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There are advantages to disposable cut Christmas trees

Except for the small rosemary, holly and English ivy 'topiary' cones, most live Christmas trees are young pines or other coniferous...

Toto, I don't think we're in Pasadena anymore

Pasadena recently sustained the worst of the damage caused by the strongest Santa Ana Winds in three decades. Huge piles of debris from broken...

Even the median of San Vicente Boulevard may not be big enough for valley oaks.

‘Foggy Oak Morning’ by Karen Asherah, is another example of the local scenery that we sometimes take for granted. This happy tree is a...

There are so many palms to choose from in Los Angeles.

Only a few of the many different palms that can be grown locally in the Los Angeles areaare actually common. The Canary island date palm and the...

Topping causes much more trouble than it fixes.

It was sad to see that a mature but unstable Italian stone pine needed to be removed from an established garden near Miracle Mile. Such grand trees...

Shady characters hang out in the best of Los Angeles gardens.

Shady characters inhabit some of the best ofgardens throughout Los Angeles. Actually, most of the best gardens have some sort of shade tree. There...

Arborists are physicians for trees.

Like the many different kinds of physicians who work in a hospital, there are many different kinds of horticultural professionals who specialize in...