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Engelmann oaks, better than beautiful
L.A. at HomeThe former librarian at the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden doesn't remember exactly when the visitor wandered into her office and let drop that he was a descendant of George Engelmann. What Joan De Fato does remember is...... -
The Dry Garden: A tip of the hat to a quiet force of nature named Lili Singer
L.A. at HomeOn March 5, what has amounted to a year-long birthday party will conclude with a gala at Descanso Gardens. Everyone with $75 and a love of native plants is welcome to attend a shindig marking the 50th year of the...... -
The Dry Garden: A 3-acre, low-water labor of love called Arlington
L.A. at HomeAs beautiful as private landscapes can be, and they can be stunning, none can match the poetry, joy and solace of a public garden done right. As proof, look no further than Arlington Garden in Pasadena. Here, since breaking ground...... -
Around & About
BOUTIQUES: Gifts and Greens — Saturday, Dec. 4 and Sunday, Dec. 5, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Purchase botanical décor and greenery to decorate for the holidays, and handcrafted gift items made by volunteers. Descanso Gardens, 1418, Descanso Drive, La...Tags: Religious Festivals, First Aid, Los Angeles, Family, Christmas
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The Dry Garden: Meet Hesperoyucca whipplei, those white floral spires rising on hillsides
L.A. at HomeThis is the time of year when even those hostile to the idea of water rationing in the garden have their heads turned by what nature has created without sprinklers. Rising from the untended hills of Southern California are spires...... -
November 13-15: The Clay Festival
The American Ceramic Society-Design Chapter hosts a Clay Festival on November 13-15, 2009 at the Los Angeles County Arboretum's Ayres Hall, 3001 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia. Open to the general public, the festival begins with a reception on Friday from...Tags: Arcadia, Festive Events, Arts and Culture
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Create your own mosaic birdbath at Saturday class
L.A. at HomeArtist Leigh Adams says she has an unusual perspective on earthquakes. "Instead of getting upset when something breaks, everyone cheers," she says of her family. "It's called a paradigm shift. I enjoy taking something broken and making something whole and... -
Mutant cactuses prized by collectors
L.A. at HomeSome look like brains. Others look like pythons, alluvial fans, coral outcroppings or stretch waistbands. They're known as crests, and they're a high point in what's billed as the nation's largest cactus and succulent show, to be held this weekend at... -
The haute bamboo
Special to The TimesTHEY are traipsing around Cliff Sussman's home in La Verne, navigating a steep hillside that's wildly overgrown with bamboo -- scores of tropical and subtropical species spreading underground, thick cones and tender new shoots poking up as robust mature...Tags: Death, Game, Gardens and Parks, Property, Ed Reyes
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The Valley Line: Events hit all the right notes
At this time of the year I'm usually complaining about the heat and how we are experiencing the dog days of summer. However, capricious Mother Nature has decided she was bored with the same old fare and is giving us what is up to now one of the coolest...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Dance, Los Angeles, Pasadena (Los Angeles, California)
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Datebook: Events, classes, exhibits in the week ahead
L.A. at HomeWe've listed select home and garden events below. Suggest your own via reader comments. Submissions must be fewer than 50 words and must be for one-time events with legitimate value to other readers. No store promotions, no frivolous links, please. L.A.... -
The Dry Garden: Green plants that survive gray water
L.A. at HomeAt a packed hall of the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden last week, native-plant specialist Carol Bornstein was asked how native plants would do in landscapes irrigated by reclaimed water. The occasion was a conservation forum held by the Los...
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