Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Arboretum's garden talk series continues

Informative gatherings with horticultural specialists – for passionate home gardeners and landscape professionals

Thursday Garden Talks with Lili Singer
Winter 2010: 8 Thursdays, January 7 – February 25
9:30am–Noon / Palm Room
(Please note special times for field trips, which are self-driven and require pre-registration)
$100 for the series, $20 per class / Reservations or you may pay at the door
Information and registration: 626.821.4623 or jill.berry@arboretum.org


February 4 Framing Design through Landscape Ecology with Sarah Peterson
Learning to “read the landscape” and analyze in terms of ecology is critical for design – on any scale – that emphasizes a landscape’s intrinsic beauty, demonstrates local stewardship and supports ecosystem services. We’ll view examples of recreational, residential and storm water management projects. Sarah is the principal in LandSpaces, a landscape architecture firm specializing in ecologically based site planning and landscape design services (www.landspaces.net ).

February 11 Common Landscape Diseases with Jerry Turney, Ph.D.
This class for gardeners offers the fundamentals for diagnosis and management (including prevention) of various diseases of ornamental and edible plants in local gardens. Dr. Turney received his B. S. In Botany from California State Polytechnic University and his Ph.D. in plant pathology from the University of California at Riverside. He has served as the curator of the camellia gardens at the Huntington Botanic Gardens, a research horticulturist at the Los Angeles County Arboretum, and is currently the plant pathologist for the Department of Agricultural Commissioner/Weights and Measures for the County of Los Angeles, as well as a certified arborist and a licensed agricultural pest control advisor.

February 18 Aussies You Should Know with Jan Smithen – Part 1
Inspired by their vigor in Los Angeles-area landscapes, Jan’s illustrated lecture proclaims the unusual and durable beauty of Australian plants from Adenanthos to Westringia (and sneaks in South African members of the Proteaceae). After the talk there will be a plant for sale donated by Jo O’Connell and her Australian Native Plants Nursery (australianplants.com). Jan is the author of Sun Drenched Gardens: The Mediterranean Style. For over two decades, she taught the popular Fanatic Gardeners classes (that had a two year waiting list!) at The Arboretum, and is now very excited to tell everyone about this whole new pallet of plants! Part 2 of Jan’s talk will be in the spring.

February 25 Three Tantalizing Taxa with Jim Henrich
Plant nuts: Board the tram with The Arboretum’s curator of living collections! Learn about the Magnolia collection (55+ taxa) and the Quercus engelmannii grove (one of the largest remaining stands in Los Angeles County). In transit, he’ll enlighten us about other Arboretum collections and history. The morning ends with a rare tour of the orchid collection, with details on its diversity and acquisition protocols. Jim has held various horticultural positions at the Conservatory of Flowers, San Francisco Botanical Garden, Denver Botanic Gardens and Missouri Botanical Garden.
Pre-registration required.


Jill Berry, Program Manager
Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
301 North Baldwin Ave.
Arcadia, CA 91007-2697
Phone: 626.821.4624
Fax: 626.821.4642
Jill.Berry@arboretum.org
www.arboretum.org

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