Position Available at Tree of Life NurseryRetail Assistant Position Available Immediately
Please download and read the Job Description (below). Please send a Cover Letter and Resume to
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, ASAP. We are accepting Letters and Resumes through Friday, December 16th. Interviews will begin shortly thereafter.  Retail Staff Assistant December 2011 (38.11 kB)
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. No phone calls, please.
Wreath-Making with California Native Plants Celebrate the holiday season with your very own home-made wreath fashioned out of California native plant material! We will be hosting three workshops this December and you are welcome to participate in the fun. Craftswoman Hilda Evans will instruct all three workshops.
Cost: $35.00 per wreath, (limit 2 wreaths per participant, per session)
You may buy multiple wreaths for you and other participants, but please note that there is not enough time for any one person to complete more than 2 wreaths during the workshop time.
Registration: Reserve your space in the workshop online with pre-payment via PayPal, (No refunds for Cancellations/No Shows)
We will provide a wreath base made from California Grape (Vitis californica 'Roger's Red' and Vitis girdiana), and various native plant material clippings for your use to attach to the wreath base. Many fragrant native plant clippings gathered from our gardens will be available such as White Sage (Salvia apiana), Incense Cedar (Calocedrus decurrens), Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), San Perdo Martir Cypress (Cupressus montana), California Bay (Umbellularia californica), and many other plant clippings as well. If you have any plant clippings or decorations you wish to add, we recommend you bring them!
Workshop Dates/Times:Wreath-Making Session I: Saturday, December 10, 10:00 AM
Wreath-Making Session II: Saturday, December 10, 1:30 PM
Wreath-Making Session III: Saturday, December 17, 10:00 AM
These workshops are very popular, sign up early!
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October/November Events at Tree of Life Native Plant Nursery Happy Fall... What a beautiful time of year! Its also the easiest time to get native plants in the ground and watch them grow into beautiful landscapes. Lots going on this Fall - here’s the run-down of events... October 22, 9:30a-10:30a - Fall Planting time is Here!
The ABC’s of native plant installation and care with Mike Evans. Fall is in full swing, you’re ready to plant your native plants, we’re here to help!
October 29, 9a-12p - Plant Labelling Services
Have you admired the lovely plant labels in our gardens here at the nursery? Bring your plant list and we’ll print labels for you. $1 per label, $1.75 label + stand. More details here.
Replace Your Lawn Workshops Return this November, Saturdays at 9:30am!! December will bring a tour of the Nursery as well as our annual wreath-making workshops! (Registration for Wreath Workshops will become available at the end of October). Stay tuned via our Event Calendar, email updates, our twitter feed and our Facebook Fan Page
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Plant Labelling Day - October 29, 2011 - 9a-12pmHave you seen the garden labels in our nursery? We've been very happy with their appearance and durability, and we want to share! On Saturday, October 29, from 9am to 12 noon, we will create labels for your garden. Bring your list to the nursery, preferably with botanic and common name, either hand-written or electronically on Excel spreadsheet format. You may email us at
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with your plant list in advance to finalize the names and formatting, but payment and pickup must be done in person. We anticipate approximately 1/2 to 1 hour turnaround time. Please inquire about prices.
We look forward to offering this new and unique service! Take advantage of this first-time opportunity.
Replace Your Lawn Workshop Series Fridays in September and Rebate ProgramsBack by popular demand, we are presenting our Replace Your Lawn (RYL) workshop series in a special four part installment about the basics of converting your ecologically taxing and expensive lawn into a beautiful, carefree, sustainable habitat. 
These workshops will be held FRIDAYS at 9 AM in the month of September, starting September 9th. This month’s RYL series is unique because we will hold two sessions on plant selection in preparation for Fall planting season. Come get ready to replace your water-guzzling lawn by learning the basics: lawn removal, creating and caring for a native garden, and the fun part - Plant Selection!
See schedule here>>
Rebate Programs. Speaking of replacing your lawn - definitely check with your water districts and cities Southern Californians!! There are some GREAT lawn replacement rebate programs, but you can usually only apply for funds on your project BEFORE you have removed your lawn. So, before you actually kill and start replacing, check out these programs!
Orange County Residents Turf Removal Rebate Program Through MWDOC
Southern California Residents Turf Removal Program Through MWD
San Diego Residents Turf Removal Program
Do you know about a rebate program in your area? Share it and some information on our Facebook page, or drop us a line!
Summer Hours at Tree of Life Nursery Saturday Mornings Continue through September, Twilight Thursday open until 7:30 pm.
We are extending our Saturday morning hours through the months of August and September. Please join us Saturday mornings from 9am-12noon. It starts getting too hot for anyone to stick around after that!
Remember - Our first full day Saturday Opening is October 1... get ready for an exciting Fall Planting Season.
Stay cool!
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