Garden News

Las Candalistas, a South Bay non-profit philanthropic organization, invites you to their 44^th annual spring event benefiting South Bay charities. Come enjoy a gourmet lunch in the beautiful South Coast Botanic Garden. Listen to guest speakers and Las Candalistas docents enlighten you about gardening and entertaining. Shop from our unique vendors, in addition to Las Candalistas shops featuring baked goods, garden, and specialty items. Be inspired by creative tabletop designs.

Advance reservations requested. For information or reservations call (310) 798-7499 or visit www.lascandalistas.org.

WINE TASTING IN THE GARDEN

7 weeks 4 days ago

Saturday, May 11 - 1:00 to 4:00 pm
Come celebrate Mother's Day and the beautiful days of Spring! Join us for some wine, shopping and delicious food. Sample wines from Malibu Family Wines while enjoying hors d'oeuvres provided by Made by Meg LLC in Redondo Beach. You can also shop for some specialty items from select vendors. Participating vendors include: Barbara's Delight Glassware, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Cookie Lee Jewelry, The Foil Place, Kokoon, Nerium International, Stella & Dot, and Sweet Sugar Bath. Each guest will receive a souvenir wine glass, and The Foil Place will be on site to add a personalized engraving. Get your tickets by calling (310) 544-1948.

FAIRY TIME AND FAMILY PICNIC DAY

7 weeks 6 days ago

Looking for something to do this weekend? Come check out the following Garden events:

APRIL 27 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Fairy Time in the Enchanted Garden
Join Faery Fauni and Faery Godmother Careen up close in an interactive walkabout in the enchanted gardens of South Coast Botanic Garden. The faeries will bring you stories of faery magic and flowers, with dancing, singing and fun. Starting at 9:30 a.m. and ending at noon. Call (310) 544-1948 to reserve your tickets. This event sells out!

APRIL 27 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Family Picnic Day - El Rincon CA Native Plants Garden
Bring your family for a picnic at the Garden and explore the El Rincon California Native Plants Garden, which embraces the Garden’s mission to present a model for sustainability by featuring water wise and wildlife friendly California native plants suited to dry sun and dry shade as well as plants adapted to the California wet meadow and shrubs suitable for a living fence.

For more information, please call (310) 544-1948.

NEW & IMPROVED SPRING PLANT SALE!

9 weeks 4 days ago

MEMBERS GET IN EARLY FOR THE BEST SELECTION!
Don't miss the new and improved Spring Plant Sale and Boutique on Saturday, April 20. Members get to shop the sale early from 8 -10 am before the doors open to the public. Plant sale vendors include the SCBGF Propagation Workshop, Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy, Pete’s Heirloom Tomatoes, Ricardo’s Nursery, John Matthews – "The Haworthia Guy," MB Landscaping & Nursery, Inc., Monalisa's Tropicals, Rainforest Flora Inc., Palos Verdes Begonia Society, South Coast Dahlia Society, and Al Palacio.

Members receive 10% off their plant sale purchases during the preview hours only. Line starts forming at 7 am and members must show a current membership card for entry.

SOMETHING FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!

This year we've added boutique vendors and a free kids craft center. Come shop additional boutique vendors featuring Soap Exchange, Judy Brown, Independent Product Consultant for Doterra Int'l and Sweet Sugar Bath. Food trucks scheduled include Stuff N It Burgers, Tha Stuffed Truck and Royal Red Velvet Cupcakes.

SPECIAL THANKS to Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, Dough Boy's Donuts and Bagels, and Jay's Donuts for donating the food for our members only preview hours and Native Sons and San Marcos Growers for donating plants to the sale.

APRIL IN THE GARDEN

11 weeks 5 days ago

Spring has officially arrived and the program schedule for the month of April is full of plant sales, new classes for adults and children, and a variety of one-day workshops and lectures. We look forward to seeing you at the Garden!

April

3: Bird Lectures (series) – 7:00 pm

6: Yoga in the Garden – Every Saturday in April – 9:00 am

6: Tai Chi in the Garden – April 6, 13, and 20 – 10:00 am

6: Heirloom Tomatoes in the South Bay – 10:00 am

6: Financial Planning Seminars: Secure Your Legacy – 1:00 pm

8: Torrance Memorial Medical Center Learning Garden #2 – Seed Starting (Warm Season Edibles) – 9:00 am

13 & 14: South Coast Cactus & Succulent Society Show & Sale – 9:00 am

16: Volunteer Information Session – 2:30 pm

20: Spring Plant Sale & Boutique: Members-only Preview Sale – 8:00 am

20: Spring Plant Sale & Boutique – 10:00 am

21: Silk Scarves "Shibori Techniques" Class – 10:00 am

21: For Children: Three Sisters Garden: Corn, Beans, and Squash for the Summer – 1:30 pm

23: NEW! For Children: Awesome Art! Sculpt! Design! Build! Paint! (series) – 5:00 pm

27: Family Picnic Day: El Rincon California Native Plants Garden – 9:00 am

27: For Children: A Faery Hunt Presents Fairy Time in the Enchanted Garden – 9:30 am

27: NEW! Easy Herb Gardening in the South Bay – 10:30 am

27: Financial Planning Seminars: Preparing Your Child for College – The 529 Savings Plan – 1:00 pm

28: All About Fuchsias Public Lecture – CANCELED – 2:00 pm

29: Torrance Memorial Medical Center Learning Garden #3 – Totally Tomatoes – 9:00 am

MARCH IN THE GARDEN

15 weeks 6 days ago

Please join us in March for fun events and exciting classes for adults and children including many new additions.

March

2: Cherry Blossom Festival – 9:00 am

2: Tai Chi in the Garden (series) – 10:00 am

2: NEW! Designing with Succulents (series) – 10:00 am

2: NEW! Essential Things Feng Shui Can Do to Maintain and Improve Your Health – 2:00 pm

3: NEW! Small Space Vegetable Gardening – 1:00 pm

6: NEW! For Children: Peewee Picasso! (series) – 9:30 am

6: NEW! For Children: Play Dough and Picasso! (series) – 10:45 am

7: NEW! Glass Etching Workshop: Create Your Own Beautiful Etched Glass Artwork – 10:00 am

7: One Stroke Painting (series) – 10:00 am

9: South Coast African Violet Society Show and Sale – 11:00 am

9: NEW! The Natural Food Garden Series (series) – 3:00 pm

10: For Children: Planting My Own Vegetables, Where, When, … and Why? – 1:30 pm

11: Torrance Memorial Medical Center Learning Garden #1 – Create Your Own Living Lettuce Bowl – 9:00 am

15: Oriental Impressionistic Watercolor (series) – 9:00 am

16: Family Picnic Day: Rare Fruit Orchard – 9:00 am

16: Yoga in the Garden (series) – NEW TIME! 9:00 am

16: NEW! For Children: A Faery Hunt Presents Fairy Time in the Enchanted Garden – 9:30 am

20: Basic Drawing (series) – 1:00 pm

23: NEW! For Children: Art To Grow On Easter Cottage Workshops – 11:00 am OR 2:00 pm

26: Ikebana – Advanced (series) – 10:00 am

26: Ikebana – Beginning and Intermediate (series) – 1:00 pm

For more information, please call (310) 544-1948

FEBRUARY IN THE GARDEN

19 weeks 4 days ago

Even though the weather might be chilly, warm yourself up by enjoying our classes and events in February. You can learn how to prepare your garden for the spring or drop-in on our Tai Chi or Yoga classes on Saturdays. There is also a class on how to create a beautiful silk scarf and a lecture featuring the history of the Garden. We hope to see you soon!

February

1: Creating a Spring Edible Garden – 10:00 am

2: Tai Chi in the Garden (every Saturday in February) – 10:00 am

2: Yoga in the Garden (every Saturday in February) – 11:00 am

11: Torrance Memorial Medical Center Learning Garden #3 – Starting Your Seeds for the Spring Edible Garden – 9:00 am

11: Silk Scarves Class – 10:00 am

23: Garden Lecture: The History of Palos Verdes and the South Coast Botanic Garden – 2:00 pm

For more information, please call (310) 544-1948

GIFT SHOP SIDEWALK SALE

22 weeks 2 days ago

The Gift Shop at South Coast Botanic Garden needs to make way for its Spring inventory! Come shop the Sidewalk Sale and enjoy 30-70% off select items! Sale runs Saturday, January 12 through Sunday, January 13.

For more information, call (310) 544-1948.

JANUARY IN THE GARDEN

25 weeks 4 days ago

Kick off 2013 by learning something new! Many of our classes start in January. There are a variety of workshops and demonstrations for everyone to enjoy.

January

2: Duplicate Bridge Class (weekly) – 2:30 pm

4: Oriental Impressionistic Watercolor (series) – 9:00 am

5: Tai Chi in the Garden (series) – 10:00 am

5: Yoga in the Garden (series) – 11:00 am

6: Rose Pruning Demo – 12:00 pm

7: Torrance Memorial Medical Center Learning Garden #1 – Winter Gardening – 9:00 am

15: Ikebana: Advanced (series) – 10:00 am

15: Ikebana: Beginning and Intermediate (series) – 1:00 pm

16: Bird Lectures (series) – 7:00 pm

17: One-stroke Painting (series) – 10:00 am

19: Use Feng Shui to Bring Good Luck to Your Garden – 1:00 pm