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USC Peace Garden

Spring Schedule

You are invited to drop in to any of these free events at your convenience. We hope to see you!

Spring Open Gardening Hours
Mondays, 2–6pm
Tuesdays, 10am–2pm
Wednesdays, 12:30–5pm
Thursdays, 10–11am
Fridays, 1:30–2:30pm
Saturdays, 9am–5pm (Jan 20 and Feb 24 only)
Sundays, 1–2:30pm (9am–5pm on Mar 24 and Apr 14)

Drop in any time during these hours for informal tours, gardening and other restorative outdoor occupations. Staff will be on hand to teach you how to engage in the gardening activities of the day, which typically include planting seeds, transplanting seedlings, propagating plants, watering, weeding, pruning and harvesting. Learn about composting, caring for fruit trees, vegetables and California native ornamental plants. *During lunchtime hours the garden is open for relaxing and taking a lunch break. Staff will not be leading gardening activities at that time.

Spring Events

“Happiness Rocks” painting event
Wednesday, February 14, 2-5pm

Spring Solstice Tea Time
Tuesday, March 19, 1-3pm

Peace Garden Birthday Celebration
Sunday, March 24, 9-5pm

Picnic @ the Peace Garden
Wednesdays in April, 12:30-5pm (4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24)

Seed & Plant Giveaway Day
Sunday, April 14, 9-5pm

Earth Day Open House
Monday, April 22, 2-6pm

Plant Adoption Center

Visitors to the USC Peace Garden are invited to adopt and take home a plant. We have a selection of hardy succulents — mostly jade and aloe — that we propagate on site.

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How to Find Us

USC Peace Garden is located at 3015 Shrine Place, Los Angeles, one block north of the Shrine Auditorium and two blocks north of the UPC campus. The closest public parking is the USC Shrine Parking structure, which has an entrance on 32nd St.

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1540 Alcazar Street, CHP 133, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9003

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The USC entry-level master’s degree program (cost of attendance) is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE). The USC entry-level OTD degree program (cost of attendance) has been granted Candidacy Status by ACOTE. View our program’s ACOTE standards public data. ACOTE c/o Accreditation Department, American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.®, 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929, (301) 652-6611 x2914, acoteonline.org

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