15 gifts for L.A. gardeners and plant parents of all levels
LA TimesPlant people are easy to buy for — and hard too — because the really die-hard gardeners usually want nothing more than their favorite battered clippers and an old table knife for weeding. $27 at Farmers Defense Theodore Payne Foundation gift cards Native plant gardens are a new way of thinking about landscaping in Southern California, but the Theodore Payne Foundation has a wealth of knowledge on the subject, having been focused on California native plants for 64 years. A great gift, then, is a gift card, which would let its recipient purchase a ticket to the 2025 Native Plant Garden Tour or take a class to learn more about landscaping with California’s indigenous plants. $100 at Theodore Payne Foundation Store Tree of Life Nursery wildflower seed mixes Native wildflowers are one of California’s superpowers. $11.99 at CoolJob ‘Medicinal Herbs of California’ field guide by Lanny Kaufer Lanny Kaufer is based in Ojai, but he’s been conducting Herb Walks through the wilds of Southern California for nearly five decades, pointing out the names and many uses of the region’s native and invasive plants.
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