Spring into the world of native plants at the L.A. Times Plants booth at Festival of Books
Plants
Jeanette Marantos April 2, 2024 note for print/cue: have marked trims for print with the scissor tool
The L.A. Times Plants booth returns to
T
he
Times’
Festival of Books
on April 20-21
with the Theodore Payne Foundation and the California Native Plant Society.
Find us in the
“
Pink Zone
“
at Booth 404, where we’ll be giving away our curated wildflower seed collection and stickers, as well as selling enamel plant pins.
Our L.A. Times Plants Native Wildflower Mix includes features eight California native wildflowers: Castilleja exserta (purple owls clover), Eschscholzia californica (California poppy), Clarkia purpurea (winecup clarkia), Gilia capitata (globe gilia), Lasthenia californica (goldfields), Layia platyglossa (tidy tips), Lupinus succulentus (arroyo lupine) and Salvia columbariae (chia).Native plant E
xperts from the Theodore Payne Foundation will fill our tent with fragrant native plants and answer questions. Pros from the California Native Plant Society will create digital lists of the best native such plants for your landscape.
Dates: April 20-21
Location:
University of Southern California USC
main campus
Booth times:
April 20 from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
April 20, ;April 21from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
April 21.
Ask a Reporter session:
April 21, from
12:30 to 1:15 p.m.
April 21,
for “How to Pick the Best Smelling Native Plants for Your Yard and Bouquets” with plants reporter Jeanette Marantos and
f
eatures
e
ditor Brittany Levine Beckman in Mudd Hall. Free, or $6 for reserved seats. Reservations begin April 14. Download the free Festival of Books app
for more info.
