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Descanso Gardens: perpetually in bloom

Occupying 180 acres of lush landscape in La Cañada-Flintridge, Descanso Gardens offers a ceaseless array of flowers and events at the establishment...
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Flowers and child labor: a Mothers' Day story

Some flower growers can be pretty shady, and I'm not going to sugar-coat it for you: in countries where "nobody's looking,"...
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African gardens in bloom at Los Angeles Arboretum

The Los Angeles Arboretum and Botanic Garden has representative gardens from around the temperate and subtropical world. One of the most colorful...
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Trees blooming now at the Los Angeles Arboretum - April 2012

Spring is the peak season for flowering trees and the Los Angeles Arboretum and Botanic Gardens has dozens of specimens. Many are in bloom or...
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Cartoon colors of primrose work right until the end of their season.

The cartoon shades of red, yellow, blue, purple and nearly orange of primrose, Primula acaulis (or Primula vulgaris) are still partying strong....
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Taste of Sonoma - in Los Angeles

With gas prices close to $5.00 a gallon, stay in town and visit all of your favorite Sonoma County wineries in one place. On Tuesday, April 24,...
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Blooming now at the Los Angeles Arboretum - January 2012

The Los Angeles Arboretum in Arcadia suffered much wind damage in December of 2011, but the garden has reopened. Much beauty remains and the...
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Blooming now at the Los Angeles Arboretum - early November, 2011

The Los Angeles Arboretum in Arcadia is one of the fine botanic gardens of southern California. Although it is called an arboretum, it features...
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Flying saucers can appear in your own garden.

My niece knows the weird flowers of passion vine as 'flying saucers' because they look like something from another planet. The most common...
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White does not always make right.

Gardening in Los Angeles makes it easy to grow colorful annuals and perennials to bloom throughout the year. Even when it gets too cool in winter...
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