A thread of weirdness runs through flower shows including the Orchid Show in Santa Barbara
by Over the years I’ve been to flower shows occasionally and have always found them to be like Victorian Curiosity Cabinets–full of both amazing beauty and …
Category: Los Angeles Gardens
The Getty Villa in Malibu is a perfect escape for leisurely lunch, Roman art and 4 gardens
Today in Southern California it is warm and sunny–a perfect day to drive out to the Getty Villa in a canyon facing the Pacific in …
Lawn replacement can be beautiful! Just see these gorgeous front yards in Pasadena,
I was recently invited to a program about replacing lawns–a very big deal in California because of the changing climate. The idea was very timely …
The new lotus are in bloom at Echo Park right now — long before the July Lotus Festival!
Last year the City of Los Angeles set about to restore Echo Park lake, including bringing back the Asian lotus plants which had mysteriously disappeared …
Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ at Descanso Gardens and a dud of a Rose Festival
The California Shakespeare Ensemble’s reading of ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ was just the right event for a lazy, warm Sunday afternoon at the tree-shaded Oaks …
See photos of jacaranda trees in full, glorious bloom along Del Mar in Pasadena
Originally from the drier regions of Brazil, jacaranda trees have since been planted around the world. I understand they are even a favorite in Nepal! …
Urban escape into Arroyo Seco with a beautiful bridge and that witch-favorite–datura
The Arroyo Seco in Pasadena is these days a dry canyon. Before the goverment built the wide concrete channel that runs through it, however, it …
See Arlington Garden in Pasadena on National Arbor Day
The City of Pasadena held a tree planting event on Arbor Day, which is almost seems redundant since Pasadena is already a heavily forested city. …
Are there new lotus at the Echo Park lake? Well, maybe. There sure are water lilies.
The lotus that have grown in Echo Park lake for almost a century were supposedly planted by that charismatic evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, whose Angelus …
Praise the lord! Angelus Temple is thriving and so are Aimee McPherson’s lotus plants (maybe)
It’s commonly believed, even by the Los Angeles Parks Dept., that celebrated evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson planted the Asian lotus plants in the lake that …