- Meetings
- General ESA Meetings are informal and informative, with an emphasis on epi culture. Admission and parking are free. Refreshments are served. Members and guests attending their first meeting receive a free, potted epi Plants, cuttings and potting supplies are available for bargain prices at the sale and raffle tables. Meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month, (except January and December,) at 7:30 pm, in the Lecture Hall B of the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanical Garden (Arboretum of Los Angeles County, 301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, CA. From the Foothill Freeway (1-210), take the Baldwin Avenue off ramp south, and follow the signs to the Arboretum.
- At 6:00 p.m. in the same room and just preceding the General Meetings the Executive Board meetings are held. The Board Members are encouraged to attend these meetings, which are open to all.
- Upcoming meetings:
- General ESA Meetings are informal and informative, with an emphasis on epi culture. Admission and parking are free. Refreshments are served. Members and guests attending their first meeting receive a free, potted epi Plants, cuttings and potting supplies are available for bargain prices at the sale and raffle tables. Meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month, (except January and December,) at 7:30 pm, in the Lecture Hall B of the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanical Garden (Arboretum of Los Angeles County, 301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, CA. From the Foothill Freeway (1-210), take the Baldwin Avenue off ramp south, and follow the signs to the Arboretum.
- February 2012 - On Tuesday night, Feb 7, for the 1st time anywhere in the U.S., the ESA will be presenting the American preview of Englishman Michael Haines photographs' "Castle Epiphyllum Hybrids." The Society is grateful for his CD donation to our library. We would like to welcome back our members for the new year, and 1st time attendees will be given a rooted cuttting.
- March 2012 - program to be announced
- April 2012 - program to be announced Everyone is welcome. 1st time attendees will be given a rooted cutting.
- May 2011 - program to be announced All are welcome & refreshment will be serve. 1st time attendees will be given a rooted cutting.
- June 2012 - Awards presentation
- July 2012 - Slides of the 2012 Flower Show see images 2009 2010 2011
- August 2012 - program to be announced
- September 2012 - Annual silent auction of hard to find epis and and newly registered hybrids from Evelyn Shiraki, Darryl Miyamoto, Don Burnett, Marc Piette, & Gary Brandfellner is the main attraction of the auction. Other members are asked to donate some of their favorite plants from their gardens for the event. To see images 1 2 3 4 5
- October 2012 - program to be announced
All are welcome & refreshment will be serve.
1st time attendees will be given a rooted cutting.
- November 2012 - program to be announced All are welcome & refreshment will be serve. 1st time attendees will be given a rooted cutting.
- December 2012 - Holiday and Awards Banquet
- Shows/Other Events
- The highlight of the epi year is the Annual Flower Show and Sale, held in May and open for viewing to the public. Here the members show and compete for ribbons and trophies with their beautiful epies at the height of the flowering season. Annual Events include the LA Garden Show at the Arboretum and Spring Garden Show at South Coast Plaza in Coast Mesa(4/29/11-5/1/11), CA. Other annual events include the New Registrations Slide Presentation & Silent Auction (a very popular event at the September meeting), and the December Holiday and Awards Banquet.
Upcoming ESA events (2011)
- ESA Annual Flower Show and Sale - Location: Ayres Hall, Los Angeles County Arboretum, (Baldwin Avenue south from 210 Freeway), Arcadia. Show and Sale Date: Sunday, May 20, 2012 .
- The Annual Holiday Banquet - Location: Monrovian Family Restaurant, 543 Myrtle Ave, Monrovia Ca. , (Myrtle Avenue north from 210 Freeway), . Date: Tuesday, Dec , 2012. We will start at 6 pm and dinner will be at 7 pm. The cost is $20, last day to make reservations is Nov. 26th. Please make checks out to ESA .There will be a gift exchange!
Other Upcoming events (2011)
- South Bay Epi Society Flower Show and Sale - Location; South Coast Botanical Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Boulevard, Palos Verde Pennisula. Show and Sale Date: Sunday, May 6, 2012 .
- San Diego Epi Society Annual Mother's Day Show and Plant Sale - Location: Balboa Park, Room #101,Ca1a del Prado building, San Diego. There is a sale on May 12 ,2012 and a "Show and Sale" Date: Sunday, May 13, 2012 .
- Epi Con XIII
Will be held In San Diego this Year on May 26 and 27th, 2012
for more information you can go to this website
http://www.sandiegoepi.com/epi/epicon_xiii
- For more information about membership or the ESA, go to our web page on facebook.
Nurseries
This web page was last updated on: 1/14/12