Theodore Payne Foundation
{{short description|California native-plant resource}}
{{Infobox park
| name = Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers & Native Plants
| photo = File:Theodore Payne Foundation 2023 September 03.jpg
| type = Plant nursery, Education center, Hiking trails
| location = 10459 Tuxford Street, Los Angeles, CA 91352-2126
| coordinates = {{coords|34.2373|-118.3594|display=inline,title|type:landmark_region:US-CA}}
| area = {{Convert|22|acre|ha}}
| created = {{start date and age|1960}}
| operator = TPF
| status = Open all year
| website = {{url|http://www.theodorepayne.org|Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants}}
}}
The Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants — or TPF, is a private, non-profit organization founded in 1960 to promote the understanding and preservation of California native plants. It continues the work of Theodore Payne, an English horticulturist, gardener, landscape designer, and botanist.[http://www.theodorepayne.org Theodore Payne Foundation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060502041225/http://www.theodorepayne.org/ |date=2006-05-02 }} . accessed 5.25.2014.
The Foundation is located in Sun Valley, in the northeastern San Fernando Valley and western Verdugo Mountains foothills.
Programs
TPF operates a native plant nursery and education center focused on California natives.{{Cite web|url=https://store.theodorepayne.org/|title=Theodore Payne Foundation|website=Theodore Payne Foundation|access-date=2023-09-15|archive-date=2023-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629000154/https://store.theodorepayne.org/|url-status=live}} Programs include the propagation of a wide range of species and cultivars of the California flora for use in the home landscape; collection and process of seeds from the wild for use in propagation, and courses in the horticulture, botany, and ecology of California native plants for the general public, as well as a volunteer program.{{Cite web|url=https://theodorepayne.org/calendar/|title=Calendar | Theodore Payne Foundation|website=theodorepayne.org|access-date=2023-09-15|archive-date=2023-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323110544/https://theodorepayne.org/calendar/|url-status=live}} Educational programs for children include plant-animal relations, butterflies, and human uses of native plant materials. [http://theodorepayne.org/education/k-12-classroom-program/ TPF K-12 education programs]
Events
File:Theodore Payne Foundation 2023 September 02.jpg
Major events include an Annual Native Plant Garden Tour in the greater Los Angeles area, featuring gardens with at least 50 percent California native plants,{{Cite web|url=https://theodorepayne.org/calendar/annual-garden-tour/|title=Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour | Theodore Payne Foundation|website=theodorepayne.org|access-date=2023-09-15|archive-date=2023-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323120612/https://theodorepayne.org/calendar/annual-garden-tour/|url-status=live}} the Wild Flower Hotline providing locations to view Spring wild flowers in California;{{Cite web|url=https://theodorepayne.org/learn/wildflower-hotline/|title=Wild Flower Hotline | Theodore Payne Foundation|website=theodorepayne.org|access-date=2023-09-15|archive-date=2023-09-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914030442/https://theodorepayne.org/learn/wildflower-hotline/|url-status=live}} and changing art gallery exhibits.
=Theodore Payne Art Gallery=
The Theodore Payne Art Gallery exhibits feature historical and contemporary artworks depicting the California flora as botanical illustrations and botanical portrait interpretations, as well as cultural, historical, and other exhibits featuring the California flora.{{Cite web|url=https://theodorepayne.org/arts/theodore-payne-gallery/|title=Theodore Payne Gallery | Theodore Payne Foundation|website=theodorepayne.org|access-date=2023-09-15|archive-date=2023-06-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606171232/https://theodorepayne.org/arts/theodore-payne-gallery/|url-status=live}}
Historical artists featured in the gallery include Alice Chittenden, Ethel Wickes, Ida Moody, and Jane Pinheiro. Contemporary artists featured include Gene Bauer, Fred Kuretski, Richard Dickey, and Ken Gilliland, and artists Melanie Symonds, Pamela Burgess, Ed Lum, and Elinor Nissley.{{Cite web|url=http://theodorepayne.org/arts/past-exhibits/|title=Theodore Payne Art Gallery: past exhibits|access-date=2014-05-28|archive-date=2014-05-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528080907/http://theodorepayne.org/arts/past-exhibits/|url-status=live}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.theodorepayne.org Official Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants website]
- [http://store.theodorepayne.org Theodore Payne Nursery eStore]
{{commons category|Theodore Payne Foundation}}
Category:Environmental organizations based in California
Category:Horticultural organizations based in the United States
Category:Organizations based in Los Angeles
Category:Sun Valley, Los Angeles
Category:Non-profit organizations based in Los Angeles