Do you have 90 seconds? Check out this fun video highlighting all there is to do at the Fair crunched into a 90-second whirlwind adventure!
Fair Fun Fanatics
September 7, 2012
Bring the Beauty of the Fair Home!
October 2, 2011
The Wonders of Nature is a tribute to our national parks in beautiful floral displays. Hours of time and effort were spent making these intricate flowery scenes for our 23-day extravaganza. And we tear all this hard work down tomorrow! Luckily, you can keep your fond memories of the 2011 L.A. County Fair alive. Literally,…
Flower Power!
September 22, 2011
Asparagus. Brussels sprouts. Green onions. Artichokes. These are not ingredients to a delicious salad, rather a beautiful floral arrangement. Dee Yeager, master floral designer, showed guests in the Flower and Garden Pavilion atrium how they could make a beautiful, monochromatic display using some non-traditional elements. To start arranging, Dee used a floral block by Oasis…
Find the Wonders of Nature at the Fair
August 23, 2011
Ever wanted to wander the meadows of Yosemite? Marvel at the Grand Tetons in Wyoming? Behold the ancient trees of the Sequoias? Or relive your vacations to all of these places? You’re in luck—the 2011 L.A. County Fair will dazzle and delight you with the flora and fauna of America’s national parks at the Flower…
Cater to your green thumb at Flower & Garden workshops this weekend
October 1, 2010
From tropical plumarias to propagating cacti, you can learn so much by dropping by the Flower & Garden Pavilion’s Atrium. In keeping with this year’s celebration of Mexico’s 200th anniversary of independence, the appropriately named Casa Flores Stage has Susan Ayala, AIFD, presenting various floral workshops. “Creating Simple Floral Designs” will be discussed at 2…
Pomona Kids Dig What’s Growing at FairView Farms
July 28, 2010
Did you know carrots aren’t just orange? They can be black (actually deep purple), pink, and white. And mint can come in all kinds of flavors, including chocolate mint. Imagine, a candy bar in a leaf … delish! That’s just what about 50 kids from Pomona Hope, a local non-profit community organization, learned when they…
No GPS Needed to Navigate Our Fair
July 22, 2010
When you visit the L.A. County Fair this year, you’ll notice something is a little different. Actually, a LOT of things are different! We’ve been building, moving, grading, shifting and lifting many things around the grounds to make all areas of the Fair easier for our guests to navigate. We are shaping up beautifully and…
Bloomin' Beautiful
March 26, 2009
If you are familiar with the L.A. County Fair or Fairplex, you are familiar with our resident horticulturist Don DeLano. Don is one of those amazingly creative talents we have working here at the Fair on a year-round basis. As the horticulturist, he oversees all the planting and upkeep of the flowers, trees, plants and gardens…
Horticulture Heaven
July 14, 2008
We have a guest blogger today. Don Delano is Fairplex’s resident horticulturist. The plants, greenery, fruit orchards and flowers are in large part due to Don’s designing and truly green thumb. Don is extremely passionate about gardening and very interesting to chat with. Here is his update on what’s going on in preparation for Fairtime:…
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