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MAGAZINE FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY ARBORETUM AND BOTANIC GARDEN

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ALLURING AUSSIES
Thriving plants from Australia

AGELESS MUSE
The peacock in art and culture

GOAT YOGA
No kidding!
FROM THE CEO

MOONLIGHT FOREST LIGHTS THE WAY

The Moonlight Forest Festival attracted thousands of
first-time visitors with a fun, culturally rich experience.
Of equal importance is the progress now made possible by
Festival revenues. Most exciting for me is the creation of
a fully accessible path through the woods next to Baldwin
Lake, to be completed this summer. Called the Forest Path,
this garden journey will wind through one of the Arbore-
tum’s most distinctive landscapes, leading to our magnifi-
cent cycad collection, and information panels that highlight
the starring role of the forest in movies and TV, and themes
of habitat and history. The Festival has also helped us
expand our talented horticulture team, who work hard to
present a growing array of garden experiences.
Beyond the festival, charitable giving from our community,

O
N A BRACING December night, I wandered the as well as project assistance from Los Angeles County are
Arboretum’s Moonlight Forest Lantern Festival. at an all-time high. Together, these funds are making possible
I saw scores of visitors enjoying the shimmering sorely needed repairs at the Depot and Queen Anne Cottage,
dragon at Baldwin Lake, taking selfies with an immense as well as the much-anticipated restoration of the Reid-
glowing peacock, and in awe of the feats of acrobats from Baldwin Adobe. And, on the horizon, is the funded revitaliza-
Sichuan, China. These and other dazzling sights made our tion of Baldwin Lake, and exciting new plans to reimagine our
Festival an experience to remember. entrance and hospitality facilities.
Yet Moonlight Forest is more than a holiday event; it is part Looking to the future, I am most grateful for the wonder-
of a focused effort to build the resources needed to provide ful generosity of our community. Through your gifts and
exemplary care for our 127 acres of gardens and history. memberships, we can continue to create new gardens,
Thanks to increased public support, as well as the festival, enhance landmark buildings and update facilities—all to
we are completing long-awaited repair and restoration ensure a bright future for this remarkable Arboretum.
projects, and beginning vital enhancements to better serve My deep thanks for your kind support, and all best wishes
our community far into the future. for a wonderful year ahead. —Richard Schulhof, CEO

THE LOS ANGELES ARBORETUM FOUNDATION

Founded in 1948, the Foundation 2020 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
has provided new gardens, President Christopher Bragg Betsey Tyler
William Lincoln Connie Ching, Pharm D Pamela Warner
extensive education programs,
Vice President Leelee Clement Doughty
and publications serving Southern Kathleen Ellison
Imy Dulake Honorary Trustees
California. Today, the Foundation Treasurer
Dan Foliart George A. Brumder
Sean Cain, CPA
leads a broad community of Diane Grohulski Burks L. Hamner
Secretary
members, volunteers and donors Annette Castro Ramirez Katherine Hashimoto Kenneth D. Hill, PhD
in establishing the support needed Susan Kranwinkle G. Arnold Mulder, MD
Dana M. Baldwin, PhD Diana Leach Gilbert N. Resendez
to realize the Arboretum’s potential
George Ball Jim Martindale
as a premier public garden and Robert Barnes Charles L. Seitz, PhD
educational resource. Mario Tse, DDS

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4 News & Highlights

Valentine Adult Only Night Hike,
we love our members, DIY garden
design and Motown & the POPS.

6 Aussie Transplants
Bottle trees, kurrajongs and flame
trees thrive in Southern California.

10 Goat Yoga Anyone?

Just one of our new classes!

11 Nature of Sculpture II
The popular exhibit returns.

14 January to
June Calendar
Events and classes

20 Community
MOONLIGHT PHOTO BY BEVERLY K. YOUNG; PEACOCK PAINTING: SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM

Siblings Kathy and Gerard

Gendron, Arboretum devotees.

21 Donors
Thank you to our supporters

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PEACOCK INSPIRED ART
Peacock in the Woods by Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1907

On the cover: This is a publication of the Los Angeles

This bottle tree (Bracychiton Arboretum Foundation. The Los Angeles
discolor) was planted in 1967 County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
along south Bauer Lawn.
is governed through a private-public
KIDS CORNER Photo by Frank McDonough
collaboration between the Foundation
This series of nature workshops is Masthead
among the new children’s programs. EDITOR: Nancy Yoshihara
and the County of Los Angeles through
ART DIRECTOR: Carol Wakano its Parks and Recreation Department.

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WINTER NEWS & HIGHLIGHTS

BAWDY BOTANY
MEMBER
APPRECIATION
Valentine Night MONTH!
Hike Adults Only! To thank our Arboretum
members and supporters, we
Saturday, February 15; 7:30-9pm offer specials to you through-
Chaperone guide: Jenna Ervin out the month of January!
$20 members; $25 non-members Especially for our members:
„ Double discount on regular-
Why do we give roses to our sweethearts?
priced merchandise (excludes
What are the quirky botanical origins of food and drink items) at the
the birth control pill? What is the bizarre Gift Shop on January 18 and
secret of ficus sex? Join us Valentine 19; 9am-4:30pm.
weekend as we wander through moon- „ A complimentary tram
tour for members led by our
lit gardens and uncover the fascinating
plant information specialist
botany of love and lust. It’s a little bit on January 18 at 10am;
naughty, very nerdy and a lot of racy fun. reservations required.
„ Members’ Celebration in
the Library on January 18

DESIGN YOUR OWN GARDEN

from 9am-12pm; enjoy crafts,
a scavenger hunt, treats,
beverages and music.
Saturdays, January 11, 25, February 8, 22; 8:30am-1pm „ A free Arboretum gift with
$250 members; $300 non-members; $310 member couples; $360 non-member couples any membership purchase in
January (while supplies last).
„ Plus, more fun surprises.

Please use the form on page

23 to join, renew and/or
purchase a gift membership.
For details or questions please
call 626.821.3233 or visit
arboretum.org. Thanks to all
our members for being a part
of our Arboretum community.

T
HINK ABOUT YOUR favorite garden spaces and imagine creating and implementing
that vision for your home landscape in a sustainable design that helps regenerate
the garden naturally. You can do this in our new DIY regenerative design series. Over
a course of four classes, you will learn about the principles and elements of design,
rainwater harvesting, planting design and implementing practices. Landscape architect,
contractor, arborist and climate activist Shawn Maestretti will lead you on this design
journey to create a beautiful and regenerative landscape. Students will receive instruc-
tions on preparing a scaled base plan prior to the first class. Register at arboretum.org. PHOTOS: VALENTINE BY LOU ORR; SNAPSHOT BY WILLIAM APLIN

Incredible
SNAPSHOT DIG OUT YOUR OLD
photographs, slides and
If you don’t have any
way to digitize and print EDIBLES
EXHIBIT postcards that show your treasures depicting Tomato & Spring Plant Sale
Friday & Saturday,
your family and friends the Arboretum, the March 27 & 28; 9am-4pm
January 18-March 13 enjoying the Arboretum Library will host several
and share them at the digitization events for Our spring plant sale may
Library’s display of you to convert your have a new name, but
community snapshots. items into digital files. tomato plants continue to
Bring a copy of the images Please call 626.821.3213 be our stars. We’re offering
(no originals please) to or email susan.eubank@ a wide variety of tomatoes
the Library and we will arboretum.org for (heirloom and organic)
give you some mounting any exhibit questions and other vegetables, herbs
putty to attach them or for the digitalization and more as well as plant
to the walls. Add a schedule. Be sure to talks. Arboretum members
separate page with visit and watch the receive 10% off plants pur-
text describing your exhibit grow with our chased on Friday, March 27
story about the image. shared memories! (discount available only on
Friday). Mark your calendar!

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 SPRING NEWS & HIGHLIGHTS

L.A. BEER &

PASADENA POPS CONCERTS FOOD FESTIVAL
The Pasadena POPS returns with a fabulous lineup of Saturday, May 2
summer Saturday concerts which begin June 20! 6-10pm
Arboretum members receive 10% off regular ticket prices.
Visit Pasadena POPS for more information and tickets.

Sway with Me:

Latin Rhythm & Swing
June 20
Michael Feinstein, conductor
Margo Rey, soloist
Mauricio Martinez, soloist

Road to Motown The Los Angeles County

July 11 Brewers Guild first tasting
Michael Feinstein, conductor under the stars at the
Billy Davis Jr., soloist Arboretum was so suc-
Marilyn McCoo, soloist cessful the event returns
Mary Wilson, soloist (left) in spring. Join 50 indepen-
dently owned L.A. craft
Michael Feinstein Sings breweries alongside a
Sinatra’s Songbook
dozen local chefs and
July 25
Michael Feinstein, soloist
tastemakers for an inti-
Larry Blank, conductor mate evening of brews
and composed bites. Tick-
100 Years of Broadway ets will range from $60-
August 8 $75 and will be available
Michael Feinstein, conductor at labrewersguild.org.
Liz Callaway, soloist A portion of the pro-
Jordan Donica, soloist ceeds will benefit the
Arboretum Library.
Fleetwood Mac: A Tribute
August 20
Larry Blank, conductor SAVE THE DATE

BY THE Dancing to Honor Our Vets

NUMBERS
T
HE DANCE RESOURCE Center, a non-profit organi-
We are an urban nature zation supporting professional dance in Los Ange-
refuge for all to enjoy. les, presents Dancing with Those Who Served, a
series of site-specific dance performances honoring our
127 acres nation’s veterans. Join the DRC and the Arboretum for
Annual
Garden & landscapes an evening of interactive exploration across the gardens
Members Meeting
featuring three dance works plus exhibits by four local Saturday, June 13
9:30-11:30am
11,000 choreographers who use dance movement as a form of Members free
Kinds of plants healing, community building and reverence for Ameri-
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
ca’s veterans. Saturday, May 30, 6pm. Arboretum/DCR so you can join us for our
258 members: $20 online; $25 at the door. General public; featured speaker Thomas
Bird species spotted $25 online; $30 onsite; veterans $15 online; $20 onsite. Gillespie, a professor of
geography at UCLA and
540,216 an expert on biodiversity.
Visitors annually His research focuses on
conservation and protection
10,400 of endangered forests and
BEER PHOTO BY JULIE VERVE

Members species, primarily by using

remote sensing via satellites
to determine biodiversity to
450
influence global conserva-
Volunteers tion priorities. The morning
will include a light conti-
36,000 nental breakfast, updates
Library books by Arboretum leaders and
staff, and garden tours.

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COLLECTIONS

B. populneus, kurragong

Bottle-like trunks of B. rupestris, bottle tree

Bright flowers of
the B. acerifolius,
commonly known
as the flame tree Seeds of the B. populneus, kurragong

FROM DOWN UNDER TO SOUTHERN

Bottle trees, kurrajongs, flame trees thrive far from their native Australia. By JAMES E. HENRICH

E
ACH OF THE common names fusely, bear unusual fruits, and can stand covering of the seed.
—bottle trees, kurrajongs, and alone as a specimen tree or massed in Historically, the species were classi-
flame trees—aptly describes small groves or equally effectively as fied as Sterculia, in the Sterculiaceae
species in the genus Brachychiton. Bottle street trees. All species are at least par- along with cacao, Fremontodendron and
tree is applied to those with swollen, tially deciduous except for B. populneus. Dombeya. Reclassified as Brachychiton
bottle-like trunks. Those whose bark The name Brachychiton comes from based on fruit and seed characters, it
yields utilitarian fiber are called kur- the Greek brachys (short) and chiton is now placed in the Malvaceae (mallow
rajongs. Trees with bright orange or red (covering). One interpretation is the or hibiscus family).
flowers, giving them the appearance of words refer to the matted wooly hairs Twenty-nine species of Brachychiton
being on fire, are flame trees. They are on the surface of the seed. The most occur only in Australia; B. velutinosus
statuesque in the landscape, have highly probable interpretation attributes the occurs in Australia and Papua New
variable leaves and trunks, flower pro- genus name to the persistent outer Guinea; and B. carruthersii is endemic

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 The fiery color of the
Species in the Arboretum and B. acerifolius gives
Southern California landscape it the appearance of
being on fire.
Illawara flame tree (B. acerifolius): briefly
deciduous or semi-evergreen; 20-45 m tall;
many-flowered inflorescence and flowers
orange red, very attractive; Queensland and
New South Wales.
Broad-leaved bottle tree (B. australis):
semi-deciduous to mostly deciduous; 8-
25 m tall, mostly columnar trunks; flowers
creamy white; endemic to coastal and
exposed rocky areas of eastern Queensland.
Little kurrajong (B. bidwillii): deciduous
shrubs; 1-4 m tall; often multi-stemmed from
the base; flowers orange red to pink outside;
endemic to eastern Queensland; vine thickets
and open eucalypt forest and woodland.
Lacebark, brush kurrajong, pink flame tree
(B. discolor): briefly deciduous; 15-35 m tall;
flowers orange red to pink to rose-colored;
confined to eastern Australia; dry rainforests,
vine forests.
Desert kurrajong (B. gregorii): deciduous;
4-12 m tall; trunk cylindrical or slightly
bulbous; flowers greenish to white; widely
distributed in arid Australia, primarily
southern Western Australia, South Australia,
Northern Territory; dunes to rocky ridges
and slopes.
Kurragong (B. populneus): evergreen;
6-20 m tall; trunk mostly cylindrical; flowers
small, campanulate, white to pale green
outside and stippled with red iinside; south-
east Queensland and New South Wales; dry
tropics; most cold-tolerant species.
Queensland bottle tree, narrow-leaved
bottle tree (B. rupestris): mostly evergreen/
deciduous or semi-deciduous, new foliage
red; 10-25 m tall; flowers cream or white with
pale maroon markings; hoop pine and semi-
evergreen vine thickets; central Queensland
to northern New South Wales; most notable
bottle-shaped trunks of the species.

CALIFORNIA
to Papua New Guinea. Brachychiton populneus, B. acerifolius The seeds are surrounded in the fruit
Most species occur in tropical Aus- and B. discolor are good street trees by irritant hairs and are best collected
tralia, north of 18° S latitude. However, because of their deep roots. Many are using gloves.
PHOTOS BY FRANK MCDONOUGH

species range from the east coast high ornamental, providing wind protection A 1981 risk coding of the genus
rainfall areas to the interior’s semi-arid and shade. Aboriginals traditionally used categorized 17 species to be at risk;
areas. B. gregorii is the exception, being seeds, flowers, bark, stems and roots The International Union for Conserva-
restricted to arid central Australia. The for human consumptions or fodder for tion of Nature has evaluated only
two primary species diversity centers animals. Twine/rope is made from the seven, of those B. velutinosus and B.
are the Kimberley region (northern fibrous inner bark of kurrajongs; this carruthersii are vulnerable.
Western Australia) with seven endemics being woven together to make fish-
and Cape York Peninsula with six. ing and bird nets and baskets. Roasted James E. Henrich is Curator of Living
Various species have myriad uses. seeds can be eaten or ground into flour. Collections at the Arboretum.

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HISTORY

AGELESS BEAUTY In art and culture, the peacock

is an enduring muse.
By MITCHELL HEARNS BISHOP

T
HE IMAGE OF the peacock was a stan-
dard decorative feature during the
Victorian era. Extravagant and highly
ornamental, peacock feather fans ap-
peared in Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres’ iconic
La Grande Odalisque before Queen Victoria came
to the throne and then was a standard feature
in the paintings of the Victorian Neo-Classicists
such as John William Godward. At the very
apogee of the British Empire, Lady Curzon wore
a peacock-motif dress, designed by Jean-Philippe
Worth, for the Coronation of Edward VII at the
second Delhi Durbar in 1903. Not simply images
of luxury and opulence, peacock iconography
was also emblematic of power and pride.
By no means confined to European art,
American artist Abbott Handerson Thayer, well
known for his paintings of angelic figures and as
the “father of camouflage,” became fascinated
by peafowl when he was involved in military
camouflage work in the Spanish American War
and World War I. Thayer was convinced that the
plumage of the peafowl kept it hidden against
the jungle backdrop of its ancestral home. The
validity of this idea is open to question.
In the Victorian world view beauty was cre-
ated for the delight of God and man. Charles
Darwin’s proposal that haphazard chance
over millions of years and the preferences of
peahens for the most attractive males were
responsible for the stunning plumage of the
peacock was a revolutionary, and to some, very
disconcerting idea.
Well before the birds captivated the Victori-
ans, the peacock appeared in ancient Egyptian
and Roman art. We find them in the margins of
illuminated Medieval manuscripts, alchemical
treatises and Dutch
still life paintings of the
17th century. The art of
India, China and Japan
as well as Islamic art
displayed the pea-
cock’s image and the
bird played a role in
William Logsdail‘s 1909 portrait of Lady Curzon in a religion and folklore.
peacock gown. The Peacock Fan: Portrait of Elizabeth
Courtauld, right, by Edward John Poynter, 1871. Closer to home at
Baldwin Ranch in the

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 Dolce Far Niente by John
William Godward, 1904.

mid-1880s, Elias J. Baldwin

brought peacocks to the
property from India and
was building his extrava-
gant entertainment home
now known as the Queen
Anne Cottage. Baldwin was PEACOCK DAY
fond of birds and we find Beauty, Legend
them in the stained-glass & Legacy
windows made in San Fran-
Saturday, March 28, 10am-2pm
cisco for the Cottage. In
HOW DID THESE beautiful
one, an image (right) of a peacock is silhouetted
birds come to be at the
against a full moon, although it is likely that the Arboretum? Discover their
artist, John Mallon, had never seen one in person.
LADY CURZON PORTRAIT: NATIONAL TRUST COLLECTIONS

rich heritage and learn about

Baldwin’s youngest child, Anita Baldwin, liked the journey of these vibrant
peacocks too. She commissioned the Pasadena and feisty birds to the garden.
At our annual peacock celebra-
glass firm Sommans to create large cut glass
tion, Mitchell Hearns Bishop,
doors with peacock images for her nearby and Curator of Historical Collec-
now demolished mansion, Anoakia. She also tions, will present a special
was photographed in a jeweled applique peacock talk that explores the interest
gown (above). Anita was very fond of animals in peacocks in the late 1800s
when Elias J. “Lucky” Baldwin
and had both standard peacocks and white pea-
brought the birds to his ranch
cocks on the grounds of her Anoakia mansion. from India. Join us to watch
The peacock is deeply embedded in the history peacocks in their mating dance
and culture of the Arboretum. The bird continues and to enjoy arts, story time
to inspire the countless artists who have cap- and informative walking tours
tured its image on canvas, film and videos. about the birds. To celebrate
the peacock’s native India, we
will have Indian food trucks
Mitchell Hearns Bishop is Curator of Historical and a Bollywood workout.
Collections at the Arboretum.

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EDUCATION

ROSES TO ROSEWATER TO CAKES

Saturday, April 18, 1:30-3:30pm
$35 members; $45 non-members
Instructor: Judy Polinsky
ROSES NOT ONLY smell good, they are good
to eat too! Judy Polinsky, author of Delicious
Rose-Flavored Desserts, leads a hands-on
baking laboratory as she shows you how to
select roses, make rose water, and use roses
and rose water in recipes you will make
yourself! Judy has presented 18th Century
rose-flavored desserts to the Great Rosar- GOAT YOGA
ians of the World event for several years for OUR NEW YOGA classes are
which she and Myriam Hu, her friend and led by certified instructors
assistant, were recognized with the coveted while Nigerian Dwarf
“Friend of the Rose” award. goats roam the class.
Participants inadvertently
create playgrounds for
these little goats to jump
TRENDING: HOUSEPLANTS JAVA IN THE on, rebound off, trot under
Saturday, February 1; 10am-12pm; $35 members;
$45 non-members Instructor: Danae Horst
GARDEN and crawl through various
yoga postures held by class
JONES COFFEE Roasters attendees. The playful antics
of Pasadena comes to and gentle manner of these
DO YOU HAVE a passion
the Arboretum with two adorable animals, open
for plants but no outdoor
workshops that will help hearts, widen smiles and
space to have a garden?
you become a connois- deepen stretches throughout
No worries. Let house-
seur of the beverage. each practice. Classes are
plants green up your life
At the Introduction to once a month January-June,
and home. Whether it’s
Coffee workshop on April 10am-12pm; $35 members;
one or two houseplants
25, learn the basics: The $45 non-members. Dates and
or an indoor paradise you
history, cultivation, roast- details at arboretum.org.

PHOTOS: ROSES FROM DELICIOUS ROSE-FLAVORED DESSERTS; HOUSEPLANTS BY FOLIA COLLECTIVE

want, there are some
ing and regional flavor
simple practices to keep
your houseplants happy
profiles. We wrap up with New price plan
and healthy. Danae Horst
a coffee tasting! for regular yoga!
Develop and sharpen Want to do yoga on different
from Folia Collective
your palette at the Intro- days? We now offer class
plant boutique will lead
duction to Cupping work- packages that allow you to
you through the essen-
shop on June 20 where attend regular yoga classes
tials of both selecting
you’ll learn to evaluate on Tuesday, Thursday or
the right plants for your
fragrance, aroma, acidity, Friday, instead of having
space, and the care need-
body and finish. You’ll to commit to the same day
ed to see them thrive!
be surprised at how every week. Goat Yoga
quickly you may be able to not included.
distinguish finer notes in
coffees from around the
Soil Salon & Workshop world. For details on times
and registration, go to
5 classes: $50 members;
$60 non-members:
Wednesday, March 4; 6-8pm 10 classes: $90 members;
$20 members; $30 non-members arboretum.org. $110 non-members
Instructor: Nance Klehm

W HAT IS YOUR relationship with our shared

commons, the soil? Using our fingers, nose and
sight, we will access the capacity of different soils to
NIGHT HIKES JUST FOR ADULTS!
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES love our Family Night Hikes
but we figure adults might enjoy a night out on their
filter our urban environment’s contaminated water and
own to explore the garden after hours. Jenna Ervin
air, and support our plants, animals and fungi. Led will lead the monthly Night Hikes. Each one has a dif-
by Nance Klehm, an ecological systems designer, land- ferent theme that ranges from astronomy to drunken
scaper and permacultural grower, we will prepare botany. For the Valentine weekend there’s Bawdy
slides with local soil samples and peer into a microscope Botany (see page 4). January-June; 7:30pm -9pm; $20
to observe microorganisms and fungal threads. members; $25 non-members. For specific dates and
The short film: Soil Listen by Katarzna Guzowska, themes, please visit arboretum.org.
2011 will be screened.

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ART

NATURE OF SCULPTURE II

ARTISTS EMBRACE NEW THEME

Valerie Daval

F
IVE YEARS AFTER the first Nature
of Sculpture exhibit inspired Artist submissions
include this installation
visitors to experience art in proposed by Karen Reitzel.
a botanical environment, the
Arboretum has invited artists once again
to display their work in the garden. This SHOW DATES
spring, 90 artists will explore the theme April 1-August 1
of The Arboretum Takes Flight with 9am-4:30pm
sculptures that highlight the interaction OPENING RECEPTION
between art and nature. “The exhibit April 18
allows us to step beyond ourselves Details soon at
arboretum.org Kathy Yoshihara Brenda Hurst
into the diverse beauty of the various
landscapes where both the gardens and
the art will resonate in harmony,” said
Patricia Ferber, curator of both Nature
of Sculpture II and the first exhibit.
Whether inspired by plants, birds or
simply a flight of fancy, the sculptures
will invite visitors into our outdoor
gallery for a close look at the art in the
wonderful natural surroundings.

Elisabeth Pollnow Lynda Brothers

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KIDS & FAMILY

Immerse Your Child in Nature

The outdoors is the ideal environment for nature-based learning that is
both playful and supports a spectrum of healthy child development.
Nature-based learning provides children with opportunities for effortless
mindfulness and self-centering. By organically inspiring children to stop,
listen and look around, immersion in nature fine-tunes their observation and
self-soothing skills, allowing them to check in with the world around them.
It can also lead to results in the classroom! A study by the American Insti-
tutes of Research has shown that outdoor classrooms and other nature-
based learning experiences boost academic performance. The study found
that students in outdoor science programs improved their testing scores by
27%. While the traditional classroom can be simultaneously overstimulating
and limiting, learning with, in and through nature offers children the
opportunity to engage all their senses and interact with nature for a hands-
on experience not possible through the pages of a classroom textbook.
The Arboretum offers children a portal into the natural world through
joyful learning experiences that include Nature Camp in spring and
summer as well as new programs such as Acorns & Oaks and Kids Corner.

School breaks mean Nature Camp time!

SPRING NATURE CAMP SUMMER NATURE CAMP

Week 1: March 30-April 3 Week 1: Bizarre Botany Week 6: Nature Detectives

Week 2: April 6-10 June 9-12 July 20-24

Monday through Friday Week 2: Explorers Camp Week 7: Garden Chefs

9am-5pm June 15-19 July 27-31
$360 members
$400 non-members Week 3: Critter Camp Week 8: Honey
June 22-26 I Shrunk the Camp
10% sibling discount August 3-7
T-shirt included Week 4: Magical Gardens
For more information, please contact July 6-10 Week 9: Budding Artists
Brooke Applegate at brooke.applegate August 10-14
@arboretum.org. Registration for Week 5: Super Plants
spring and summer camp is now open. July 13-17

SPROUTING SOON…
In the new year we are planting seeds for even more new children’s programs. They include overnight
adventures, Acorns & Oaks and a homeschool initiative. Here are highlights of these coming programs:
OVERNIGHT CAMPOUT ADVENTURES HOMESCHOOL SCIENCE
Starting in April, guests will be able to camp overnight Our programs by Curious Kids Science Enrichment offer
in the garden while enjoying picnics, special themed exciting and engaging science, technology, engineering
storytelling, stargazing, a guided night hike, and other and math (STEM) field trips for pre-k through 12th grade
exciting programming before retiring to their tents to homeschool groups of up to 30 students. Alka Kumar,
sleep under the stars! To book an outing, please contact a science educator and certified Project Learning Tree
Brooke Applegate at [email protected]. facilitator with over 15 years of experience, will lead
the classes, which may be booked by emailing brooke.
ACORNS & OAKS: FOR PARENT AND CHILDREN [email protected].
See details on the opposite page

New Registration System: Beginning this year, we are using a new system for class registration that is designed to be
more user friendly. If you have any questions, please contact Ted Tegart at [email protected].

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 PLAYGROUP LOS ANGELES
Don’t forget! Acorns & Oaks: A new parent & me program
L.A. Environmental
Education Fair Thursdays, February 13-March 19; 9-10am; $150 per child; $50 per additional
Saturday, March 14 sibling. Instructor: Betsy Edelberg, founder of Playgroup LA
9am-3pm

D
Members free; ESIGNED FOR provide little ones with
included in admission
babies, toddlers, a place to practice and
THE LOS ANGELES and children 5 and further develop all grow-
Environmental Educa- under, the foremost goal ing abilities while fos-
tion Fair aims to of Acorns & Oaks is to tering positive relation-
inspire sustainable living ships with their parents,
through educational
caregivers and peers in
opportunities, local con-
nections and community a natural setting. Play-
empowerment. Join us groups are mixed age for
as several thousand a family learning style,
families, educators, and siblings are welcome.
scouting groups and All domains of develop-
students from all over ment, particularly motor, Instructor Betsy
the Los Angeles area cognitive and social-emo- Edelberg, left and above,
come to network with has taught hundreds
tional skills are nourished
local environmental
through intentional of parents and children
community resources.
You will learn about teaching and hands-on for 13 years. She holds
lifestyle solutions that learning. A simple curric- a degree in child devel-
impact the health of our ulum, group singing and opment and is currently
planet through student nurturing tactile play pro- furthering her education
presentations, hands- vide the perfect growth in child and adolescent
on activities, in-booth experience. Acorns & development. She has
presentations and Oaks playgroups offer certifications in Children’s
environmental educa-
direct contact with na- Yoga, Brain Gym and
tors. We thank our spon-
sor Edison International. ture, crafts, songs, stories training in Waldorf
and sensory integration. Early Child Education.

Egg-ceptional
Kids Corner: Nature Workshops Celebration
WORMY WORLDS. Caterpillar homes. Rainbow desert Saturday, April 11
terrariums. What are all those about? Kid-style 9am-12pm
8-9am members only
learning about nature where youngsters engage in
hands-on workshops around such themes. Our new IT’S BACK!
Kids Corner offers weekend programs that engage Our annual
children in joyful nature-education activities that are EGG-ceptional
fun for the whole family! The workshops are offered Celebration is
twice a month (except in April). Below is a list of a fun morning
topics and dates. Because the specific times, fees and for children 10 and under.
other details vary with each workshop, please visit There will be continuous
arboretum.org for the most accurate information or
egg scrambles, crafts to
email [email protected].
make and take home, as
Wishing Trees Love Bugs Spring Wings Rainbow Desert well as refreshments and
January 12 February 15 April 18 Terrariums prizes. Baskets will be
June 6 provided. Special thanks
Wormy Worlds Caterpillar Mad Hatter to supporter T.G. Metzger,
January 25 Homes Garden Tea Party Summer Solstice
March 7 May 9 Flower Crowns State Farm Insurance
Chocolate June 20 Agent. Regular admission
Wonders Spring Equinox Miniature Fairy applies. Fee for children’s
February 8 Flower Crowns, Gardens activities: $3 per child
March 21 May 23 members: $5 per child
non-members.

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EVENTS Members free; included in admission. $275 members; $295 non-members

Learn how to use cardboard and mulch Instructor: Cristina Baltayian
ARBORETUM MEMBERS to build fertile productive soil. Details at arboretum.org
APPRECIATION MONTH
January 1-31 TREE IDENTIFICATION LIBRARY KNITTERS & MAKERS
See page 4 for details. Saturday, January 25; 10am-12pm Friday, January 17; 6-8pm; free
$20 members; $30 non-members Details at arboretum.org
LOVELY ALOES Instructor: Jerry Turney
A Walking Tour Learn about 20 tree species during a
Saturday, January 4; 11am COLLECTIONS
lecture; see the trees on a walk.
Members free; included in admission PLANT INFORMATION
Guide: Frank McDonough Houseplants
FOOD Wednesday, January 8; 1:30-3pm
WINTER CACTUS HANDCRAFTING! Members free; included in admission
SHOW & SALE Sourdough 101 Instructor: Frank McDonough
Saturday & Sunday, Saturday January 11; 10am-12pm
January 11 & 12; 9am-5pm $35 members; $45 non-members READING THE WESTERN
Members free; included in admission Instructor: Brie Wakeland LANDSCAPE BOOK CLUB
See fall and winter growing succulents This workshop covers each step of Exile and Pride by Eli Clare
and cacti rarely seen in other shows. making sourdough bread. Wednesday, January 29; 7pm, free

KIDS & FAMILY HEALTH & WELLNESS

KIDS CORNER NEW! ADULT NIGHT HIKE
Wishing Trees Astronomy
Sunday, January 12; 10:30-11:30am Saturday, January 18; 7:30-9pm
$20 members; $25 non-members See page 10 for details.

Wormy Worlds
Saturday, January 25
10:30am-12pm
$15 members; $20 non-members

BAIKO-EN BONSAI BOOKWORMS STORYTIME

KENKYUKAI SHOW & SALE Starting to Green
Saturday & Sunday, January 4, 8, 16, 22: 10:30am
January 18 & 19; 10am-4:30pm Members free, included in admission
Members free; included in admission
This is the only show of deciduous, FAMILY BIRD WALK
miniaturized trees in the U.S. Saturday, January 11; 8-10am GOAT YOGA
Details at arboretum.org Sunday, January 19
A HISTORY TALK ABOUT 10am-12pm
Edward Huntsman-Trout CERAMICS FOR KIDS See page 10 for details.
Sunday, January 19; 1:30-2:30pm January 11, 26; 9-10:30am
Members free; included in admission Series: $30 members; FOREST BATHING
Lecturer: Michell Hearns Bishop $35 non-members Saturday, January 4 & 18; 8-10am
The landscape architect was deeply Instructor: Patricia Ferber
involved in the Arboretum’s design. THE ART OF HERBALISM
FAMILY NIGHT HIKE The Culinary Herbs
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Astronomy Adventures Saturday, January 25; 1:30-3:30pm
CAMELLIA SHOW Saturday, January 18 & 25; 5:30-7pm $30 members; $40 non-members
Saturday, January 25; 1-4:30pm $10 member per hike; $15 non-members Instructor: Irena Stathis
Sunday, January 26; 9am-4:30pm Details at arboretum.org
Members free; included in admission YOGA IN THE GARDEN
View hundreds of camellia blooms. Thursday mornings
ART January 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; 9:30-10:45am
OIL PAINTING
GARDENING Saturdays, January 4-25 Tuesday evenings
REGENERATIVE GARDEN 9:30am-12:30pm January 7, 14, 21, 28; 5:30-6:45pm
DESIGN COURSE $49 members; $59 non-members Friday evenings
Saturdays, January 11, 25, January 17, 24, 31; 5:30-6:45pm
February 8, 22; 8:30am-1pm 12:30-3:30pm
See page 4 for details. $59 members; $69 non-members
Instructor: Ron Pettie TAI CHI
Thursdays, January 23, 30,
CRESCENT FARM BOTANICAL ART February 6, 13
Lasagna Mulching & ILLUSTRATION 9-10:30am
Saturday, January 18 Tuesdays, January 7, 14, 21, 28 $62 members; $72 non-members
10am 10am-2pm

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LIBRARY KNITTERS & MAKERS
EVENTS FOOD
Friday, February 21
PACIFIC ROSE SOCIETY HANDCRAFTING! 6-8pm; free
ANNUAL AUCTION Nougat & Raw
Saturday, February 1; 9am-5pm Chocolate Truffles
COLLECTIONS
Members free; included in admission Saturday, February 8; 10am-12pm
An opportunity to purchase more $35 members; $45 non-members PLANT INFORMATION
than 100 hard-to-find, unusual, new Instructor: Brie Wakeland Vegetabalia: Everything
and direct-from-growers rose plants. Learn how to make delicious nougat you need to know to plant
and a variety of raw chocolate truffles a vegetable garden.
BLOOMING TREES just in time for Valentine’s Day. Wednesday, February 5; 1:30-3pm
OF EARLY SPRING Instructor: Frank McDonough
A Walking Tour Members free; included in admission
KIDS & FAMILY
Saturday, February 8; 11am
Members free; included in admission KIDS CORNER READING THE WESTERN
Guide: Frank McDonough Chocolate Wonders LANDSCAPE BOOK CLUB
Saturday, February 8; 11am-12:30pm The Magician’s Assistant
WILD MUSHROOM FAIR $20 members; $25 non-member by Ann Patchett
Sunday, February 9; 10am-4:30pm Wednesday, February 26;
Members free; included in admission Love Bugs 7pm, free
The Los Angeles Mycological Society Saturday, February 15
10:30am-12pm
(LAMS) holds it annual event that will HEALTH & WELLNESS
include demonstrations on growing $10 members; $15 non-members
THE ART OF HERBALISM
and identifying mushrooms. Spring Cleanse
NEW! ACORNS & OAKS
AT HOME WITH HOUSEPLANTS Thursdays, February 13, 20, 27 Saturday, February 15
Saturday, February 1; 10am-12pm 9-10am 1:30-3:30pm
$35 members; $45 non-members See page 13 for details. $30 members; $40 non-members
Instructor: Danae Horst Details at arboretum.org
See page 10 for details. BOOKWORMS STORYTIME
Loving Plants Too ADULT NIGHT HIKE
CRESCENT FARM February 1, 5, 13, 19; 10:30am Valentine Bawdy Botany
Regenerative Building in Details at arboretum.org Saturday, February 15; 7:30-9pm
Southern California See page 4 for details.
Saturday, February 15; 10am FAMILY BIRD WALK
Members free; included in admission Saturday, February 8; 8-10am GOAT YOGA
Building or renovating with a sustain- Details at arboretum.org Sunday, February 16
able, regenerative focus offers a wide 10am-12pm
range of solutions to the region’s most CERAMICS FOR KIDS See page 10 for details.
pressing environmental issues. Saturday, February 8, 22; 9-10:30am
Series: $30 members; $35 non-members FOREST BATHING
Instructor: Patricia Ferber Saturday, February 1 & 15
8-10am
FAMILY NIGHT HIKE FULL MOON FOREST BATHING
Garden Sweets & Treats Saturday, February 8
Saturday, February 8 & 22; 5:30-7pm 4:30pm
Per session: $10 member; $25 members; $35 non-members
$15 non-members
Details at arboretum.org YOGA IN THE GARDEN
RAISED BED GARDENING Thursday mornings
WITH FARMSCAPE ART February 6, 13, 20, 27
Saturday, February 29; 10am-12pm 9:30-10:45am
BOTANICAL ART
$20 members; $30 non-members & ILLUSTRATION
Instructor: Matthew Geldin/Farmscape Tuesday evenings
Tuesdays, February 4, 11, 18, 25
Interested in growing vegetables in February 4, 11, 18, 25
10am-2pm
raised garden beds? At this workshop, 5:30-6:45pm
Details at arboretum.org
learn about planning, selecting
the right soil and best irrigation Friday evenings
OIL PAINTING
techniques for raised beds. February 7, 14, 21, 28
Saturdays, February 8 -29
5:30-6:45pm
Details at arboretum.org
TREE IDENTIFICATION
Saturday, February 22 TAI CHI
ART WORKSHOP
10am-12pm Thursdays, February 20, 27,
Mondays, February 10-March 30
$20 members; $30 non-members March 5, 12
9:30-11:30am
Instructor: Jerry Turney 9-10:30am
$40 members; $50 non-members
See page 14 for details. $62 members; $72 non-members
A self-directed artists workshop.

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EVENTS
LOS ANGELES ENVIRONMENTAL
PEACOCK DAY: BEAUTY,
EDUCATION FAIR LEGEND AND LEGACY
Saturday, March 14; 9am-3pm Saturday, March 28, 10am-2pm
See page 13 for details. Members free; included in admission
Springtime is when our blue Indian
KATEN FLORAL peacocks display their magnificent green
ARRANGEMENT EXHIBIT
and blue trains during mating season.
Saturday, March 21; 11am-4:30pm
Sunday, March 22; 9am-4pm To honor our peacocks, we celebrate with
Members free; included in admission a day of festivities. Enjoy a talk about
peacocks by our Curator of Historical
INCREDIBLE EDIBLES Collections, Mitchell Hearns Bishop.
Tomato & Spring Plant Sale A Bollywood workout, arts, crafts, story
Friday & Saturday, March 27 & 28
time and walking tours will be offered.
See page 4 for details.
Children are invited to dress in costume
for our peacock costume contest.
GARDENING
Adults are encouraged to wear their
SOIL LOOK—SOIL LISTEN:
favorite peacock-inspired clothes too.
A SOIL SALON
Wednesday, March 4; 6-8pm
$20 members; $30 non-members
Instructor: Nance Klehm FAMILY NIGHT HIKE ADULT NIGHT HIKE
See page 10 for details. Amazing Insects Astronomy
Saturdays, March 14 & 28; 5:30-7pm Saturday, March 14; 7:30-9pm
CRESCENT FARM Per session: $10 member; See page 10 for details.
Decomposition Ecology + $15 non-members
Community Well-being GOAT YOGA
Saturday, March 21; 10am NEW! ACORNS & OAKS Sunday, March 15; 10am-12pm
Instructor: Lynn Fang, MS Thursdays, March 5, 12, 19; 9-10am See page 10 for details.
Members free; included in admission See page 13 for details.
Explore the art and science of FOREST BATHING
decomposition through the lens of the FAMILY BIRD WALK Saturdays, March 7 & 21; 8-10am
microbial ecology, and learn about Saturday, March 14: 8-10am
the role of soil in climate, human, and Details at arboretum.org FULL MOON FOREST BATHING
community well-being. Monday, March 9; 6pm
ART
TREE IDENTIFICATION
Saturday, March 21; 10am-12pm BOTANICAL ART &
$20 members; $30 non-members ILLUSTRATION
See page 14 for details. Tuesdays, March 3, 10, 17, 24
10am-2pm
Details at arboretum.org
KIDS & FAMILY
CERAMICS FOR KIDS LIBRARY KNITTERS & MAKERS
March 1, 22 Friday, March 13; 6-8pm; free
9-10:30am
Series: $30 members; COLLECTIONS
$35 non-members
Instructor: Patricia Ferber PLANT INFORMATION
YOGA IN THE GARDEN
PEACOCK PHOTO BY JAMES KELLOGG/TREEPEOPLE

Marvelous, Miraculous Mulches

Tuesday evenings
BOOKWORMS STORYTIME Wednesday, March 4, 1:30-3pm
March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
They Are Such Lucky Plants Details at arboretum.org
5:30-6:45m
March 4, 12, 18, 28
10:30am READING THE WESTERN
Thursday mornings
LANDSCAPE BOOK CLUB
March 5, 12, 19, 26
KIDS CORNER Rogue Winter Journal: A Winter
9:30-10:45am
Caterpillar Homes Along by John Daniel
Saturday, March 7; 10:30am-12pm Wednesday. March 18; 7pm, free
Friday evenings
$15 members; $20 non-members March 6, 13, 20, 27
HEALTH & WELLNESS 5:30-6:45pm
Spring Equinox The Art of Herbalism
Flower Crowns Flower Medicine TAI CHI
Saturday, March 21; 10:30-11:30am Saturday, March 7; 10am-12pm Wednesdays, April 16, 23, 30, May 7
$10 members; $15 non-members Details at arboretum.org 9-10:30am

16 Registration
LOS ANGELES is now available online
ARBORETUM at arboretum.org
AND BOTANIC GARDENfor all classes or
MAGAZINE call 626.821.46232020
WINTER/SPRING to register.
APRIL AT THE ARBORETUM
FAMILY BIRD WALK
EVENTS GARDENING
Saturday, April 11; 8-10am
SANTA ANITA DERBY DAY 5K MONARCHS,
Saturday, April 4; 8-9am MILKWEED & HABITAT
ART
Details at derbyday5k.com Saturday, April 4; 10am-12pm
$25 members; $35 non-members OIL PAINTING
SMART GARDENING Instructor: David Karp Saturday, April 4-May 9
WORKSHOP Learn the differences between native Details at arboretum.org
Saturday, April 4; 9:30am-11am and tropical milkweeds.
Members free; included in admission ART WORKSHOP
A primer on backyard composting, CRESCENT FARM Mondays, April 6-June 1
water-wise and edible gardening. Discover Superfoods 9:30-11:30am
Saturday, April 18; 10am
AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY Members free; included in admission BOTANICAL ART
FESTIVAL & GIFT SHOW Edible plant expert Loretta Allison & ILLUSTRATION
Saturday & Sunday, April 4 & 5 will explore the world of superfoods. Tuesdays, April 7, 14, 21, 28
9am-5pm 10am-2pm
Members free; include in admission PRUNING PLUMERIA Details at arboretum.org
Handcrafted giftware and art Saturday, Aprilc25; 10am-12pm
presented by ceramic artists from $25 members; $35 non-members LIBRARY KNITTERS & MAKERS
Southern California. Instructor: Diana Donnellan Friday, April 10; 6-8pm; free
Learn to prune plumeria correctly.
GARDEN NIGHT
PHOTOGRAPHY
FOOD
Saturday, April 18; 7:30-10pm
HANDCRAFTING! Details at arboretum.org
Cheesemaking 101
Saturday, April 11; 10am-12pm
COLLECTIONS
$35 members; $45 non-members
Instructor: Brie Wakeland PLANT INFORMATION
Learn to make a variety of cheeses. Why Fungi Matter in Your Garden
Wednesday, April 1; 1:30-3pm
ROSES TO ROSEWATER
TO CAKES READING THE WESTERN
SPRING IRIS SHOW & SALE LANDSCAPE BOOK CLUB
Saturday, April 18; 1:30-3:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, April 11 &12 Brujo: a Dreamoir by
See page 10 for details.
9:30am-4:30pm Wendy C. Ortiz
Members free; included in admission INTRO TO COFFEE WITH JONES Wednesday, April 29; 7pm; free
View tall bearded, small bearded and COFFEE ROASTERS
aril-bred irises. Saturday, April 25; 1:30-3:30pm HEALTH & WELLNESS
See page 10 for details.
EGG-CEPTIONAL THE ART OF HERBALISM
Saturday, April 11 Warrior Herbs
KIDS & FAMILY
See page 13 for details. Saturday, April 4,
CERAMICS FOR KIDS 1:30-3:30pm
SCHAS BULB & EXOTIC April 4, 26; 9-10:30am Details at arboretum.org
PLANT SHOW & SALE
Saturday & Sunday, April 18 &19 FAMILY NIGHT HIKE
ADULT NIGHT HIKE
9am-4pm Secret Garden
Drunken Botany
Members free; included in admission Saturday, April 4 & 25; 5:30-7pm
Saturday, April 4; 7:30-9pm
Presented by the Southern California Details at arboretum.org
Details at arboretum.org
Hermerocallis & Amaryllis Society.
KIDS CORNER
GOAT YOGA
PACIFIC ROSE SOCIETY Spring Wings
Sunday, April 19; 10am-12pm
SHOW & SALE Saturday, April 18; 10:30-11:30am
See page 10 for details.
Saturday, April 25; 1-4pm Details at arboretum.org
Sunday, April 26; 9am-2pm A FAERY HUNT FOREST BATHING
Members free; included in admission Sunday, April 19; 10:30am-12pm Saturday, April 18; 8-10am
The show is one of our largest and $10 members; $15 non-members
most popular spring flower events. Children enjoy original stories, FULL MOON FOREST BATHING
dancing and songs. Tuesday, April 7; 6:15pm
CLIMATE CHANGE
AND THE ARBORETUM BOOKWORMS STORYTIME YOGA IN THE GARDEN
A Walking Tour Bzzzz, Hmmm, and Chirp: Details at arboretum.org
Saturday, April 25; 11am Wild Flower Partners
Members free; included in admission April 1, 9, 15, 25 TAI CHI
Guide: Frank McDonough 10:30am Thursdays, April 16, 23, 30, May 7
9-10:30am

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CRESCENT FARM
EVENTS ART
Pollinators
LA COUNTY BREWERS GUILD Saturday, May 16; 10am BOTANICAL ART
BEER & FOOD FESTIVAL Members free; included in admission & ILLUSTRATION
Saturday, May 2; 6-10 pm ‘Bee’ introduced to our newest Tuesdays, May 5, 12, 19, 26; 10am-2pm
See page 5 for details. landscape devoted to attracting
California native bees. LIBRARY KNITTERS & MAKERS
Friday, May 8; 6-8pm; free
ORGANIC GARDENING 101
Saturday, May 30; 10am-12pm COLLECTIONS
$25 members; $35 non-members PLANT INFORMATION
Instructor: Loretta Allison Irrigation Nation
This interactive workshop will cover Wednesday, May 6; 1:30-3pm
the basics of gardening and how to
cultivate an organic garden. READING THE WESTERN
GERANIUM SOCIETY LANDSCAPE BOOK CLUB
SHOW & SALE FOOD Latinx Writing Los Angeles:
Saturday & Sunday, May 9 &10 Nonfiction Dispatches
HANDCRAFTING!
9am-4pm from a Decolonial Rebellion
Alternative Jams,
Members free; included in admission Edited by Ignacio Lopez-Calvo
Jellies & Preserves
At this Mother’s Day weekend & Victor Valle
Saturday, May 9; 10am-12pm
exhibit, see rare and hard-to-find Wednesday, May 27; 7pm, free
$35 members; $45 non-members
pelargoniums/geraniums: regals,
Learn to make your alternative and
zonals, ivies, species and more.
low sugar jams, jellies and preserves. HEALTH & WELLNESS
PERFUMERY TOUR THE ART OF HERBALISM
WAVE MAIDEN ALE WORKS Natural Beauty:
A Walking Tour
Beer Talk & Tasting Botanical Bodycare
Saturday, May 9; 11am
Saturday, May 16; 3-4:30pm Saturday. May 9, 1:30-3:30pm
Members free; included in admission
$20 members; $30 non-members $30 members; $40 non-members
Guide: Frank McDonough
(must be 21+) Instructor: Irena Stathis
Brewer: Margaux Moses
EPIPHYLLUM SHOW & SALE
Learn about the role that women and ADULT NIGHT HIKE
Sunday May 17; 10am-4pm
plants have played in the evolution Plants that Changed History
Members free: included in admission
of brewing, and how to incorporate Saturday, May 9; 7:30-9pm
Enjoy these unusual and gorgeous
plants for their flavoring, medicinal $20 members; $25 non-members
flowers.
and energetic properties. Instructor: Jenna Ervin
We search for species that shifted
DESCANSO CHRYSANTHEMUM
KIDS & FAMILY the course of history.
SOCIETY PLANT SALE
Saturday & Sunday, May 16 & 17 CERAMICS FOR KIDS GOAT YOGA
9am-4 pm Saturdays, May 2, 16; 9-10:30am Sunday, May 17
Members free; included in admission Series: $30 members; $35 non-members 10am-12pm
More than 150 varieties of rooted Instructor: Patricia Ferber See page 10 for details.
chrysanthemum cuttings will be
available as well as other plants. KIDS CORNER FOREST BATHING
Mad Hatter Garden Tea Party Saturday, May 2 & 16; 8-10am
SANTA ANITA BONSAI SHOW Saturday, May 9; 11:30am-1:30pm
Saturday-Monday, May 23- 25 $30 members: $35 non-members FULL MOON FOREST BATHING
9am-5pm
Thursday, May 7; 6:15pm
Members free; included in admission MINIATURE FAIRY GARDENS
An exhibit of trees up to four Saturday, May 23; 10-11:30am YOGA IN THE GARDEN
feet tall trained to look like miniature $15 members; $20 non-members Tuesday evenings
forest giants.
May 5, 12, 19, 26
FAMILY NIGHT HIKE 6-7:15pm
DANCING WITH Bumpy, Fuzzy, Smelly Gardens
THOSE WHO SERVED Saturday, May 9 & 23; 5:30-7pm Thursday mornings
Saturday, May 30; 6pm Per session: $10 member; May 7, 14, 21, 28
See page 5 for details. $15 non-members 9:30-10:45am

BOOKWORMS STORYTIME Friday evenings

GARDENING
Parts & More Parts: Build a Plant May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
HISTORY OF ROSES 6-7:15pm
May 6, 14, 20, 30; 10:30am
Saturday, May 2; 10am-12pm
$20 members; $30 non-members TAI CHI
FAMILY BIRD WALK
Instructor: Irene Truong Thursdays, May 14, 21, 28
Saturday, May 9
Let’s go back in time and explore rose 9-10:30am
8-10am
cultivation in horticulture.

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LOS ANGELES is now available online
ARBORETUM at arboretum.org
AND BOTANIC GARDENfor all classes or
MAGAZINE call 626.821.46232020
WINTER/SPRING to register.
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EVENTS FOOD COLLECTIONS

JACARANDA & OTHER TREES HANDCRAFTING! PLANT INFORMATION
A Walking Tour Lacto-fermentation 101 Entamalogia: Integrated
Saturday, June 6; 11am Saturday, June 13; 10am-12pm Pest Control Strategies
Members free; included in admission $35 members; $45 non-members Wednesday, June 3; 1:30-3pm
Guide: Frank McDonough Instructor: Brie Wakeland
In this workshop we’ll sample and READING THE WESTERN
DAYLILY SHOW & PLANT SALE make sauerkraut, curtido, lacto- LANDSCAPE BOOK CLUB
Saturday, June 6; 9am-4pm fermented pickles, chutney and salsa. Attendance by Rocio Carlos
Sunday, June 7; 9am-3pm & Rachel McLeod Kaminer
Members free; included in admission INTRODUCTION TO CUPPING Wednesday, June 24; 7pm, free
presented by
L.A. INTERNATIONAL FERN Jones Coffee Roasters HEALTH & WELLNESS
SOCIETY SHOW & SALE Saturday, June 20; 1:30-3:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, June 13 & 14 THE ART OF HERBALISM
$20 members; $30 non-members
9am-5pm Herbs for the Nerves
See page 10 for details.
Members free; included in admission Saturday, June 6
$30 members; $40 non-members
KIDS & FAMILY
MEMBERS ANNUAL MEETING Instructor: Irena Stathis
KIDS CORNER
Saturday, June 13; 9:30-11:30am
Rainbow Desert Terrariums ADULT NIGHT HIKE
See page 5 for details.
Saturday, June 6 Victorian Flower Language/
10:30-11:30am Historical Buildings
SAN GABRIEL VALLEY ORCHID
$15 members; $20 non-members Saturday, June 6; 7:30-9pm
HOBBYISTS AUCTION
Thursday, June 18; 6-9:30pm, free $20 members; $25 non-members
Summer Solstice Instructor: Jenna Ervin
Flower Crowns We will explore the historical gardens
PASADENA POPS
Saturday, June 20; 10:30-11:30pm and buildings of the Arboretum while
Saturday, June 20; 5:30-10pm
$10 members; $15 non-members discovering the secret meanings of
See page 5 for details.
the foliage around us and the some-
FAMILY NIGHT HIKE times bonkers origin stories of how
SOGETSU SPRING EXHIBITION
Prehistoric Discoveries those associations where formed.
Saturday, June 27; 9am-3:30pm
Saturdays, June 6 & 13; 5:30-7pm
Sunday, June 28; 10am-4pm
PHOTOS: GERANIUM COURTESY OF INTERNATIONAL GERANIUM SOCIETY; PLUMERIA BY FRANK MCDONOUGH

Per session: $10 member; NATURE, NURTURE

Members free; included in admission
$15 non-members & HAPPINESS
LIVE AT THE ARBORETUM A practical and fun pathway
CERAMICS FOR KIDS to creating a life you love
Saturday, June 27; 5:30-10 pm
June 13, 28; 9-10:30am Saturday, June 27; 9am-12pm
Details soon at arboretum.org
Series: $30 members; $35 non-members $20 members; $30 non-members
Instructor: Patricia Ferber Instructor: Jony Weiss, MPH
GARDENING Ready for your joy to bloom? Come
CRESCENT FARM BOOKWORMS STORYTIME join this fun, interactive workshop,
Preparing the landscape Vegetables Sing! and leave inspired, with great
for a hot summer June 3, 11, 17, 27; 10:30am handouts and an action plan for a
Saturday, June 20; 10am healthier, happier life!
Members free; included in admission FAMILY BIRD WALK
We discuss the value of preparing the Saturday, June 13: 8-10am GOAT YOGA
drought-tolerant landscape for the Sunday, June 14
heat and drought of summer and fall. ART 10am-12pm
BOTANICAL ART See page 10 for details.
& ILLUSTRATION
Tuesdays, June 2, 9, 16, 23 FOREST BATHING
10am-2pm Saturday, June 6 & 20
8-10am
ART WORKSHOP
Mondays, June 8-July 27 FULL MOON FOREST BATHING
9:30-11:30am Friday, June 5; 7pm
PLUMERIA A-Z
Saturday, June 6; 10am-1pm LIBRARY KNITTERS & MAKERS YOGA IN THE GARDEN
$25 members; $35 non-members Friday, June 12 Tuesday evenings
Instructor: Diana Donnellan 6-8pm; free June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; 6-7:15pm
Southern California has an ideal Thursday mornings
climate for plumeria! This hands-on GARDEN NIGHT June 4, 11, 18, 25; 9:30-10:45am
workshop takes you through plumeria PHOTOGRAPHY
care, seeds, genetics, grafting and Saturday, June 20; 7:30-10pm Friday evenings
common problems. For details see page 17. June 5, 12, 19, 26; 6-7:15pm

Visit ARBORETUM.ORG for event and class details.

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COMMUNITY

Ranch Roots Lead to the Arboretum by Sylvia Rosenberger

in Fresno, he studied art ornamentals.

photography at San Francisco “I like the fact that there’s
State. The Arboretum has this large expanse of nature
been a popular subject for here, and people have the
him, with many photos of the opportunity to experience it,”
landscape and Queen Anne Gerard said of the Arboretum.
Cottage. In fact, several of his “Even in my neighborhood
photographs were featured in which has lots of trees, you
the 2019 Arboretum Library don’t have this variety, and
Exhibit Art Among Us. It was local parks are so generic. I
his wife’s defense industry love it when I come to the
career that relocated them Arboretum and see the fall
Siblings Cathy and Gerard to Redondo Beach and their colors. I also like that there’s
Gendron, long time
Arboretum supporters
sons, Will and Colin, were a lot of different programs
raised there. – programs for kids to get
Decades ago, on frequent involved.”

I
T WAS CATHY Gendron’s When they were growing trips to Madera, the Gendrons Cathy and Gerard’s love
ninth birthday, and while up, the family ranched 100 noticed the Arboretum free- of plants and nature stem
it wasn’t the present she acres across two parcels in way signs. One day curiosity from their own childhood,
asked for, she now acknowl- Madera, a central California prompted them to stop. That and through their support,
edges that the birth of her town just north of Fresno. The was the beginning of a more they are ensuring that the
brother Gerard was one of crops included figs, alfalfa, than 30-year connection, next generation has those
the best presents she ever cotton, Thompson seed- filled with plant purchases, experiences at a thriving
received that August 29 oh so less grapes, corn and more. garden inspiration, art exhib- Arboretum. We are grateful
long ago! Of course that was They also maintained a small its, classes and the sheer joy to the Gendron family for
tested over the next decade orchard and a vegetable of nature. Gerard in particular being generous supporters
or so, when Gerard would garden for the family. Today likes the Madagascar Spiny and ensuring that the circle
torment her by throwing dirt the property is leased out and Forest while Cathy enjoys continues.
clods at her boyfriends’ cars. now in almond production. the Grace Kallam Perennial
Today, they share so much From the earliest ages, Garden. Both are avid home Sylvia Rosenberger is Chief
more than a common birth- Cathy and Gerard both liked gardeners with Cathy focus- Development Officer at
day. Having grown up with ranch life but for different ing on her fruit trees and to- the Los Angeles Arboretum
their two other brothers on reasons. She was into horses matoes while Gerard prefers Foundation
the family ranch, they all were while he enjoyed motorcycles
born with love-of-nature and and hunting. The children
gardening genes. As adults, all had farm chores, help- SAMUEL AYRES LEGACY SOCIETY
the four siblings have attend- ing in any way they could. Samuel Ayres was a visionary and the driving force in the estab-
ed many Baldwin Bonanza They gathered eggs, tended lishment of the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic
plant sales at the Arboretum, cotton plants in the blazing Garden. We are grateful to these forward-thinking individuals
where Cathy has been a sun, picked grapes and made and families who share Ayres’ vision of a great public garden
member for over 30 years and raisins by hand. The latter is a and have named the Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation in their
wills or estate plans.
more recently became an Ar- chore now mechanized.
boretum Benefactor. Gerard “These are all jobs that I Corrine Abel Estate* Alex Oser Estate*
followed Cathy again, when had growing up that con- Anonymous (4) The Palmer Estate*
The Domenica M. Ashton Trust* Walter Riemann Estate*
he and his wife Eileen also vinced me that I was going
Estate of Samuel Ayres Jr. Cynthia Anne Saxon
became Arboretum Benefac- to college,” said Cathy, who and Helen Ayres* The Helen Shaffer Trust*
tors. In addition, Cathy is a studied social work at San Coleen and George Ball Richard Schulhof
member of the Samuel Ayres Francisco College for Women. Marion Merrill Bateman Trust* and Sandra Goodenough
Legacy Society that honors “I was not going to do that for The Richard Brandes Estate* Estate of Lilly Shen*
individuals who have included a living. It’s rough work, hard, Estate of Mary Charlotte The Slater Estate*
the Arboretum Foundation in hard work.” Crumpton* The Tauer Family Trust*
Estate of Barbara Davis* Evelyn Walpus
their will or estate plan. Instead, Cathy, who makes
Alice L. Deliman Fund* The Wilbur Estate*
“I want to see some of my her home in Long Beach, The Onnalee Doheny Trust* *Legacy Gift Realized
estate go to something that spent her entire 36-year ca- Roger and Carolyn Egenes
PHOTO BY SYLVIA ROSENBERGER

will make a difference,” said reer in social work helping the Cathy Gendron
Cathy when asked about her aged and disabled in Orange Mr. Burks Hamner If you have named the LA
decision. “I think even if I had County and working her way The Frances Clarine Arboretum Foundation in your
kids I would still have the up to the program manager Hard Estate* will or estate plan or if you
Mr. and Mrs. Carl L. Herrmann have any interest in exploring
Arboretum in there simply for the In-Home Supportive
Freddi and Dr. Kenneth D. Hill a planned gift, please contact
because I want it to live on. Services Program prior to her The Holtz-Hechler Trust* Chief Development Officer
What the Arboretum does 2000 retirement. The Kallam Estate* Sylvia Rosenberger at (626) 821-
and provides for people is im- Gerard, meanwhile, is an Emma Menninger Estate* 3232 or Sylvia.Rosenberger
portant. If I can do something artist at heart. After work- Estate of Elza Meyberg* @arboretum.org.
to help it keep going, I will.” ing as a commercial welder

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THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS
The Arboretum community is made up of many individuals who share a commitment to the vital role a garden plays as a place of learn-
ing, inspiration and enjoyment. We are grateful to our Arboretum Benefactors and celebrate their role as the organization’s highest
level of supporters. We are also proud to recognize our other special friends, members, foundations and corporations that made contri-
butions between May 16 and October 15, 2019 at the $100 level and above. Thank you to all our donors for your continuing support.

QUEEN ANNE COTTAGE Mrs. Hannah G. Bradley Ms. Marilyn Diaz DONOR LIST
BENEFACTORS $25,000+ Mr. & Mrs. George Brumder & Mr. Russell Walker $20,000+
Mr. & Mrs. Carl L. Herrmann Jules & Amy Buenabenta Mr. & Mrs. James Dolan Ann Peppers Foundation
Patricia Proctor & Caitlin Proctor Carole Buss Dr. John Doyle & Dr. Marie Csete
Mr. & Mrs. Mel Cohen Ms. Andy Edmonds $15,000+
ENGELMANN OAK Mr. & Mrs. Steven M. Craig & Mr. Ralph Lee Wells Fargo Foundation
BENEFACTORS $10,000 Mrs. Jane Z. Delahanty Roger & Carolyn Egenes
Richard & Maria Grant Bonnie Dexter Gibson Mr. Douglas Elson $5,000+
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Hood Sue & Jim Femino & Mrs. Barbara Rigby-Elson MonteCedro
Jeanie & Terry Kay Marilynn Filbeck Dr. Lincoln Fairchild
Susan & Doug Kranwinkle Dawn I. Frazier Gee Family $2,500+
Victoria Bennett Murray Cathy Gendron Marcia A. Good Pasadena Garden Club
Marcia Kay Radelet Gerard & Eileen Gendron Marlene & Frank Griffith Santa Anita Park
& Malissa Fairbrother Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Gillespie Burks Hamner
Dr. & Mrs. Charles Seitz Dr. Richard Gray James & Diane Harris $1,000+
Mrs. Karen Snider Houghton Russell Guiney & Pat Wright Edward & Susan Johnson Mrs. Alice L. Deliman
& Mr. Jim Houghton Erica Hahn Mr. & Mrs. Larry Kaiser Pasadena Arts League
Freddi & Dr. Kenneth D. Hill Kevin Kane & Sandy Snider Rotary Club of Arcadia
BALDWIN CIRCLE Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hirrel Mr. Edward Kleinbard
BENEFACTORS $5,000 Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Holland Mr. & Mrs. Russel I. Kully $500+
Dana M. Baldwin Mr. & Mrs. Hartley Jackson III Dr. Edward Lax Arboretum District of
George & Coleen Ball Mr. Gary Kearney Ilona Linden California Garden Club, Inc.
Robert Barnes & Ms. Mary Lou Byrne Mary Lindgren CIT Bank
Christopher & Laura Bragg Gale Kohl & Rene Chila & Gustaf Lindgren Pris & Gary Hoecker
Bobby & Tiffany Campos Mr. & Mrs. Don Linane Mr. & Mrs. John Llewellyn Ms. Patricia Wilmot
Annette Castro Ramirez Ms. Diane Marcussen Nancy McDonald
& Julio Ramirez & Mr. David Kristoff James & Dorothy McQuiston $250+
Connie & Walter Ching Ms. Beverly Marksbury Mr. Bob Mendoza Ben Allanoff
Elizabeth & Stanislas Debreu Mr. & Mrs. Anthony McMahon Mr. Gerald W. Miller Mrs. Elizabeth B. Ames
Leelee Clement Doughty Carolyn Miller Erin B. Mills Hallier Investments LLC
Imy & Richard Dulake Dr. & Mrs. G. Arnold Mulder Anil & Minal Modi DBA Funbox
Dr. & Mrs. Brad Edgerton Mrs. Louise Neiby Mr. Robert Muse
Kathleen Marie Ellison Patricia Nijjar & Melissa Nijjar & Ms. Tamerin Kelly $100+
Walter Fidler & Nancy Accola Rashad & Kimberly Raisani Art & Sue Narevsky Dr. Mary Jo Andrews
Cheryl & Dan Foliart Sylvia & Paul Rosenberger Donivee & Merrill Nash Mr. John E. Finnerty
Megan Garrett Dr. Elaine Sarkaria Michael Nelson & Dan Hanley Mr. & Mrs. David Flores
& Christen Garrett & Ms. Amy Sarkaria Mr. Stuart Nowinski Mrs. Karen Freeburg
Diane Grohulski Dr. Janice Sharp Mrs. Joan Oakes & Ms. Beth Korman
Katherine & Lewis Hashimoto & Mr. Dane Hoiberg Jacquie Ochoa-Rosellini Mr. & Mrs. Larry Haller
Mrs. Midori Katsura Resler Michelle & Richard Smith Mr. Jerome Paul & Ms. Fern Yu Mr. Douglas Hayes
& Mr. Jeff Resler Mr. & Mrs. William Steinwedell Mr. Patrick Perry & Dr. Janice Nelson
Harvey & Ellen Knell Ms. Mary Swanton & Ms. Hsiao-Ling Ting Mrs. Patricia Ketchum
Mr. & Mrs. William Lincoln & Mr. Todd Swanton Ms. Shirley G. Quan Mr. & Mrs. Thomas K. Lee
Steven & Anita Peralez Dr. James Walters Dr. & Mrs. John T. Quigley Los Angeles Geranium Society
Gilbert N. & Terese G. Resendez & Mrs. Mitzi Zack-Walters Ms. Debbie Raleigh Ms. Shake Mamigonian
Susan Rzeppa Redpath Alyce Williamson Ms. Janet Rea Ms. Maryon Matsuda
Betsey Tyler Dr. David Woodley & Dr. Edward Mittleman Mrs. Bette J. McIver
Bob Willett & Dr. Janet Fairley Ted & Lorraine Richter Mr. Weston Milliken
Ms. Denise Wynn Dean & Jean Rosenberger Mrs. Carolyn P. Moss
TALLAC KNOLL & Mr. Peter Arkley Dr. Kalpana Savla Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Murphy
BENEFACTORS $3,000 Mrs. Terry Seidler Jo O’Connell
Mr. & Mrs. Sean Cain TULE POND Dr. & Mrs. Jonathan Spanier Mrs. Sheila Psaila
Mr. & Mrs. H. Clay “Hap” Kellogg BENEFACTORS $500 Mrs. Peggy Stewart Mr. Martin Roden
Ms. Diana Leach Robert & Jeanne Anderson Mr. Greg Stone & Ms. Cindy Vail & Mr. Dennis Ross
Mark & Phaedra Ledbetter Wayne Andlovec Ms. Victoria Stratman Mr. & Mrs. Pete Skibba
Peggy Rahn & Donna Campbell Dr. Anjana Sura Mrs. Suzanne Sposato
Mr. Richard Schulhof Michael & Amanda Barrett Dr. & Mrs. Robert Tager Mr. & Mrs. Charles Thornton, Jr.
& Ms. Sandra Goodenough Ms. Suzanne Beatty Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Techentin Mrs. Judee Wilson
Dr. & Mrs. Mario Tse Mr. & Mrs. James S. Bennett Mr. & Mrs. L Sherman Telleen Ms. Lynne Wright
Pam Warner & Ed Watson Ms. Lourinda S. Bray Mr. Jake Trieu & Ms. Susan Lein
Mr. Victor Carson & Mrs. Mandy Huang Year Around Garden Club
MEADOWBROOK Mr. & Mrs. Mark Charvat Mr. Nathan Watson
BENEFACTORS $1,000 Mr. & Mrs. Richard Chavira & Mrs. Ying Qiao Hee GARDEN SPONSOR
Mr. & Mrs. Guilford C. Babcock Mr. & Mrs. Carl Cooper Jay Whitcraft MEMBERS
Olin & Ann Barrett Gloria & Chris Cox Ian & Barbara White-Thomson Mr. & Mrs. Troy Bond
Jill & Robert Bell Ralph & Barbara Crane Rao & Indira Yalamanchili Mr. & Mrs. Edward W. Engs III
Henry & Betty Botzbach Ms. Susan E. Crowe Bonnie Youngdahl Ms. Jane Florentinus

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 Jane Herrmann, Arnie Mulder, and Betsey Tyler Honored at Treasures Gala
On a beautiful September evening, the LA Arboretum Foundation recognized the continued leadership and
contributions of Jane Herrmann, Arnie Mulder and Betsey Tyler, while raising over $150,000 to support
our gardens and educational programs. As the sun set, nearly 200 guests gathered for a cocktail reception
with hors d’oeuvres, followed by an alfresco dinner in the Celebration Garden with live music from Art Deco
Entertainment’s five-piece band. Guests enjoyed the Arboretum’s signature cocktail, a strawberry rosé
sangria along with a selection of wines and full bar. The evening concluded with the exciting Treasures Raffle,
where the elated Grand Prize winner took home a premium wine collection valued in excess of $3,000.
From left: Jane Herrmann, Richard Thank you to our generous sponsors, attendees and donors for their support of the Treasures of the Gardens
Schulhof, Arnie Mulder & Betsey Tyler
Gala, Arboretum’s educational outreach and on-going care of the gardens and botanical collections.

TREASURES Kenneth Stickney Mr. & Mrs. Manuel Hamme Carol Reynolds
OF THE GARDENS Street Food Cinema Mr. & Mrs. Donald F. Harris Ms. Janet J. Rose
ENGELMANN OAK $10,000 Rita Jane Whitney James Herrmann Sylvia & Paul Rosenberger
Richard & Maria Grant Pris & Gary Hoecker Santa Anita Park
DONORS Mr. & Mrs. Schuyler Ms. Eugenie Schlueter
Trumpet Tree $5,000 David & Diana Aleman Hollingsworth, Jr. Mrs. Dorothy M. Scully
Katherine & Lewis Hashimoto Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Andersen Bill Imada Mrs. Steven Serrurier
Carl and Jane Herrmann, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Anderson Dr. & Mrs. Ulf Israelsson Ms. Fran Shellgren
Carl and Henrietta Mr. & Mrs. Bob Ashford Barbara & Frank Jameson Ms. Tamara Silver
Herrmann Foundation Mrs. Charlotte A. Bannan Daina Johnson Ms. Janet Stevenson
Harvey & Ellen Knell Mr. & Mrs. James S. Bennett Mr. & Mrs. Dennis S. Juett Mrs. Mary Ann Sturgeon
MonteCedro Mrs. Jill Berry Mr. Kevin Kane Mr. & Mrs. Russell Thyret
G. Arnold & Gretl Mulder Bill & Claire Bogaard & Ms. Sandy Snider Ms. Lois Todd
OffSite IT Mrs. Marsha Bohr Mrs. Midori Katsura Resler Mr. & Mrs. Paul Tosetti
Richard Schulhof Heidi & Dean Bolte & Mr. Jeff Resler Ms. Jeanette Uebele
& Sandra Goodenough Mrs. Hannah G. Bradley Mrs. Patricia Ketchum Jim & Margaret Ukropina
Peggy Stewart Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Bragg Amy & Jeff Knowles Lora Unger
William & Reva Tooley Max Brennan & Sigrid Burton Ms. Jackie Knowles Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Vert
Betsey Tyler Mr. & Mrs. George Brumder Ms. Sharon Larman Mr. & Mrs. John Walsh
Dr. Dave Bryan Mr. & Mrs. Mark Ledbetter Ms. Pam Warner
Coral Tree $2,500 & Ms. Kathy Miller Anne Letton & Mr. Ed Watson
EPTDESIGN Landscape Mr. & Mrs. Henry Buckingham Ms. Jane Mallary Ms. Polly Wheaton
Architecture Joan Bull & Ms. Ruth Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Ian L.
Georgianna Bray Erskine Mr. & Mrs. Jim Burns Martha Malnic White-Thomson
Katherine & Robert Gillespie Mrs. William D. Burrows Dr. & Mrs. Allen W. Mathies, Jr. Rita Whitney & Bill Cockrum
Harrington Group, Mr. & Mrs. Eric Callow Mr. & Mrs. Phillip D. Matthews Ms. Susan S. Wilson
CPAs LLP Ms. Julie Campoy Ms. Barbara Maxwell Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Winckler
IW Group Mr. & Mrs. John L. Carlton Mr. & Mrs. David McCarthy, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Winter
Susan & Doug Kranwinkle Mrs. Judy Carter Mr. & Mrs. Stephen McDonald Ms. Janet Wood & Ms. Sue Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. William Lincoln Mrs. Annette Castro-Ramirez Mrs. Nancy McDonald Lin Yan
Merrill Lynch - Tanabe, & Mr. Julio Ramirez Mr. Bob Mendoza Ms. Nancy Yoshihara
McMahon, Tanimoto, Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Cathcart Mr. & Mrs. Lary Mielke Mr. & Mrs. David Younger
Farmer & Holcher Group Mrs. Catherine C. Cheney Ms. Erin B. Mills
Mr. & Mrs. Mel Cohen Peter Mulder In-Kind Supporters
Rainbow Gum $1,250 Mr. & Mrs. John L. Cooper Mr. & Mrs. Art Narevsky Armstrong Garden Centers
Supervisor Kathryn Barger Mrs. Robin Corwin Ms. Janey Odell Art Deco Entertainment
Olin & Ann Barrett Mr. & Mrs. Fred Culick Mrs. Carolyn Otto Chiron Wines
Bill & Claire Boggard Mr. & Mrs. Richard Cupp Mr. & Mrs. Dennis N. Page Dance Syndicate Entertainment
Lynn & Carl Cooper Ms. Peggy Dark Ms. M. Helen Pashgian Gale Kohl & Rene Chila
Cheryl & Dan Foliart Patricia Davis Mrs. Maiya T. Penberthy Lagunitas Brewing Company
Nancy & Michael Harahan Carlos Davis Ms. Nancy Pine Mr. & Mrs. Robert Michero
Harry L. Hathaway Helen Devor Pinnacle Building Maintenance Mission Wines
Mr. & Mrs. David Hensley Dr. & Mrs. William Dietrick Mrs. Harriet Plunkett Panda Restaurant
Ken & Freddi Hill Leelee Clement Doughty Ms. Jean Bruce Poole Sunseri’s Bar &
Richard & Tracy Hirrel Ms. Karen Egan Shannon Quinn Beverage Catering
PHOTOS BY MARLYN WOO/JOANNE WILBORN

HKG, LLP Mr. & Mrs. Joe Eisele Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert N. Resendez TPx Communications
The John Blanchard Kathleen Marie Ellison
Company, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Edward W. Engs III
Knight Insurance Services Jackie & Donald Feinstein
Beverly Marksbury Ms. Kathryn W. Ferguson
Carolyn Miller Ms. Ann Fossan
Parsons Corporation Ms. Dawn I. Frazier
Pasadena Community Ms. Becky French
Foundation Haley & Anita Fromholz
Peggy Rahn Mr. & Mrs. Graeme A. Gilfillan
Rose Hills Memorial Park Ms. Nancy Goslee Power
& Mortuary Marlene & Frank Griffith
Robin & Ben Stafford Ms. Jean Grinols
Barbara & Bill Steinwedell Mr. & Mrs. Paul Grossman Treasures of the Gardens Gala in September.

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 GIFT MEMBERSHIPS
Mr. Michael Galindo MEMORIAL TREE Share the beauty of the garden and give
Mr. James Hamilton Ms. Brittany Fabeck
Fish Fam Alpacas
the gift of an Arboretum membership!
& Ms. Corrine Poeppelman
Mr. & Mrs. David B. Oberman Mr. Henry Hawkins An Arboretum membership makes the perfect gift—
Mr. Richard Rivera Ms. Julie Ann Norman friends, family and loved ones will enjoy benefits year-
& Mr. Nestor Gonzalez Dale Witt
round when they receive your gift of membership. Your
Mrs. Jean Rowe
& Mrs. Debbie Bishoff IN MEMORY OF gift is even more meaningful because it helps to support
Ms. Sandra Schustz GEORGE BOGOSIAN the Arboretum’s educational programs and to maintain
& Mrs. Nolia Schustz Yukiyo Suminaga the beauty of the garden. To order gift memberships,
Mr. & Mrs. Ken Twomey
IN MEMORY OF call 626.821.3233 or visit arboretum.org.
IN-KIND BARBARA KALLAM
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Anderson COHEN &
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Conrow ARTHUR COHEN MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES
Diana Donnellan Mr. Armand Cohen
Ms. Andy Edmonds & Ms. Susan Green
& Mr. Ralph Lee __NEW __RENEWAL __GIFT ID#______________
Adam Eubank IN MEMORY
James Gomes OF ARTHUR ROY __ $50 Student/Teacher - admits one adult
James E. Henrich CONTRERAS
Donald R. Hodel INCLUDING __ $60 Individual - admits one adult
J.C. Raulston Arboretum MEMORIAL TREE
Gene Josephs Ms. Rebecca Martinez __ $55 Senior - admits two seniors 62+
Jeanie Lytle
Mr. & Mrs. James Mando IN MEMORY OF __$85 Family - admits two adults & your children under 18
Mt. Lowe Brewing Co. ROSLYN & HOWARD
Alen Muratyan LERNER INCLUDING __$175 Garden Sustainer - admits two adults, plus two
Mr. & Mrs. Merrill L. Nash MEMORIAL TREE guests & your children/grandchildren under 18
Rick OuTe Mr. Colin Campbell
Palmengarten & Ms. Gail Lerner __$325 Garden Sponsor - admits two adults, plus two
Ms. Marcia Paonessa guests & your children/grandchildren under 18
Phantom Rivers Winery IN HONOR OF
Ms. Elizabeth W. Pomeroy LINDA MERLO
Ms. Madeline Pyo INCLUDING For information about Arboretum Benefactor
Abby Schott DEDICATED TREE memberships, please call 626.821.3237.
Michael Tannenbaum Merlo Family
Trader Joe’s
IN MEMORY OF PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY
HONORARIA & MEMORIALS JONIE SAWYER
IN MEMORY OF INCLUDING First Member Name (Mr./Mrs./Ms./Dr.):
NICHOLAS EMILIO MEMORIAL TREE _________________________________________
BEHARIE SOTO INCLUDING Stephanie Briest
MEMORIAL TREE Second Member Name (Mr./Mrs./Ms./Dr.):
The Beharie Family The Arboretum appreciates
_________________________________________
your support. Please call
IN MEMORY OF the Development Office at Address: __________________________________
DENNIS BERN 626.821.3237 if we inadvertently City, State, Zip: ______________________________
INCLUDING misspelled or omitted your name.
Telephone: (___) ____________________________
E-mail Address: _____________________________
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making our Magical Lantern Art Festival possible!
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Westfield Santa Anita Members will receive a renewal charge notice 30 days
prior to their auto-renewal date.

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New! Tram Tours GET INVOLVED

Volunteers provide hospitality, information and support staff in all areas of the
Wednesday-Sunday garden. For more information about becoming a volunteer, contact Nancy Carlton
at 626.821.3210 or [email protected].

BECOME A DOCENT
No experience necessary—just enthusiasm for plants, history and an eagerness to
learn and share the knowledge. Docents are needed to lead both adult and school
tours. As a docent, you will spend time learning about the Arboretum’s collections
and local California history. Becoming a docent is a great way to meet new friends
and become an integral part of the garden.

GETTING HERE
The Arboretum is located in the city of Arcadia, just 2 miles east of Pasadena. Exit

T HE TRAM TOUR is the perfect way to learn

about the Arboretum’s history, view a variety of
landscapes and be introduced to the many plants living
off the 210 Freeway on Baldwin Avenue and travel south. Or take the Gold Line
(metro.net) to Arcadia where you’ll find a shuttle to the Arboretum. If you bike, racks
at the garden. Our 40-minute narrated tram tour is a are available at the Arboretum parking lot. Parking is free. Handicapped parking is
continuous ride that begins and ends at the Gift Shop available.
patio and is wheelchair accessible.
PEACOCK CAFE
Days: Wednesday-Sunday
Tuesday-Sunday; 9am-4:30pm
Times: 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm*
Tickets: $5 for adults; children; seniors. The Fresh Gourmet staffs the Peacock Café and offers a varied selection of gourmet
Children under 3 who ride on parents’ laps are free. sandwiches, wraps, salads and special items from the grill. No picnics are allowed on
Tickets are available on a first-come, first-serve basis the Arboretum grounds, but picnic tables are available outside the main entrance.
and cannot be reserved in advance. For large parties and catering, call 626.446.2248.
*Due to weather, special event, holidays and other
factors the tram schedule is not guaranteed. Please call HOURS AND ADMISSION
626.821.3222 on the day of your visit to verify the tram Open daily 9am-4:30pm
availability and tour times. (Members enter at 8am)
Walking Tours
If you prefer a walk, check out our Docent-led Walking
Tours Tuesdays-Saturdays or the Santa Anita Depot
Tour on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays.