Planting Season at TOLN!
October kicks native plant planting season into high gear and we have many special guests and events to help you get going or continue with your native plant projects starting October 5th with a fantastic lecture and book signing!
Saturday November 2, 2013
9 am – 4 pm – ALL DAY: Holiday Preview
Come see our holiday gift offerings! We have many specialty items that we only order for the holiday season. We will have samples of food items out for your tasting pleasure.
9:30 am-10:30 am
Lecture and Book Signing with Patrick Mitchell
New Book!: Santa Ana Mountains: History, Habitat & Hikes
Patrick Mitchell is the director of natural history and agricultural programs for the Heritage Museum of Orange County in Santa Ana, California. Mr. Mitchell will screen a very short (18 min) documentary about our very local Santa Ana mountains! Come hear about his most recent publication from The History Press and get your copy of the book signed.
The majestic Santa Ana Mountains cover one thousand square miles and much of the Cleveland National Forest in Orange, Riverside and San Diego Counties. Unlike other designated wild lands close to huge population centers, the rugged Santa Anas remain largely primordial. Dominated by Old Saddleback and its twin peaks of Modjeska and Santiago, this beautiful range, visible from much of the Los Angeles Basin, remains the last intact coastal ecosystem in Southern California.
Saturdays – 9:30 am – November 9-November 30
Replace Your Lawn (RYL) Workshop Series
Our popular will return with the usual four part series. Replace Your Lawn Workshop Series
*Read More Details HERE*
The workshops this November will be:
Nov 9 – RYL I: Kill the Lawn – How to lose the lawn to make way for a new landscape ~ Speaker: Jeff Bohn
Nov 16 – RYL II: Design Elements: DIY Garden Design – How to measure, draw, plan and consider plant combinations ~ Speaker: Pat Overby
Nov 23 – RYL III: Creating and Caring for Your Native Garden – How to plant, care for and manage your new sustainable landscape ~ Speaker: Mike Evans
Nov 30 – RYL IV: Tour of Nursery – Come check out our mature native specimens
Come see some specimens to inspire your new landscape plan.
~PAST EVENTS~
Saturday, October 5, 2013
9:30 am-11:00 am
WILDFLOWERS of ORANGE COUNTY and the SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS Book Signing and Lecture
Bob Allen and Fred Roberts are known experts on southern California botany, natural history and and entomology. This summer Laguna Wilderness Press published a much-anticipated book that was a lifetime in the making. This book is sure to be the go-to reference for wildflowers and native plants in OC and southern California for years to come. The authors will present a lecture about the book: Wildflowers of Orange County and the Santa Ana Mountains. They will also sign books at this event to kick off the beginning of the native plant Fall planting season. Read More.
Saturday October 12, 2013
9:30 am-10:30 am
Designing and Planning your Native Garden and Irrigation System
Guest Speaker Tina Cremer of H2O Xero Landscape http://www.h2xerolandscape.com will speak about the nuts and bolts of planning your native garden from the ground up! Come learn about design elements including hardscape and irrigation tips for success with your native garden design. A strong garden design with long-term care goals are the foundation for a beautiful, sustainable and above all ENJOYABLE native garden experience. Come learn how to set yourself up for success.
Saturday October 19, 2013
10:00 am-11:00am
Cooking with Native Foods: Mesquite Flour and Desert Oregano
Native foods expert Abe Sanchez will educate us and cook a special treat that will be available for sampling using two native ingredients of southwestern North America: mesquite flour and desert oregano. Desert oregano is one of the richest sources of antioxidants in the plant world! We’ve featured mesquite flour before, but we’re also promoting this new item. More about desert oregano, the Seri people and the details of this event here!
The image here is artwork by Paul Mirocha that was featured in the book: Desert Terroir: Exploring the Unique Flavors and Sundry Places of the Borderlands by Gary Nabhan, click on the image to be linked to Paul’s blog.
9 am – 4 pm – ALL DAY
California Native Plant Society (CNPS) – Orange County Chapter – Membership Day
Come learn about the local chapter of this fun statewide organization by getting to know some chapter members as well as the benefits of membership at our CNPS Membership Promotion Event! The public is welcome to join this fun day with many knowledgeable speakers presenting brief talks (30-40 minute talks) throughout the day, helpful volunteers who can advise and help you shop for native plants. You will enjoy 10% off all plant purchases when you become a member of CNPS. By the way, all CNPS members always get 10% off plants at Tree of Life Nursery, so become a member and enjoy that benefit on membership promotion day!