September 15—Natives that will work in your garden!
Speaker: Lili Singer
We all know about the good things that come with planting natives: Great colors and fragrances, wonderful habitat value, lower water bills, and a sense of place with seasons related to our southern California region. There is not any better time to plant natives than in the months coming up. Buy the plants that will work in your landscape at our chapter plant sale at Tree of Life Nursery on October 8.
Of course, when deciding which plants to get for our gardens there are always practical questions that come to mind. What plants are the best for the specific situations I have in MY garden? What plants will cover that hot hillside in the back or thrive in that shady spot? What natives will provide that cool green despite dry conditions and what plants will give me color for up to 6 months!? What native would take the clay soils I have or provide a groundcover in my front yard? What upright native can I use to screen a neighbor's yard or hide a wall and what can I use in containers on my tiny patio?
Whatever your level of expertise with native plants, there is always something new to learn about growing our wonderful natives and Lili has the knowledge to teach us!
Lili Singer is a horticulturist, educator and garden writer (most recently for the LA Times), and Director of Special Projects and Adult Education for the Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers & Native Plants in Sun Valley, CA. She also heads the Thursday Garden Talks at the LA Arboretum & Botanic Garden in Arcadia. Many of us remember that she published and edited two award-winning periodicals, The Southern California Gardener and The Gardener’s Companion, and for more than a decade hosted “The Garden Show,” a live call-in radio program on KCRW-fm. A southern California native herself, this engaging and knowledgeable speaker lives and gardens on one-third acre of tree-shaded land in Van Nuys.
Chapter meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month at the Duck Club in Irvine. The doors open at 6:45 PM for food, fellowship, interest centers, and more. The program begins at 7:30 PM.
