Author Peggi Ridgway will give overview of L.A. Flower Market

Author Peggi Ridgway will present a history on the Los Angeles Flower Market at 2 p.m. July 12 in the Barth Community Room at the Crowell Public Library, 1890 Huntington Drive.

Ridgway will present a slide show on the lives of the early flower growers, florists and people associated with the flower mart, including San Marino's Erma Thurnher.

Re-live the hustle and bustle of a wholesale market that became the Grand Central of the flower industry.

This event is free and all are welcome.
For more information, call (626) 300-0777, Ext. 541.

Industry association sites

California Association of Nurserymen
California Cut Flower Commission
California Landscape Contractors Association
American Society of Landscape Architects
Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers
San Francisco Flower Mart
PestWeb- Pest Control Associations
Roses Inc.
American Floral Endowment
Ohio Florists Association
Society of American Florists
Hortnet
Nurseryman.com
Green Beam