South Coast Botanic Garden

26300 Crenshaw Boulevard

Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274 Map

Monday, January 3, 2011
Program Meeting – 7:30 PM

How Your Backyard Fits Into the Environmental Big Picture
Troy Jonas, Soil Conservation Technician
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service

Monday, February 7, 2011
Program Meeting – 7:30 PM

Restoration of the Theodore Payne Native Flora Area in Valley Park
Lili Singer, Special Projects Coordinator, Theodore Payne Foundation
Anne Eli Rizzardi, Demonstration Projects Chair, CNPS South Coast Chapter

Monday, March 7, 2011
Program Meeting – 7:30 PM

Orcutt's Yellow Pincushion and Restoration of the Ballona Wetlands
Marcia Hanscom and Roy van de Hoek, Co-Directors
Ballona Institute

Saturday, April 2, 2011
Garden Tour – 9:30 AM or 1:30 PM

17th Annual Spring Garden Tour
Featuring Three Gardens in the Rural Portuguese Bend Area of Palos Verdes Donation: $20 members, $25 non-members
Call 310-629-0500 for reservations

Monday, April 4, 2011
Program Meeting – 7:30 PM

Getting Rid of Your Water-Guzzling Lawn
Mimi Andersen, Garden Magic Company, Manhattan Beach
Mike Garcia, Enviroscape, Redondo Beach

Monday, May 2, 2011
Program Meeting – 7:30 PM

Re-Envisioning Open Space:
Connecting multifunctional landscapes throughout the South Bay
Speakers: Lindsay Acheson, Brian Baldauf, Jennifer Chung and Neal Sharma
The 606 Studio Graduate Program, Department of Landscape Architecture
California State Polytechnic University at Pomona

Monday, June 6, 2011
Program Meeting – 7:30 PM

Keeping Them Alive After They're In
Barbara Eisenstein
Research Associate, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden

Monday, July 11, 2011
Twilight Walk – 6:00 PM

Twilight Walk and Pizza Potluck
Madrona Marsh Preserve and Nature Center

Monday, August 1, 2011
Program Meeting – 7:30 PM

Restoration for Species at Risk in the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve
Danielle LeFer, Conservation Director
Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy

Monday, September 12, 2011
Program Meeting – 7:30 PM

California Native Plants That Grow Well in Our Area
Ric Dykzeul and Tony Baker
Horticulture Co-Chairs, CNPS South Coast Chapter

Friday, September 30, 2011
Plant Sale 5:00 – 7:00 PM

Native Plant Sale – Members Preview Night
(SCBGF Admission Required: $20 in advance or $25 at the door)

Saturday, October 1, 2011
Plant Sale 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Native Plant Sale - Open to the Public

Monday, October 3, 2010
Program Meeting – 7:30 PM

Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve
A 30-minute documentary by Producer/Director Randy Baldwin of RB Media Werks
Speakers:
Cheral Sherman, Vice President, Friends of Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve
Anne Eli Rizzardi, Board Member, CNPS South Coast Chapter

Monday, November 7, 2011
Program Meeting – 7:30 PM

Native Landscapes - Source of Vision and Sustainability
Bob Perry
Author, Landscape Plants for California Gardens (published 2010)
Fellow, American Society of Landscape Architects
Professor Emeritus, California State Polytechnic University at Pomona

Monday, December 5, 2011
Program Meeting – 7:30 PM

Annual Potluck Desserts and Open Slide Show