Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers & Native Plants
TypePlant nursery, Education center, Hiking trails
Location10459 Tuxford Street, Los Angeles, CA 91352-2126
Coordinates34°14′14″N 118°21′34″W / 34.2373°N 118.3594°W / 34.2373; -118.3594
Area22 acres (8.9 ha)
Created1960 (1960)
Operated byTPF
StatusOpen all year
WebsiteTheodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants

The Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants — or TPF, is a private, non-profit organization founded in 1960 to promote the understanding and preservation of California native plants. It continues the work of Theodore Payne, an English horticulturist, gardener, landscape designer, and botanist.[1]

The Foundation is located in Sun Valley, in the northeastern San Fernando Valley and western Verdugo Mountains foothills.[1]

Programs

TPF operates a native plant nursery and education center focused on California natives.[2] Programs include the propagation of a wide range of species and cultivars of the California flora for use in the home landscape; collection and process of seeds from the wild for use in propagation, and courses in the horticulture, botany, and ecology of California native plants for the general public, as well as a volunteer program.[3] Educational programs for children include plant-animal relations, butterflies, and human uses of native plant materials. TPF K-12 education programs

Events

Theodore Payne Foundation Nature Education Center and Gardens

Major events include an Annual Native Plant Garden Tour in the greater Los Angeles area, featuring gardens with at least 50 percent California native plants,[4] the Wild Flower Hotline providing locations to view Spring wild flowers in California;[5] and changing art gallery exhibits.

The Theodore Payne Art Gallery exhibits feature historical and contemporary artworks depicting the California flora as botanical illustrations and botanical portrait interpretations, as well as cultural, historical, and other exhibits featuring the California flora.[6]

Historical artists featured in the gallery include Alice Chittenden, Ethel Wickes, Ida Moody, and Jane Pinheiro. Contemporary artists featured include Gene Bauer, Fred Kuretski, Richard Dickey, and Ken Gilliland, and artists Melanie Symonds, Pamela Burgess, Ed Lum, and Elinor Nissley.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Theodore Payne Foundation Archived 2006-05-02 at the Wayback Machine . accessed 5.25.2014.
  2. ↑ "Theodore Payne Foundation". Theodore Payne Foundation. Archived from the original on 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  3. ↑ "Calendar | Theodore Payne Foundation". theodorepayne.org. Archived from the original on 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  4. ↑ "Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour | Theodore Payne Foundation". theodorepayne.org. Archived from the original on 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  5. ↑ "Wild Flower Hotline | Theodore Payne Foundation". theodorepayne.org. Archived from the original on 2023-09-14. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  6. ↑ "Theodore Payne Gallery | Theodore Payne Foundation". theodorepayne.org. Archived from the original on 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  7. ↑ "Theodore Payne Art Gallery: past exhibits". Archived from the original on 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
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