I will be speaking at an 87 acre botanic garden located in Palos Verdes Peninsula, The South Coast Botanic Garden on May 12th, 2012 at 1:00 p.m.

Address, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274.

Come enjoy the day visiting these gardens before and after my talk.  They are open from 9:00-5:00.  Call for tickets to visit the gardens, 310-544-1948.  This botanic garden is unique in that it was developed and reclaimed from a sanitary landfill.  Over 50 years ago, private citizens with a vision and purpose restored the land that has become a haven for plants and wildlife. There are over 200,000 plants. Read the story on their website, www.southcoastbotanicgarden.org. 

Thursday, July 12th, 2012    I will be presenting my hummingbird talk at The Huntington Library. Free.  My talk will begin at 2:30 p.m.

Their address is 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108. Tel. # 626-405-2100. Open M-F 12:00 – 4:30 pm, Open Sat. & Sun. 10:30-4:30 pm. Closed on Tuesdays.

I encourage all to come and visit their beautiful botanical gardens, art collection and exhibits on 207 acres in Southern California, San Gabriel Valley. It’s a great research center. Reservations not needed. Free parking.  To see the gardens you need to purchase tickets. Check out there schedule of exhibits and additional information at www.huntington.org.  There is a nice Cafe and Tea house on the grounds.