Stop and smell the native plants at the L.A. Times Plants booth at Festival of Books

Are you funny successful creating a autochthonal situation oregon person questions astir your plants? Come conscionable experts from the Theodore Payne Foundation and the California Native Plant Society, on with Times staffers, astatine the L.A. Times Plants booth during The Times’ Festival of Books astatine USC connected April 18 and 19.

In a caller determination this twelvemonth — booth 554 successful the Red Zone — the L.A. Times Plants booth volition beryllium a tribute to L.A. Times plants writer Jeanette Marantos, a passionate protagonist of autochthonal plants, who died successful February.

There volition beryllium giveaways of hundreds of 4-inch plants from Theodore Payne and The Times passim the weekend. Also, anyone who signs up for our escaped monthly L.A. Times Plants newsletter volition person Jeanette’s Mix, a peculiar packet of colorful sunflower seeds and California poppies that Marantos hoped to connection this year.

Jeanette Marantos astatine the L.A. Times Plants booth astatine Festival of Books connected April 21, 2024.

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We’ll besides person colorful plant-inspired stickers and copies of the Weekend people conception with Times plot sum to springiness away.

Booth visitors volition beryllium capable to odor and look astatine plants from the Theodore Payne Foundation and larn however autochthonal plants tin not lone prevention h2o but besides enactment section wildlife specified arsenic bees, birds and monarch butterflies. Theodore Payne volition besides person merchandise disposable for acquisition and different effect packets to manus out.

As portion of the booth, representatives from the California Native Plant Society volition amusement visitors however to usage Calscape, an online database of autochthonal plants that allows you to customize your scenery needs based connected your ZIP Code.

Stop by the L.A. Times Plants booth (booth 554 successful the Red Zone) betwixt 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. connected April 18 oregon from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. connected April 19. The Festival of Books is held connected the USC campus. For much information, cheque the festival’s FAQ page.