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Rancho Los Cerritos Hosts City Nature Challenge April 25-28
Groups, Families, and Individuals Can Explore the Ecosystem of Bugs, Birds, and Critters and Share Their Findings with the World! Join Rancho Los Cerritos for…
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Plant of the Moment: Red Bird of Paradise or Poinciana (Caesalpinia pulcherrima). The forecourt is a blaze of color as this West Indies native comes…
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July Garden News
A big thank you to eight devoted Rancho Los Cerritos volunteers who showed up on the hottest day of the year thus far to toil…
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Plant of the Moment: Romneya (Matilija Poppy). They are scattered throughout the California native garden, the flowers of this perennial started to pop up in…
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Plant of the Moment: the Wisteria sinensis. The Wisteria, which is native to the eastern half of China, is blooming and just about at its…
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Plant of the Moment: Ceanothus โConcha.โ It is Ceanothus season at RLC! One of Californiaโs most beloved native shrubs, RLCโs Ceanothus are a hybrid varietal…
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Plant of the Moment: Viola odorata (Sweet Violet). Native to Europe, Africa, and Asia, this violetโs bright and delicate flowers helped ensure its popularity as…
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The Heliotropum (Heliotrope) is looking beautiful this month. In Adobe Days, Sarah Bixby Smith lists the plants she remembers from Templeโs garden. She ends with,…
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