habitat garden
From Lawn to Native Plant Garden
The Huntington 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA, United StatesIf you've been wanting to transition from a lawn to a sustainable native garden, horticulturist Barbara Eisenstein has tips to help you get started. Eisenstein will discuss topics ranging from lawn removal and garden preparation to plant selection.
Authors Night at South Pas Library
South Pasadena Public Library Community Room 1115 El Centro Street, South Pasadena, CA, United StatesThe South Pasadena Public Library Community Room will be throbbing with life on the evening of Monday, October 10 at 7 p.m. – even though the rest of the Library will be closed due to Columbus Day. Barbara Eisenstein and Bill Tweed, each an author of a new nature book published by Heyday Books, one […]
What should I plant?
Theodore Payne Foundation 10459 Tuxford St., Sun Valley, CA, United StatesThis is the perfect time to prepare your plant for upcoming native plant sales and fall planting! This slideshow presents garden-worthy plants from woodland, scrubland, chaparral and desert plant communities. Barbara is a South Pasadena-based native plant gardener, horticulturist, writer and blogger. Her recent book, Wild Suburbia: Learning to Garden with Native Plants, guides new […]
South Pas Beautiful: Inviting Butterflies into the Garden with Native Plants
South Pasadena Public Library Community Room 1115 El Centro Street, South Pasadena, CA, United StatesButterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA) lists 144 verified butterfly species sightings for Los Angeles County alone. Some are rare and endangered, others only occur in our local region. Barbara Eisenstein will suggest native plants and gardening techniques from her new book, Wild Suburbia – Learning to Garden with Native Plants, that will attract […]
LA Arboretum: Wild Suburbia – Learning to Garden with Native Plants
Los Angeles County Arboretum - Ayers Hall 301 North Baldwin Ave, Arcadia, CA, United StatesLooking to transform your traditional, high-water-use yard into a peaceful habitat garden abounding with biodiversity? Barbara Eisenstein, author of Wild Suburbia: Learning to Garden with Native Plants, will discuss the joys and challenges of tending a native garden and sign copies of her books. Barbara is research associate at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, horticulture […]
WISPPA: The Natural Side of South Pasadena
South Pasadena Senior Center 1102 Oxley St., South Pasadena, CA, United StatesFebruary 2, 2019. Expert panel and Q & A. Some things everyone can do to improve our natural environment in the time of climate change.
Seed Library of LA – Altadena: Gardening to Help Save the Monarch
Gardening to Help Save the Monarch. Barbara Eisenstein, author of Learning to Garden with Native Plants, shares secrets of how to attract monarch butterflies into your garden, and how this will benefit your edible garden.
Webinar: Saving Birds & Pollinators: Plant it & they will come!
Have you read about declining bird & pollinator populations? Learn how you can help in a free class on habitat gardening with native plants.