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May 2022
Lecture: ‘The Persuasive Past of Orange County’
Join Jill Thrasher, Library Director, for a closer look at the Sherman collection of historic brochures, booklets, and pamphlets used to promote the cities of Orange County. For more than one hundred years, Orange County cities have worked hard to lure new residents to set down roots in Southern California. Cities created brochures, booklets, pamphlets, and other advertisements that promised rich soil, plentiful water, state-of-the-art roads and rail lines, all set within a perfect climate for both agriculture and leisure. …
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Little Seedlings Story Time
Explore nature through the wonderful world of books. Join us every Friday as we share our favorite stories, picture books and poems. Perfect for preschool children and their caregivers. Drop-in, meet in Central Garden. Free of charge.
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Guided Tour of Sherman Gardens with Kyle Cheesborough, Horticulture Director
Discover the garden through the eyes of our new Horticulture Director, Kyle Cheesborough. Kyle’s tour will focus on our many unique plants, nationally significant collections and reveal some of the native plants nestled amongst the exotics. This tour lasts about one hour and is free with garden admission. Registration is required for this tour. (All ages) Reserve Your Space
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Tour of the Sherman Orchid Collection
Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Sherman orchid collection, including access to greenhouse facilities that are generally closed to the wider public. Sherman Gardens is home to a vast array of plant collections including Anthuriums, Begonias, Camellias, ferns, Fuchsias, palms, and succulents. The single largest collection, though, is the orchid collection which consists of over 1,200 orchids in total. This guided tour by our Orchid Curator, Joel Friesen, will give you an inside view and a chance to…
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Little Seedlings Story Time
Explore nature through the wonderful world of books. Join us every Friday as we share our favorite stories, picture books and poems. Perfect for preschool children and their caregivers. Drop-in, meet in Central Garden. Free of charge.
Find out more »June 2022
Little Seedlings Story Time
Explore nature through the wonderful world of books. Join us every Friday as we share our favorite stories, picture books and poems. Perfect for preschool children and their caregivers. Drop-in, meet in Central Garden. Free of charge.
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Fuchsia Flower Show and Sale
Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5, 2022Fuchsia Flower Show and Sale Presented by Orange County Fuchsia SocietyThe Orange County Fuchsia Society will be displaying a wide variety of beautiful and unusual fuchsias during their annual show and sale at Sherman Library & Gardens. Society members will be available to talk to guests about successfully growing and caring for fuchsias as well as giving advice on selecting the perfect plant to take home. Many of the fuchsias in the plant sale…
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