Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers & Native Plants
@theodorepayne.bsky.social
Nonprofit organization inspiring and educating Southern Californians about the beauty and ecological benefits of California native plants.
🌱 https://linktr.ee/TheodorePayne
🌱 https://linktr.ee/TheodorePayne
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
Photo by Diego Blanco
November 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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
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
Shop the gift guide at store.theodorepayne.org/collections/gift-guide2025
November 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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
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
November 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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
🌿 Sign up at events.humanitix.com/intronativeplants
November 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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
🌿 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
November 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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!
And guess what? We now carry soil and amendments too!
November 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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!
And guess what? We now carry soil and amendments too!
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 🌸
October 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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
October 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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.
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.
October 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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.
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.
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
Come get yours at our Sun Valley nursery, Los Nogales Nursery, or online at store.theodorepayne.org/collections/apparel
October 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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
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!
September 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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!
🎟️ 🪴🍁 Reserve your parking spot for the Fall Plant Sale today at events.humanitix.com/fallplantsaleparking or at the link in bio!
September 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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!
🎟️ 🪴🍁 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
September 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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
Here ye, here ye! 🌸📯
Meet us at the Book Faire and get 50% off select books and merch, this Saturday, September 27th.
Find our Book Faire pop-up located right in front of the HQ office, one-day, in-person only 🐛📚☀️
Meet us at the Book Faire and get 50% off select books and merch, this Saturday, September 27th.
Find our Book Faire pop-up located right in front of the HQ office, one-day, in-person only 🐛📚☀️
September 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Here ye, here ye! 🌸📯
Meet us at the Book Faire and get 50% off select books and merch, this Saturday, September 27th.
Find our Book Faire pop-up located right in front of the HQ office, one-day, in-person only 🐛📚☀️
Meet us at the Book Faire and get 50% off select books and merch, this Saturday, September 27th.
Find our Book Faire pop-up located right in front of the HQ office, one-day, in-person only 🐛📚☀️
🔥 If you are a resident of Duarte or its neighboring cities, we hope to see you this Saturday, September 27th at the Duarte City Picnic! We want to connect you with resources to help you have a beautiful, wildfire resilient garden. Stop by our booth at the picnic to learn more!
September 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🔥 If you are a resident of Duarte or its neighboring cities, we hope to see you this Saturday, September 27th at the Duarte City Picnic! We want to connect you with resources to help you have a beautiful, wildfire resilient garden. Stop by our booth at the picnic to learn more!
🏡We'll help you learn about turf rebates and low-water gardens in our "Lawn to Garden" class. Sign-up here: LawntoGarden.eventbrite.com
Learn how to establish your native plants in their first few years in "Planting for Success: A How to Guide". Sign-up here: PlantingForSuccess.eventbrite.com
Learn how to establish your native plants in their first few years in "Planting for Success: A How to Guide". Sign-up here: PlantingForSuccess.eventbrite.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🏡We'll help you learn about turf rebates and low-water gardens in our "Lawn to Garden" class. Sign-up here: LawntoGarden.eventbrite.com
Learn how to establish your native plants in their first few years in "Planting for Success: A How to Guide". Sign-up here: PlantingForSuccess.eventbrite.com
Learn how to establish your native plants in their first few years in "Planting for Success: A How to Guide". Sign-up here: PlantingForSuccess.eventbrite.com
🌻Who doesn’t love a sunflower? Recently added to our Local Source Initiative (LSI), this powerhouse supports pollinators (there are over 60 sunflower-specialist native bees in CA!), improves soil health with its deep roots, and even helps clean contaminated soils through phytoremediation.
September 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🌻Who doesn’t love a sunflower? Recently added to our Local Source Initiative (LSI), this powerhouse supports pollinators (there are over 60 sunflower-specialist native bees in CA!), improves soil health with its deep roots, and even helps clean contaminated soils through phytoremediation.
Read the first post on our new Conservation blog! This blog highlights the dynamic and collaborative work of Theodore Payne Foundation's Seed & Conservation Program: theodorepayne.org/conservation-blog
#conservation #theodorepaynefoundation #californianativeplants #seeds #seedtember #LAecology
#conservation #theodorepaynefoundation #californianativeplants #seeds #seedtember #LAecology
September 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Read the first post on our new Conservation blog! This blog highlights the dynamic and collaborative work of Theodore Payne Foundation's Seed & Conservation Program: theodorepayne.org/conservation-blog
#conservation #theodorepaynefoundation #californianativeplants #seeds #seedtember #LAecology
#conservation #theodorepaynefoundation #californianativeplants #seeds #seedtember #LAecology
Join us this Saturday in Montecito Heights (right near Los Nogales Nursery!) for Wildfire Resilience L.A. We'll be alongside other orgs and officials providing free resources and education on keeping your family, your home, and your community safe!
September 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Join us this Saturday in Montecito Heights (right near Los Nogales Nursery!) for Wildfire Resilience L.A. We'll be alongside other orgs and officials providing free resources and education on keeping your family, your home, and your community safe!
🌱🌰 In preparation for fall sowing season, we'd like to highlight some seasonal sowing recs:
🪻 For annuals: TPF-exclusive Urban Superbloom Mix
🌻 Pollinator-powerhouse, bush sunflower
🌸 Coast morning glory
Find all of these seeds online at store.theodorepayne.org or in-store at our nursery.
🪻 For annuals: TPF-exclusive Urban Superbloom Mix
🌻 Pollinator-powerhouse, bush sunflower
🌸 Coast morning glory
Find all of these seeds online at store.theodorepayne.org or in-store at our nursery.
September 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🌱🌰 In preparation for fall sowing season, we'd like to highlight some seasonal sowing recs:
🪻 For annuals: TPF-exclusive Urban Superbloom Mix
🌻 Pollinator-powerhouse, bush sunflower
🌸 Coast morning glory
Find all of these seeds online at store.theodorepayne.org or in-store at our nursery.
🪻 For annuals: TPF-exclusive Urban Superbloom Mix
🌻 Pollinator-powerhouse, bush sunflower
🌸 Coast morning glory
Find all of these seeds online at store.theodorepayne.org or in-store at our nursery.
We're celebrating #InverteFest this week at TPF! 🕷️🔍 If you wish to contribute your observations to InverteFest, join their project on iNaturalist and start looking for invertebrates, now through August 31st.
🐛 inaturalist.org/projects/invertefest-august-2025
🐛 inaturalist.org/projects/invertefest-august-2025
August 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
We're celebrating #InverteFest this week at TPF! 🕷️🔍 If you wish to contribute your observations to InverteFest, join their project on iNaturalist and start looking for invertebrates, now through August 31st.
🐛 inaturalist.org/projects/invertefest-august-2025
🐛 inaturalist.org/projects/invertefest-august-2025
We'll be exhibitors at the Keep Los Angeles Beautiful 7th Annual Beautification Conference! This is a great chance to learn more about the services and resources available in your neighborhoods, and how you can get involved in the community!
Register here: https://loom.ly/eJKfBAw
Register here: https://loom.ly/eJKfBAw
August 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We'll be exhibitors at the Keep Los Angeles Beautiful 7th Annual Beautification Conference! This is a great chance to learn more about the services and resources available in your neighborhoods, and how you can get involved in the community!
Register here: https://loom.ly/eJKfBAw
Register here: https://loom.ly/eJKfBAw
🔥Intro to Fire Defensible Garden Design 📅 8/23 ⏰ 9:30–12:30
Join us for our new class for folks looking to plan their garden through the lens of fire resilience. Learn how to care for a native garden while putting fire zoning concepts to use.
Sign up at FirewiseGardenDesign.eventbrite.com
Join us for our new class for folks looking to plan their garden through the lens of fire resilience. Learn how to care for a native garden while putting fire zoning concepts to use.
Sign up at FirewiseGardenDesign.eventbrite.com
August 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM
🔥Intro to Fire Defensible Garden Design 📅 8/23 ⏰ 9:30–12:30
Join us for our new class for folks looking to plan their garden through the lens of fire resilience. Learn how to care for a native garden while putting fire zoning concepts to use.
Sign up at FirewiseGardenDesign.eventbrite.com
Join us for our new class for folks looking to plan their garden through the lens of fire resilience. Learn how to care for a native garden while putting fire zoning concepts to use.
Sign up at FirewiseGardenDesign.eventbrite.com
Anemopsis californica, also known as yerba mansa or lizard tail, is a perennial herb with white cone-shaped flowers and red stems. "Yerba" means "herb" and "mansa" means "calm," which is fitting since this plant is known to have medicinal properties. Come on by and pick some up at our nursery 🦎
August 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Anemopsis californica, also known as yerba mansa or lizard tail, is a perennial herb with white cone-shaped flowers and red stems. "Yerba" means "herb" and "mansa" means "calm," which is fitting since this plant is known to have medicinal properties. Come on by and pick some up at our nursery 🦎
🦎 Reptiles of Theodore Payne: A Walk & Talk with Diego Blanco!
The heat is bringing out the reptiles! Join us on a walk through the gardens at TPF to learn reptile ID, behavior, and ecological relationships to native habitats.
📅 Saturday, 8/23 @ 1PM
Sign up here: https://loom.ly/ylF6UxA
The heat is bringing out the reptiles! Join us on a walk through the gardens at TPF to learn reptile ID, behavior, and ecological relationships to native habitats.
📅 Saturday, 8/23 @ 1PM
Sign up here: https://loom.ly/ylF6UxA
August 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
🦎 Reptiles of Theodore Payne: A Walk & Talk with Diego Blanco!
The heat is bringing out the reptiles! Join us on a walk through the gardens at TPF to learn reptile ID, behavior, and ecological relationships to native habitats.
📅 Saturday, 8/23 @ 1PM
Sign up here: https://loom.ly/ylF6UxA
The heat is bringing out the reptiles! Join us on a walk through the gardens at TPF to learn reptile ID, behavior, and ecological relationships to native habitats.
📅 Saturday, 8/23 @ 1PM
Sign up here: https://loom.ly/ylF6UxA