in the name). Plants grown from this seed will not come true, mean-

ing seedlings will be variable and, most likely, not resemble the parent plant.

You do not need to clean collected seed. Just put it in a paper bag and write the following on the bag: complete botanical name (Genus species), date collected, address of collection site and your name.

Then drop it off at TPF or mail it in. The next crop of plants we sell may be offspring from your garden!

Abronia spp. Atriplex spp. Chilopsis linearis Coreopsis spp.Delphinium spp. Dodecatheon clevelandii

Helianthus annuusLavatera assurgentifloraLupinus spp.Oenothera spp.Ranunculus spp.Sisyrinchium bellum and S. elmeri

by Louise Gonzalez, Nursery Manager

Got Walls?Walls have a very specific purpose…to keep something out, keep something in or hold something up. Have you seen our new parking lot walls? Their purpose is to help hold back our eroding slopes, but gosh, they sure are pretty, too. Assembled entirely of rocks that used to be our old terraces and rocks gathered from the property, our walls have added interest and beauty to one of the Foundation’s most visible areas.

Of course, once the walls were completed, we had to plant! Plant selection was based on three criteria: attracting pollinators, aiding in erosion control and not looking completely dead in the summer. I say that with love. Oh, another thing is being able to withstand full sun and 110+ degrees in the summer. The latter is a bit of an experiment. So, if you live in a hot inland area, you might want to note what we’ve planted and then see what it is still there in October.

To the Farmers’ Market We Grow!As some of you already know, TPF has taken up residence at the Hollywood Farmers’ Market at Selma and Ivar on Sundays,

8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. (see photo on the next page). This venture is very exciting for us, as we make native plants more accessible to those living in Hollywood, West Hollywood, Mid-City and the Westside (no drive on the 405!).

With your convenience in mind, we’ll be offering many plants in 4” containers, which are light, small and easy to carry. We are building a new growing area to house thousands of 4” plants to be sold at the market.

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Stylish New Walls and An Exciting Farmers’ Market Success

Did You Know?

The common name for Baccharis salicifolia is mule fat, a term that originated with prospectors who would tie their mules to this shrubby native. Mules that ate the plant would become swollen and fat.

Maybe you have our native wild cucumber—Marah macrocarpus—coming up in your yard. Its vigorous vines with small white cucumber-like flowers are a familiar sight on our property. Another common name for this species is man root, owing to the fact that the vine emerges from an underground tuber that can grow to be the size of a man! — L.G.

The new rock walls in the parking lot beautify and protect.

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In December and January, volunteers helped get two exciting new programs off to a good start: the TPF booth at the Hollywood Farmers’ Market (pictured below) and TPF’s own Elementary Education program (see page 2). And volunteers will be essential to their continued success. Deep winter months also saw volunteers continue with much-needed “traditional” work at the Foundation: pruning, weeding and planting on First Saturdays, and working in propagation.

Special thanks to Ken Gilliland for an ever-more-amazing Web site that is chock-full of information, and to Keith Malone for his behind-the-scenes work on publicity and sponsorships for the 2008 Garden Tour.

Thanks also to board member Stephanie Wilson Blanc for the design of new demonstration gardens and board vice president Jerry Schneider for our wonderful and efficient “rain garden” that catches and diverts a heavy downpour before it can cause erosion. And thank you to all members of the board who help the Foundation in too-many-to-enumerate ways.

Elementary School Field Trips Marilynn Hildebrandt, Trista Thompson

First Saturdays Stephanie Wilson Blanc, Mary Decker, Joe Grant, Peter Henderson, Marilynn Hildebrandt, Philip Kratz, La Cañada High School Green Club (Kelly Gregg, Jenny Parham, Tommy Woods), Rex Reinhard, Gianni Rocco, Teal Rocco, Risto Salo, Anita Sheridan, John Wickham

Hollywood Farmers’ Market John Lyons, Keith Malone, Iain McConnell, Corey Stein, Mitzi Zack Walters, Nate West, John Wickham, Ryan Zwahlen

Office Steve Hartman, Marilynn Hildebrandt, Nate West

Propagation Mary Brooks, Judy Cammer, Roxanne Correa, Michelle Cummins, Taya Cummins, Andrew Peck, Lauren Seckel, Nate West, John Wickham

Pruning Patrick Jongeneelen

Research Ollie LaPlant

Library Barbara Booth

Sales Yard Training Jakub Gawronski, Marilynn Hildebrandt

Yucca Garden Keith Malone

Weeding Jakub Gawronski, Keith Malone, staff and students from the Sunland campus of the Tierra del Sol Foundation

Many hands make light work! To volunteer at the Theodore Payne Foundation, please contact Lisa Novick at lisa@theodorepayne.org.

New Ventures in the New Year celebrating our volunt eers

TPF volunteer Gene Hanrahan and nursery sales assistant Layla Leyba and bring native plants to the community at the Hollywood Farmers’ Market.

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PL ANT OF THE MONTH PROGR AMEach month we feature a different species and offer a 20% discount to members.

April Arctostaphylos ‘Baby Bear’—baby bear manzanita

May Garrya veatchii—silk tassel bush

June Gnaphalium californicum—California everlasting

Please note: We reserve the right to make changes. Offer is good while supplies last— sorry, no rain checks or holds. We may need to limit quantities. Please check our Web site for more information on the plants listed here.

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Don’t Miss Our Spring Programs!•  Wildflower Hotline—now through May •  Poppy Day—March 29 •  Native Plant Garden Tour—April 12 & 13

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