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A Lush lab for learning
Times Staff WriterON the face of it, the Rose Hills Foundation Conservatory for Botanical Science is merely spectacular, one of perhaps 100 vaulting glasshouses open to the public across the country. But step inside after it opens Friday at the Huntington Library, Art...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Gardens and Parks, Science and Technology, Children, Science
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Dahlias: one flower, infinite beauty
Special to The TimesDAHLIA aficionado Pat Cunningham likes to say he has either 40 years of experience or one year of experience 40 times over. Either way, he has grown hundreds of varieties of the flower in his Manhattan Beach garden and developed his own hybrids, including...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Spain, Natural Resources, Science, Farms
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Home datebook
APRIL 18 Native plants: The South Coast chapter of the California Native Plant Society presents its 15th annual spring garden tour led by landscape consultants and designers Ric Dykzeul and Tony Baker. 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. $20 to $25. Reservations: (310)...Tags: Building Material, Furniture, Martha Stewart, Travel, Science and Technology
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Public Enemy No. 1? The great grass debate
Special to The TimesIt's just grass, but don't tell Sheldon Lodmer, for whom the sight of a well-kept lawn borders on the transcendental. "It's very peaceful. It reminds me of openness and cleanness," says Lodmer, whose home in the hills above Malibu's Zuma Beach is...Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Science, Entertainment, Water Supply, MySpace
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Home and garden events in the Southland
OCT. 4 Native plants: Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants hosts its annual Fall Festival featuring discounts on hundreds of California native trees, shrubs, ground covers, flowering perennials and shade plants. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Libraries, Al Gore, Furniture, Photography
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Home and garden tours and seminars
MARCH 28 Cymbidium show: San Gabriel Valley branch of the Cymbidiun Society of America hosts an orchid show with potting demonstrations and an orchid sale. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 28 and 29. Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, 301 N....Tags: Gardens and Parks, University of California, Gardening, Travel, Education
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Talks on flowers, gardens and L.A. architecture
MARCH 14 Native plants: Bruce Pavlik, professor of biology at Mills College and author of "The California Deserts: An Ecological Rediscovery," lectures on "Ecological Histories of the Desert." 10 to 11:30 a.m. $20 to $30. That is followed by Louise...Tags: Arts and Culture, Gardens and Parks, Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, Colleges and Universities, Wildflowers
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Home and garden events
FEB. 7 Backyard retreats: Debra Prinzing, author of "Stylish Sheds and Elegant Hideaways," shares her ideas on how to create a personal backyard destination. 2 to 3:30 p.m. Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers and Native Plants, 10459 Tuxford St.,...Tags: Arts and Culture, Gardens and Parks, Wildflowers, Science, Natural Resources
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Richard Goodwin, 96; noted environmentalist
Times Staff WriterRichard H. Goodwin, a pioneering land preservationist and early president of the Nature Conservancy who negotiated the conservation group's first land purchase in California, a 3,000-acre stretch of virgin forest along the state's northern coast, has...Tags: Forestry and Timber, East Haddam, Social Issues, Boston, Real Estate Agents
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A plant pilgrimage
Santa Catalina Island is home to 400 species of native plants. Here are some suggestions for visitors who want to experience the island's botanical bounty. Getting there Ferry: Catalina Express docks in Long Beach, San Pedro and Dana Point; (800) 481-...Tags: Science and Technology, Science
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Ways to lighten up on watering
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterStyle of turf. The first place to start is with the type of turf. Tall fescue is the most drought-tolerant of the main types of popular lawn grasses. Bahia, centipede or buffalo grasses also require less water. Cut higher. Cutting the blades higher, to 3...Tags: Science and Technology, Science, Water Restrictions
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Learn more about manzanitas
Whether you want manzanita to be your garden's main event or just a side attraction, there are plenty of resources to get you started. And with more than 200 types of species and cultivars at your disposal, it will be quite a show:
Planting season: Now...Tags: Science and Technology, Science
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