Find out about California native vegetation on the Festival of Books at USC

Are you interested by making a native habitat or have questions on your vegetation? Come meet specialists from the Theodore Payne Foundation and the California Native Plant Society, together with Times staffers, on the L.A. Times Plants sales space throughout The Times’ Festival of Books at USC on April 18 and 19.

In a brand new location this 12 months — sales space 554 within the Red Zone — the L.A. Times Plants sales space will likely be a tribute to L.A. Times vegetation author Jeanette Marantos, a passionate supporter of native vegetation, who died in February.

There will likely be giveaways of tons of of 4-inch vegetation from Theodore Payne and The Times all through the weekend. Also, anybody who indicators up for our free month-to-month L.A. Times Plants e-newsletter will obtain Jeanette’s Mix, a particular packet of sunflower seeds and California poppy seeds that Marantos hoped to supply this 12 months.

We’ll even have colourful plant-inspired stickers and copies of the Weekend print part with Times backyard protection to present away.

Booth guests will have the ability to odor and take a look at vegetation from the Theodore Payne Foundation and find out how native vegetation can’t solely save water but in addition help native wildlife equivalent to bees, birds and monarch butterflies. Theodore Payne may also have merchandise accessible for buy and different seed packets handy out.

As a part of the sales space, representatives from the California Native Plant Society will present guests methods to use Calscape, a web-based database of native vegetation that permits you to customise your panorama wants primarily based in your ZIP Code.

Stop by the L.A. Times Plants sales space (sales space 554 within the Red Zone) between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on April 18 or from 10 a.m. to five p.m. on April 19. The Festival of Books is held on the USC campus. For extra data, test the pageant’s FAQ page.