Garden Club meeting.  For more information call Gudy Kimmel at (310) 530-2382

Docents begin training for the upcoming school year in September.  Meetings/Trainings are every Monday, September through November.  For more information call the Foundation office at (310) 544-1948.

Mondays

September 17, October 1, 22, November 5, 26

***Location: Columbia Park Community Garden Presentation Area, 4045 W. 190^th Street, Torrance

$10 per class members / $15 per class non-members

Instructor: Judith Gerber (judith.gerber@tmmc.com)

We are pleased to offer this exclusive opportunity through a program at the new Torrance Memorial Learning Garden. Participants can learn how to grow an edible garden and actually work in a garden plot. This year-round program features formal classes/lectures, work days, and much more. In addition to these more formal classes, there are ongoing “work” days that include hands-on instruction in topics such as plant selection, soil preparation, fertilizing, natural pest control, irrigation, general garden maintenance, and harvesting/deadheading. Class is limited to 6 participants.

Fundamentals of Gardening: Monday, September 17, 9 a.m.

Adding Fall Seasonal Colors to the Edible Garden: Monday, October 1, 9 a.m.

Fall Harvest Party: Recipes & Seed Saving: Monday, October 22, 9 a.m. 

Prepping the Garden for Winter: Monday, November 5, 9 a.m.

Gifts from and for the Garden: Monday, November 26, 9 a.m.

(All classes meet at Columbia Park Community Garden Presentation Area, weather permitting. Instructor will notify participants if there is a change in meeting place.)

The California Native Plant Society meets the first Monday of the month.  For more information call David Berman at (310) 650-9289.

The PV Branch of the American Begonia Society meets the 1st Monday of the month.  For more information call Carol Knight at (310) 833-3466