Datebook: Events, exhibits, classes for the week ahead
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Tuesday: The landmark Gamble House hosts a weekly lunch-hour program that takes advantage of the warmer weather. Visitors are invited to bring their lunch and picnic on the rear lawn or terrace between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Oct. 23. Docent-led 20-minute tours will be given at 12:15 and 12:45 p.m. at a cost of $5. 4 Westmoreland Place, Pasadena. Reservations: (626) 449-4178.
Tuesday: Landscape designer Daxin Liu will present an illustrated lecture on the gardens of Suzhou, China. Liu will focus on design principles and techniques that can be incorporated into California gardens. 7:30 p.m. Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. Free. (626) 405-2100.
Thursday: The Sherman Library and Gardens Volunteer Assn. presents its 14th annual garden tour from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Seven local gardens and the library’s California Impressionist art collection will be on view. Refreshments included. $40 to $45. Sherman Library and Gardens, 2647 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. (949) 673-2261. The gardens will also host free admission in honor of National Public Gardens Day on Friday.
Thursday: Landscape architect Bob Perry discusses ‘Landscapes of Vision and Experience,’ a tribute to public and private gardens in Southern California. Held in conjunction with the ‘Thursday Garden Talks With Lili Singer’ series. 9:30 a.m. to noon. Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. $20. (626) 821-3243.
Friday: This year’s self-guided Laguna Beach Garden Tour will feature seven private gardens in Woods Cove, one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. $35. Advance tickets only: www.lagunabeachgardenclub.org.
Friday: National Public Gardens Day, an annual celebration of the nation’s public gardens, will feature local events: The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden is offering docent-led walking tours at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The tours are included with regular admission of $3 to $8; meet at the rotunda. The Getty Center in Brentwood (photo at top) and Getty Villa in Malibu are offering special 45-minute tours of gardens led by the professionals who manage them. The Getty Gardener’s Perspective tours will be offered at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Getty Center, and 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at the Getty Villa. Admission is free; parking $15. You must have a free, timed ticket to enter the Villa; go to www.getty.edu/visit or call (310) 440-7300. Further information: www.publicgardens.org.
Friday: Elle Decor hosts ‘Legends of La Cienega Celebrate Hollywood,’ a two-day design event featuring lectures and panels composed of interior designers such as Rose Tarlow, Joe Nye, Trina Turk and many others. For a full schedule of lectures and locations, click here.
Saturday: The Garden Conservancy’s Open Days tour for Los Angeles covers seven homes in the Windsor Square area. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission to each garden is $5. Maps and discounted admission tickets will be available at the Ronnie Allumbaugh Gardens at Getty House, 605 S. Irving Blvd., Los Angeles, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (888) 842-2442.
Saturday: The 11th annual self-guided Open Doors Home and Garden Tour features properties in the Huntington Harbor, Seacliff and Southeast communities. Includes lunch at the Huntington Beach Arts Center. $50. (714) 915-1568.
Saturday: Landscape architect and contractor Owen Dell, author of ‘Sustainable Landscaping for Dummies,’ discusses new options for turf areas. Dell will cover ways to remove an old lawn, alternative low-maintenance meadows, organic lawn-care tricks and tips on installing irrigation. 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Calvary Christian Fellowship Church, 4221 E. Main St., Ventura. $10 in advance; $15 at the door. (805) 844-7449.
Saturday: The Orange County chapter of the California Native Plant Society will host a native plant garden tour featuring a dozen gardens in Fullerton, Tustin, Corona del Mar and Santa Ana. Free. Addresses and driving directions will be e-mailed to registered attendees the day before the tour. Click here to register.
Saturday: Steve Gerischer leads a class on how to create beautiful container gardens with native plants. 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers and Native Plants, 10459 Tuxford Road, Sun Valley. $25 to $35. (818) 768-1802. -- Lisa Boone
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