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The Music Center's Urban Garden Talks To Highlight Winter Pruning
For Immediate Release: October 19, 2006

The Music Center and Estates Gardens by ValleyCrest Present
The Urban Garden Talks during Lunch Hour in the Garden at Walt Disney Concert Hall

WHAT: The Urban Garden located at the Music Center's Walt Disney Concert Hall is an oasis in the bustling urban landscape of Downtown Los Angeles. The third in a series of quarterly talks in the Garden - sponsored and presented by Estate Gardens by ValleyCrest - features guest speaker Brian Helgoe, General Manager Estate Gardens by ValleyCrest discussing winter pruning.

The Urban Garden Talks are designed to provide gardeners at any level with tips on creating and maintaining a healthy and vibrant landscape, each talk in the series features a different topic in garden design and maintenance.

The talks are free and begin at 12 p.m. in the W.M. Keck Foundation Children's Amphitheatre. A tour of the Urban Garden immediately follows each event. The tour explores the nearly 1-acre garden, its 45 blooming trees, and 15-ton Delftware, rose shaped fountain. This tour is almost entirely outdoors. Duration of talk and tour is approximately 60 minutes.

 
WHEN: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 - 12 p.m.
 
WHERE: W.M. Keck Foundation Children's Amphitheatre
Urban Garden at Walt Disney Concert Hall
111 S. Grand Avenue
Downtown Los Angeles
 
COST: FREE, open to the public and no reservations are required.
 
GENERAL INFORMATION: Food and beverages - special pricing for Urban Garden Talks attendees will be available at the Concert Hall Café during the event.
 
PARKING: Drivers may park at Walt Disney Concert Hall for $8 with a tour/event validation for up to 3 hours.
 
ADDITIONAL DATES: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 - Attracting birds and butterflies Speaker to be announced
 
CONTACT: MEDIA: Leticia Rhi Buckley (213) 972-3335 or lbuckley@musiccenter.org
TOURS/PUBLIC: 213-972-4339 or musiccenter.org

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