Series 1

Saturdays

March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, April 6, 13, 20

Note: On March 16, 23, and 30, class will be from 10:30 am to 11:30 am.

$60 members / $70 non-members

Instructor: Master Wang Hui

An ancient Chinese Technique emphasizing relaxation, balance, coordination, and agility, Tai Chi is a total system of exercises promoting circulation, flexibility, and inner strength, as well as mental and physical discipline. Living in California, Master Wang is an authentic Monk from The Shaolin Temple in China challenging the principles he was taught throughout his life. Practice Tai Chi to improve your health and rejuvenate your life! **Drop-ins on the day of the class are allowed and are $10 per class. Please register in the Gift Shop.

March 9 speaker:  Mark Cooper re:  Passion fruit and flowers.

Public entrance to show & sale:  11:00am

Culture Class, public entrance:  10:30am, Classroom B

Show and sale included with paid garden admission

African Violets are one of America’s most popular houseplants. Under the right growing conditions, they are able to bloom almost continuously. They are available in many colors and growth-habits. Knowledgeable society members will be on hand to answer your questions. Culture Class held in Classroom B at 10:30 am. Plants and potting mix will be available to purchase. Sponsored by the South Coast African Violet Society.

Docent guided Tram Tour.  Tour lasts about 45 minutes and travels the Tram Road which is about a one-mile loop around the garden.  Various points of interest are discussed. You will not disembark the tram.  

Current Tram Tour schedule is only at 1:00pm on Saturdays.  Please call the admission window at (310) 544-6815 to ensure that the tram is running as scheduled.

Cost is $4 per person, payable at the admission window, on a first come, first served basis.  Admission window accepts cash only for entrance and tram tour.

Saturdays

March 9, 16, April 6

$90 members / $100 non-members

$15 materials fee (payable to instructor)

Instructor: Rishi Kumar, UCCE Master Gardener, Permaculturalist

This wonderful, eye-opening, three week course will give you all the tools to create a beautiful, abundant, natural food garden. Learn how to grow food organically without the standard backbreaking garden work of weeding, fertilizing, and tilling, and create a work-free garden that can grow and develop with little guidance. This class will teach basic techniques from permaculture includingwater catchment, sheet mulching, work-free composting, mixed cropping, and more. Don't miss this chance to transform your vegetable garden into a self-sustaining paradise!