Below are links to several of our wonderful community gardening resources. All have classes and tours that are great fun:
Huntington Gardens
Descanso Gardens
Theodore Payne Foundation
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
Los Angeles Botanic Garden
Southern California Horticultural Society
These gardening books are thorough and discuss gardens in our western climate:
Western Garden Book
published by Sunset
Western Garden Problem Solver
published by Sunset
California Native Plants for the Garden
by David Fross, Bart O’Brien
A Child’s Garden
by Molly Dannenmaier
Low-Maintenance Gardening
published by Sunset
Common Poisonous Plants and Mushrooms of North America
by Nancy J. Turner, Adam F. Szczawinski
Allergy-Free Gardening: The Revolutionary Guide to Healthy Landscaping
by Thomas L. Ogren