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the tour Gardens Shop Sponsorship Contact Press Navigation Menu Navigation Menu Home About the tour Gardens Shop Sponsorship Contact Press Home 2024 Native Plant Garden Tour April 13 & 14 2024 Native Plant Garden Tour April 13 & 14 A SoCal Tradition: The Native Plant Garden Tour The Native Plant Garden Tour is a self-guided tour of California native plant gardens across Greater Los Angeles. Since 2003, more than 700 public and private landscapes have participated in the Native Plant Garden Tour. Ranging from coastal container gardens to modernist foothill estates to experimental urban homesteads, each unique design offers beauty and critical habitat for wildlife in one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots. Islands Above, Roots Below As the ecosystems around us grow increasingly fragmented, islands of intact habitat persist amid a sea of development and human infrastructure. These reservoirs of biodiversity are sustained by the complexity of species relationships they harbor – relationships that are strengthened by connectivity and strained by isolation. The 2024 Native Plant Garden Tour seeks to shine a light on the native plant gardens that reinvigorate urban habitats – a system of roots that stretches through the developed landscape and brings our wild spaces closer to home. Join the Tour to find out how you can create an island of biodiversity, strengthening the ecological roots of Los Angeles with native plants. This year’s Garden Tour features artwork by Alejandra Fernandez that brings the close relationship between plants and their accomplices – birds, bats, and insects alike – to life. Whether these flying creatures provide vital methods of seed dispersal or play a role in pollinating flowers, their presence in healthy ecosystems is key to the long-term survival and growth of the plant communities that make Los Angeles so unique. Shop the Souvenir Collection Experience the beauty of the Native Plant Garden Tour with our 2024 Souvenir Collection featuring exclusive artwork by Alejandra Fernandez . Bring biodiversity home with the collaborative Lizzie Armanto x Theodore Payne x Birdhouse Skateboard , a limited edition poster , or show your love for nature with our 2024 Souvenir T-shirt . Shop now Art Exhibition: Islands Above, Roots Below Islands Above, Roots Below in on view in the Theodore Payne Gallery April 6–September 7, 2024. Come see the original sculptures and drawings by Alejandra Fernandez depicting on the transformational relationships between plants and pollinators, drawing on the themes of this year’s Tour, and inspired by the vibrant diversity of Los Angeles. Read more about the Alejandra’s work here . Opening Reception: Islands Above, Roots Below Join us for the opening of Islands Above, Roots Below on April 6 at the TPF Gallery! Come see the original sculptures and drawings by Alejandra Fernandez depicting on the transformational relationships between plants and pollinators, drawing on the themes of this year’s Tour, and inspired by the vibrant diversity of Los Angeles. Read more about Alejandra’s work here . RSVP here A Huge Thank You to Our Sponsors Oak Sponsor Sage Sponsors Buckwheat Sponsors Fuchsia Sponsors Poppy Sponsors Alison Lancaster Consulting Arborists Vicky & Alex Taylor Explore Past Tours Theodore Payne Foundation Theodore Payne Foundation inspires and educates Southern Californians about the beauty and ecological benefits of California native plant landscapes. The Native Plant Garden Tour is our premier outreach event, showcasing the region’s most spectacular gardens. Learn...