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Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour

The Ninth Annual Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour is a two-day self-guided journey through 37 Los Angeles-area home gardens that celebrate the beauty of California native plants, smart landscape practices and the natural heritage of our region. More than 1,000 are expected to attend.

Early bird tickets can be purchased through March 24: $20 per person for both days. After March 24, tickets are $25 person. Tickets can be purchased by visiting  http://bit.ly/TheodorePayneGardenTour or calling (818) 768-1802.

Attendees from last year’s tour gave it high marks: 66% of all attendees said they were more favorable to natives as a result of the tour, 70% said they were very likely to attend this year’s tour and 88% said they would recommend the tour.

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Approximately one third of this year’s gardens are new to the tour. The tour includes home gardens in cities and communities throughout the Los Angeles Basin, including Acton, Altadena, Arcadia, Atwater Village, Brentwood, Burbank, Culver City, Eagle Rock, Glendale,.Highland Park, La Cañada Flintridge, Lakewood, Long Beach, Los Feliz, Mar Vista, Monrovia, Oxford Square, Pasadena, Redondo Beach, Santa Monica, Shadow Hills, Sherman Oaks, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena, Torrance, Venice and  Westchester.

Major sponsors the Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District and the Metropolitan Water District. 

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