@theodorepayne
Nonprofit organization inspiring and educating Southern Californians about the beauty and ecological benefits of California native plants. 🌱 https://linktr.ee/TheodorePayne
On Jan 31, head down to Central Library with us to celebrate Plant Day! This event is free and open to the public, with the goal of connecting folks with nature and especially plants! From 10 AM to 2 PM there will be family-friendly workshops, speakers, and activities. Hope to see you there!
🔥 Vist our booth at the 2026 “Looking Forward” Wildfire Resource & Education Fair on Friday, January 24, at Boechmann Park in Porter Ranch. We’ll be sharing free native plant and wildfire-resilience resources, practical guidance, and ideas you can use at home.
On January 24th, the Oxnard Performing Arts Center will be hosting their 5th annual Native Plant Fest! This free community event brings us together to celebrate our love of all things plants through activities, workshops, music, and more! We hope to see you there!
Tickets for our 2026 Native Plant Garden Tour are now available in our online store!
April 11 & 12,Visit real native plant gardens and meet the people who made them on our upcoming spring tour. The two-day, self-guided tour showcases 42 stunning gardens across Greater Los Angeles.
Just in time for the rainy season, it's the annual Winter Plant Sale at Theodore Payne Foundation! 🌱 Take 10% off all plants, seeds, and TPF gear! Members get 15% off 🪴
📍Theodore Payne Foundation Nursery
📆 February 17th–21st
🎟️ RSVP at the 🔗 in bio
Volunteers have really been doing it this week 💪🌱
Today, Stacey and Mary built stairs for our new stock garden (not yet ready for walking), while Lisa and Kathy cleared mustard trimmings from the upper part of the trail on Wild Flower Hill.
Thank you to our dedicated community of volunteers!
Donate by December 31, 2025 to have your gift DOUBLED thanks to a generous pledge from the Friends of Ted!
See all the ways to donate at: theodorepayne.org/donate or text POPPY to 50155.
Thank you for investing in our mission and making our work possible!
Through the year, staff, volunteers, and guests to TPF snap photos of the wildlife and wild plants we spot around the grounds.
These are some of our fave photos from the past year showcasing our wild neighbors in the Verdugo Mountains, all uploaded to our project on iNaturalist: loom.ly/k0Iohyc
Actostaphylos rudis 'Vandenberg'—A beautiful manzanita with peeling red-brown bark and bright green leaves. Its white-pink flowers attract many pollinators, making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens.
store.theodorepayne.org/products/theodore-payne-foundation-arctostaphylos-rudis-van
This holiday season, bring in the beauty of California to adorn your home! Join us Friday, December 12th for Wreath Making with California Native Plants. There's still a few spots left! https://events.humanitix.com/native_plant_wreaths
Support a biodiverse, sustainable future this giving Tuesday.
Gifts through the end of the year will be matched up to $100,000 thanks to a generous pledge from the Friends of Ted.
Give today at theodorepayne.org/donate
Or text POPPY to 50155
Photo by @murraypillar on iNaturalist
Ready to grow your career?
We’re offering scholarships for the 20-hour CNPLC training to a limited number of students this winter and spring—made possible through the support of the Don & Lorraine Freeberg Foundation and the Community Foundation of the Verdugos.
Apply at linktr.ee/theodorepayne
The rain brought out some fantastic fungal 'blooms' this month!
We hope that as more wet weather heads our way, we'll continue to see new species observed. You can check out all the observations and share your own on our iNaturalist project here: inaturalist.org/projects/theodore-payne-foundation
Black Friday is OUT, Green Friday is IN! 🌿
We're here to help you get started on your holiday shopping this weekend:
Theodore Payne Foundation Sun Valley Nursery
Open Friday and Saturday
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Los Nogales Nursery
Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Donations through the end of the year will be matched up to $100,000 thanks to a generous pledge from Friends of Ted. With your support, we’ll grow more native plants, build more habitat, and train more stewards—creating landscapes that sustain life and hope.
Give today at theodorepayne.org/donate
Tuesday 11/25 - From iridescent hummingbirds to stealthy raptors, learn about the wide variety of special birds that call Ca home and discover their evolutionary beginnings alongside plants. 🪶 Intro to Ca Birdlife: Evolution & Ecology: events.humanitix.com/californiabirdlife
Photo by Diego Blanco
Our Holiday Gift Guide is here! 🎄🧣✨ Shop our selection of nature-inspired gifts for the naturalists, gardeners, and plant lovers in your life. From apparel, to native plants and seeds, tools and more!
Shop the gift guide at store.theodorepayne.org/collections/gift-guide2025
Spirit of the Chaparral is back for its 3rd year! Join us December 13th 8:30–4:30 for our seasonal market featuring local makers. Come find unique, handmade gifts for the special people in your life 🌿✨☕ Specialty coffee will be served all day! events.humanitix.com/spirit-of-the-chaparral
11/19 - Join us online for Intro to California Native Plants. Learn about the ecology of the diversity of the biomes and plant communities that make up our Golden State 🏜️🌳🌾 Taught by our Community Engagement Manager, Lou Avery Douglas.
🌿 Sign up at events.humanitix.com/intronativeplants
11/19: Learn all about bulbs! Now is the time to repot dormant specimens & start new ones from seed. Explore potting media and learn techniques to successfully germinate them. You'll get a deeper understanding of the life cycle and care of native bulbs. Sign up @ events.humanitix.com/all-about-bulbs
We're stocked up with the essential tools for planting, care and maintenance! Come to the nursery and shop our selection of carefully-selected favorite tools by our horticulture staff. We even have tools for your little sprout 🌱
And guess what? We now carry soil and amendments too!
Thursday, November 13th - take a moment of respite and join us online for a fascinating deep dive into 🌾 Grass Morphology and Ecology!
✍️ Sign up at https://events.humanitix.com/cagrasses
It's the Fall Plant Sale✨ which means... we've got bulbs! 👉🧅 Check out some awesome local species we currently have in stock, packaged with help from our all-star volunteers 🌸
Climbing milkweed is a perennial vine that thrives in hot, dry areas, found growing over rocks in canyons and washes. It has pinkish-white flowers that resemble tiny stars. It is the host plant for the Queen & Monarch butterfly. store.theodorepayne.org/products/funastrum-cynanchoides-ssp-hartwegii
We are excited to unveil the theme for next year’s Native Plant Garden Tour: Habitats That Heal.
We’re honored to feature artwork by Carly Lake, whose cover illustration captures the spirit of the tour and the ways that California native gardens nurture, restore, and connect us to the land.
This article from @newyorker.com, shares the events of the January fire in the Pacific Palisades, featuring ecological info by our Director of Horticulture, Tim Becker https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/09/29/my-house-burned-in-the-la-fires-what-happens-now
Erm... did it just drop to 75 degrees? In LA, we know that means it's sweater weather! Check out our new cozy long sleeve offerings for the cooler weather on the way.
Come get yours at our Sun Valley nursery, Los Nogales Nursery, or online at store.theodorepayne.org/collections/apparel
Meet our new California Climate Action Corps Fellows—Ash, Craig, and Zoe! Each brings experience with native plants and will be organizing volunteer events that advance our mission and impact. Stop by the Foundation and help us welcome them!
The Fall Plant Sale is one month away! Join us for our biggest sale of the year, lasting two whole weeks from October 28th to November 8th.
🎟️ 🪴🍁 Reserve your parking spot for the Fall Plant Sale today at events.humanitix.com/fallplantsaleparking or at the link in bio!
Peekaboo! This gorgeous striped racer (Masticophis lateralis) popped out of some California grape leaves when a staff member inadvertently disturbed their hiding spot. See all the observations and share your own with our iNaturalist project here: inaturalist.org/projects/theodore-payne-foundation