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Join us for a fun day on the ocean out of 22nd Street Sportfishing in San Pedro on Friday, August 7! Go fishing alongside fellow landscape professionals and enjoy a memorable day on the water, perfect for both experienced anglers and those new to fishing. Whether you are new or a lifelong angler, this is sure to be a great time! Check-in opens at 6 a.m., and the boat departs at 7 a.m. Sponsorship opportunities available too (and each includes two angler tickets). Let’s go fishing!

Cost: $125 per angler / $500 for sponsorship, which includes two anglers. Rod, tackle, license, galley, and cleaning is extra. Reach out to Noah with questions.

Only 25 spots available!

Click here to register.

More information coming soon!

More information coming soon!

More information coming soon!

Join the Orange County Chapter of CLCA at Tijeras Creek Golf Course on Thursday, April 16, to take a break from your daily burdens and enjoy some fun on the links with your CLCA friends! 

The tournament will have an 8 a.m. shotgun start, followed by a luncheon and awards banquet. We will also have a raffle, conducted in a pick-a-prize format. Tickets will be sold during registration and lunch and participants will be able to choose the prize they want to win! Winners will be drawn following lunch.

Click here to register as a golfer and/or sponsor. Click here to download an informational flyer.

The Southern California Horticultural Society is hosting a Field Trip to Apricot Lane Farms in Somis.

For more information, visit: www.socalhort.org 

Join us for an exciting hands-on irrigation demonstration on Thursday, March 19, at 3:00 p.m. and see water-efficient technology in action!

Industry leaders Aqua-Flo, Netafim, and Southland Sod are donating materials for a live subsurface drip irrigation lawn installation, which will be demonstrated on site at the non-profit Greener Way Associates location. This interactive event offers a practical, up-close look at innovative irrigation solutions and sustainable landscape practices you can apply in the field.

Bonus: Earn 1 CEU toward your QWEL and/or CWM certifications while learning from industry pros.

Cost: $10/CLCA members; $30/Non-members. Light refreshments included.

RSVP your attendance to LA/SGV Chapter President, Noah Gottlieb.

Click here to download an informational flyer.

The Southern California Horticultural Society will have John and Molly Chester of Apricot Lane Farms speaking on regenerative farming and land stewardship.

For more information, visit: www.socalhort.org 

Take a stroll through the enchanting Camellia Forest at Descanso Gardens alongside expert Richard Schulhof.

Learn the moving story behind these blooms and see firsthand rare and exotic camellias beneath a majestic canopy of native coast live oaks. 

Meets at Center Circle. No advance registration required, free with admission.

Click here for more information.

Pull up a chair and make some connections!

Join us for an “Eat & Meet” Vendor Expo designed like speed dating for your business. You’ll rotate through quick, one-on-one conversations with local suppliers – just a few minutes each – so you can meet more reps, faster.

Put faces to names, build real relationships, and get your equipment and supply questions answered directly by industry pros... while also enjoying a tasty dinner. By the end of the night, you’ll know your suppliers on a first-name basis and have valuable contacts you can actually use.

COST: FREE for CLCA Members, $20 for Non-Members

VENDORS: Just $200 to get face time with motivated buyers and build real connections.

Click here to download an informational flyer.

As the former garden editor for Sunset Magazines and Books, Kathleen Norris Brenzel has decades-worth of stories about Sunset's history and influence. She produced four editions of the Sunset Western Garden Book and two editions of the Sunset Western Landscaping book, among others. Before bringing Hawaii into the 2012 edition of The Western Garden Book, she participated in an environmental journalism fellowship program at the National Tropical Botanical Garden in Kauai.

The Healthy Garden, co-authored with Mary Kate Mackey, is her latest book.

Join the California Garden Landscape History Society for what is sure to be a lively and interesting lunchtime talk. Click here for more information.

The Southern California Horticultural Society's second speaker of the new year will be Arborist Ryan Suttle.

For more information, visit: www.socalhort.org 

The Southern California Horticultural Society is hosting a Coffee in the Garden event.

For more information, visit: www.socalhort.org 

Discover. Connect. Partner.

Attend this exclusive open house event and you’ll have the opportunity to connect with faculty & staff while learning more about Mt SAC’s academic and career programs, partnership opportunities, and free employer resources. This event is designed to strengthen partnerships with local employers and showcase ways we can collaborate to support workforce needs. Registration requested by January 20. Click here for more information and to reserve your spot.

Click here to download an informational flyer.

Join Certified Professional Pond Contractor Mike Garcia for an informative and inspiring evening of live demonstrations and step-by-step “how-to” guidance on building beautiful, functional water features.

This session will focus on ponds, waterfalls, and pollinator fountains, with special emphasis on designs that support Native Gardens in Southern California. Learn practical techniques, design considerations, and best practices you can apply to your own projects.

A Q&A session will follow, along with access to product catalogs and resources to help you take the next step.

This special event is co-sponsored by Aquaflo and Atlantic / OASE. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from industry experts and connect with fellow professionals.

Click here to download an informational flyer.

Plan to join the LA/SGV, SFV & CI chapters of CLCA for our joint chapter installation dinner on Wednesday, January 14, at Yolanda's Mexican Cafe in Simi Valley.

Outgoing boards will be congratulated for their hard work throughout the year. Then the new boards will be installed. 

RSVP now to join us for this special kickoff of each chapter's 2026 CLCA year. Cost is $40 per person.

Call/text Francisco at (818) 970-7592 to let him know you’re coming.

The Southern California Horticultural Society's first speaker of the new year will be Richard Hayden, the Senior Director of Horticulture at the High Line gardens in New York City. He will join us online January 8 to present a talk highlighting the plants, techniques and planning of this inspiring and world-famous public space. His program will include recent input and new garden designs from High Line garden designer, Piet Oudolf – that will allow the gardens to evolve, succeed and continually inspire naturalistic gardens everywhere.

Hayden is a passionate horticulturist dedicated to an ecological and naturalistic approach to garden care and design. Prior to 2022, when Hayden began work at the High Line, he served as the Assistant Deputy Director at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHMLA) where he was the primary project manager for the reimagining of the La Brea Tar Pits Museum and 11-acre park site. He also oversaw the Nature Gardens at NHMLA, a wildlife habitat garden, where he collaborated with scientists, educators and interpreters to promote the garden as a leading site for the study of urban nature.

At the High Line, Hayden leads a team of horticulturists in the stewardship and public programming of this historic site. The once-abandoned elevated rail line on the west side of Manhattan was reclaimed and opened as a biodiverse garden in 2009 with naturalistic plantings designed by Piet Oudolf. Since then, the High Line gardens have become known for their unique ability to evoke a natural beauty and four-season interest in a very challenging urban environment.

We are excited to host Hayden to share a program about the evolution of this garden space and the plans for its future – which in turn could inspire our own garden plans as we head into the new year.

Online registration is now open for this special presentation. (Click here.)

For more information, go to our main webpage: www.socalhort.org 

Join your peers in a Tri-Chapter year-ending holiday celebration involving San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles/San Gabriel Valley, and Channel Islands chapters. It will be held Thursday, December 11, starting at 6 p.m. at the home of incoming LA/SGV President, Noah Gottlieb. This no-charge event is a potluck so please reach out to Noah to RSVP and discuss what dish you are bringing to the party.

Included in this year-end celebration is a White Elephant Gift Exchange. If you want to participate, bring a gift of $20 value – serious or funny – and join in the laughs and merriment that this WILDLY FUN-FILLED gift exchange brings. Make sure the gift is wrapped so that people do not know what they are choosing. Bring the kids…they’ll love it too.

Click here to download a flyer to share with your friends!

Join us for an illuminating evening at our Landscape Lighting Showcase! Explore stunning, real-life installations of landscape and pond lighting from our generous sponsors: Corona Lighting, FX Luminaire, Lightcraft Outdoor Lighting, and SPJ Lighting.

Event Highlights:

• Live lighting displays to spark ideas and inspiration;

• Vendor tables featuring the latest products & services;

• Free to attend courtesy of our sponsors;

• A delicious taco truck dinner included.

This is the perfect opportunity to connect with fellow professionals, discover cutting-edge outdoor lighting solutions, and enjoy great food in a beautiful setting.

VENDORS: Display tables for products and services available at $100 each.

This event is open to all CLCA chapter members in the area. Invite a friend!

RSVP or request more info by contacting Jake Palumbo, LA/SGV VP Events, at (310) 845-6722 or jake@groundedlandscapesllc.com

Click here to download an informational flyer.

Sadly, we had to cancel this event due to lack of participant interest.

Bring the whole family for an evening of fun, food, and friendly competition! Join us for our First Annual Mini Golf Tournament, open to adults and kids of all ages.

Cost to attend is just $30 per adult | $15 per kid (18 & under) and includes mini golf and pizza!

Tons of Prizes & Surprises

• Team with the lowest score

• Top 3 adult players

• Top 3 kids in age groups: 0–7, 8–12, and 13–18

• Hole-in-one prizes for adults and kids!

Sponsor a Hole – Just $100
There are 54 holes available. Each sponsor provides two Hole-in-One prizes—one for the first adult and one for the first kid who scores an ace on your sponsored hole.

Everyone is invited – don’t miss this fun-filled night!

For more information and to RSVP, reach out to LA/SGV VP Events Jake Palumbo at (310) 845-6722 or jake@groundedlandscapesllc.com.

Click here to download an informational flyer.

Ensure the safety of your clients and community by attending a Fire Safe Landscaping presentation on Thursday, June 12, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Devil Mountain Wholesale Nursery in Redondo Beach.

Featured speaker Andrew Johnson of Fire Safe Marin and owner of Johnson’s Tree and Garden will share his expert insights. Andrew is also a member of the CLCA North Coast Chapter.

Cost to attend is just $20 per person, which includes a taco truck dinner, generously sponsored by Site One and Devil Mountain Wholesale Nursery.

Sponsorships are available for $100, which include a product table and a brief opportunity to promote your company.

This event is open to all CLCA chapter members in the area. Invite a friend!

RSVP or request more info by contacting Jake Palumbo, LA/SGV VP Events, at (310) 845-6722 or jake@groundedlandscapesllc.com

Click here to download an informational flyer.

Members and potential members will have the opportunity to sit down with area suppliers in a one-on-one setting, as this Vendor Expo will be organized “speed dating style.” That means, after a few minutes with one supplier rep, members will move on to the next one, and the next.

This will be FUN & EDUCATIONAL. Get to know your suppliers on a first name basis. Get all your equipment and supply questions answered by the professionals in your industry, all in one fantastic evening.

This event is FREE to Regular Members and potential landscape members and includes dinner. For participating suppliers, there is a fee of $200 per vendor table. Sign up now!

Click here to download an informational flyer. To RSVP and for more info, reach out to:

LA/SGV President Evan Moffitt
(805) 616-9858
Emoffitt@siteone.com

OR

Secretary Noah Gottlieb
(424) 257-2060
noahsarklandscapingca@gmail.com

Celebrate the holidays with the CLCA LA/SGV chapter at Topgolf in El Segundo on Monday, December 5, 2022, starting at 5:30 p.m.

Topgolf features climate-controlled hitting bays for year-round comfort with HDTVs in every bay and throughout their sports bar and restaurant. Using their complimentary clubs or your own, take aim at the giant outfield targets and Topgolf’s high-tech balls will score themselves.

Thanks to sponsor CLCA INSURANCE SOLUTIONS, this event is just $80 to attend and includes two hours of golf in one of the hitting bays we’ve secured, two drink coupons, and a fajita fiesta buffet-style dinner.

Click here to register for this fun-filled evening of golf and networking with your green industry friends.

Join us on Thursday, November 3, at Ewing Irrigation & Landscape Supply in Los Angeles to get enough information to responsibly consider bidding on basic public works projects. 

We're excited to have LA/SGV Chapter President and Ecotech Services President, Malcolm McLaren, as our keynote speaker. 

In his presentation, Malcolm will detail:

● where to find requests for bids,

● how to read a request for proposal "RFP",

● department of industrial relations,

● prevailing wage,

● critical language,

● common traps/pitfalls,

● labor compliance, 

● and more! 

You don't want to miss it! Pre-registration req'd. Cost to attend includes drinks/snacks.

Click here to reserve your spot.

Email clcalasgvchapter@yahoo.com with questions.

Networking will be at 5:30 p.m. followed by the board meeting at 6 p.m. All members welcome. This meeting is free to attend. You will be responsible for your own tab. To ensure we reserve enough space, please RSVP your attendance to clcalasgvchapter@yahoo.com.