The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation, in conjunction with the South Coast Botanic Garden Foundation, cordially invites you to attend the 50th Anniversary
Celebration of the South Coast Botanic Garden
26300 Crenshaw Blvd.
Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274
With invited special guest, Supervisor Don Knabe
There will be an Open House and Spring Plant Sale, as well as Children's Activities, Community Information Exhibits, Food, Music, Tram and Walking Tours, Art Show, Garden Lectures, Raffle Prizes
Saturday, April 17, 9AM-5PM, at the Garden (26300 Crenshaw Blvd)
Overflow parking, and all day shuttle service will be available.
A brief schedule of events:
| 10am and 12pm - 4pm | Tram Tours, Walking Tours |
| 11am | Opening Ceremony - Lower Meadow |
| 12:30pm - 4:30pm | Children's activities |
| 9am - 5pm | Golf putting green |
| 9am - 4pm | Plant Sale |
| 9am - 5pm | History video (main hall) |
| 9am - 5pm | Music (various bands) |
| 9:30-4 | Garden lectures, in the classrooms |
| 9am - 5pm | food available for purchase from Red Onion & Thyme Restaurants |
| 9am - 5pm | Art Show in the greenhouse |
Garden Lectures
| Vegetable Gardening | 9:30am - Volunteer Garden |
| Lars Wiersma | |
| South Coast Botanic Garden | |
| Behind the Curtain | 9:30am - Classroom A |
| Nicholas Staddon | |
| Monrovia Growers | |
| Eucalyptus | 10:30am - Classroom B |
| Brian Norbury | |
| South Coast Botanic Garden | |
| Spectacular Bromeliads: A Journey in Color and Form | 12:00pm - Classroom A |
| Tim Nomer | |
| South Bay Bromeliad Association | |
| My Favorite Flowers: Plants and Landscapes at South Coast Botanic Garden | 12:30pm - Classroom A |
| Tim Nomer | |
| South Bay Bromeliad Association | |
| New Trends for High End Landscaping | 1:00pm - Classroom B |
| Don LaForest | |
| L.A. Forest Landscaping | |
| Passion Flowers for your Garden | 1:30pm - Classroom A |
| Jorge Ochoa | |
| Long Beach City College | |
| Gardening with Children | 2:00pm - Classroom B |
| Peggy Haug | |
| South Coast Botanic Garden | |
| Fish Care and Pond Maintenance | 2:30pm - Classroom A |
| Cor Van Diepen | |
| Paradise Landscaping | |
| Photography in the Garden | 3:00pm - Classroom B |
| Mark Comon | |
| Paul's Photo | |
| Ten Small Trees of the Mediterranean Urban Garden | 3:30pm - Classroom A |
| Peggie Wormington | |
| South Coast Botanic Garden |