Tuesday, March 13, 2012

SEEDS: LOCAL & GLOBAL AT SMC MARCH 27

Santa Monica College is pleased to present a free lecture, “Seeds: Local and Global,” by garden master and author David King on Tuesday, March 27 in Humanities & Social Science Lecture Hall 165 on the main campus, 1900 Pico Blvd.
         King is the founder of the Seed Library of Los Angeles and garden master of The Learning Garden at Venice High School. An engaging and popular garden speaker, he is also a noted garden blogger and author of the forthcoming book, “Growing Food in Southern California: What to Do and When to Do It.”
         The Seed Library of Los Angeles was established to facilitate the growth of open-pollinated seeds among residents of the Los Angeles basin. The library is building a seed collection and repository, educating members about the practice of seed saving, and creating a local community of seed-saving gardeners
         King’s talk is sponsored by the SMC Global Citizenship Council, SMC Center for Environmental Studies and SMC Club Grow.
         For information, please call 310-434-3911.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Save the Hannah Carter Japanese Garden at UCLA

URGENT ACTION IS NEEDED TO SAVE AN IMPORTANT GARDEN!!  UCLA is in the process of listing for sale the Hannah Carter Japanese Garden, a 1-1/2 acre hillside garden that was donated to the University in 1964 by the Carter family.  It is among the largest and most significant private residential Japanese-style gardens built in the United States in the post-WWII period.  For more information and a link to a letter to express your concerns to the Chancellor, please click here  hannahcarterjapanesegarden.com

Friday, January 27, 2012

Free worm composting workshop

Grow Native Nursery Westwood is offering a free workshop on worm composting. The workshop will be held on Sunday, February 12th at 11am. Join Stephen Baldonado, horticulturist, garden designer and longtime worm wrangler to learn about one of the easiest methods for composting fruit and vegetable kitchen and garden scraps in this one-hour workshop.

No yard? No problem! Vermicomposting is perfect for apartment dwellers who want to cut down on their waste stream.

This workshop is free and open to the public. A question and answer session and a tour of the Grow Native Nursery Westwood worm composting system will follow the workshop.

Held in conjunction with the Free Worm Tea Sundays attendees are welcome to take home free worm tea.

For weekend directions to the nursery, please check the GNN Westwood page

For more information please view the event listing

Friday, January 13, 2012

Native Plant Week Symposium

Native Plant Week Symposium Wildflower Show and Plant Sale

Saturday, April 21, 9 am - 4 pm

Sepulveda Garden Center, 16633 Magnolia Blvd., Encino, CA 91436

Free; California Native Plant Society & Theodore Payne Foundation co-sponsors

Contact: 818-881-3706, lacnps@lacnps.org, http://www.lacnps.org/

Speakers, wildflower show, native plants and books for sale, exhibits and demos.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

New 3-Course Series in Arboriculture

Certified Arborists are in demand, by public agencies and in private practice.  Start now, and by next September, you could be licensed as a Certified Arborist!!

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Council for Watershed Health seminar on California Oaks!

California Oaks: Planting & Protecting Our Urban Forests

Thursday, November 17, 2011, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Descanso Gardens, La Canada Flintridge

You are invited to our next Sustainable Landscape Seminar! Join California oak experts for an engaging day of presentations and field activities. Don't miss this opportunity to learn best practices related to design installation, care, and management of oaks in urban landscapes.

Seminar Topics
- LA County Oak Management Plan
- Genetic Distribution: Concerns and Threats
- Assessing Health & Disorders
- Construction Protection: Lessons Learned
- Oaks & Wildlife Habitat

Speakers
- Bart O' Brien, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
- Rosie Dagit, Santa Monica Mountains
- Tom Scott, UC Berkeley and UC Riverside
- Jan C. Scow, Jan C. Scow Consulting Arborists, LLC.

Registration
Includes morning refreshments, lunch, and resource materials.  Seats are limited. Pre-registration required.
CEUs to be determined.
$140 early bird registration by Oct. 31st.
$175 Nov. 1st - 14th.
$100 student registration with a valid ID.

For Seminar Details visit: http://www.cvent.com/events/california-oaks-planting-protecting-our-urban-forests/event-summary-486270c74e4a44c2b4a8ebfd630e99a0.aspx?i=4fa92901-47f7-45fd-ab21-5ed9d7a13335