Los Angeles area gardens with native plants. Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour - +1 818 768-1802, organized by the Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants . The annual garden tour, which began in 2004, showcases mostly private gardens throughout the Los Angeles basin that feature 50% or more native plants. Unlike most tours, garden owners many of whom design the gardens themselves and knowledgeable docents are available to identify plants and discuss techniques of gardening with California native plants. The tour usually takes place in April over a weekend, with half the gardens open to attendees on Saturday and the other half on Sunday. In 2006, more than 1,700 people visited more than 30 gardens; in 2008, more than 1,000 people visited 38 private gardens; in 2009, more than 46 gardens are featured. Garden locations ranged from Santa Monica to Monrovia, from Woodland Hills to Tujunga.
