Photographer Gary Jones takes photos of Dustin Gimbel’s sprout sculptures in the fern grotto at Sherman Library & Gardens. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
A view of the equisetum towers in the formal garden at Sherman Library & Gardens. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
Ceramic poppy pods. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
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Euphorbia towers in the succulent garden. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
Aroids in the tropical conservatory. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
A banana flower hangs in the shade garden. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
Blades of grass. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
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Aroids sprout among the poppies. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
The succulent garden. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
Ceramic sculptures installed in the lily pond. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
Landscape and ceramics designer Dustin Gimbel holds a bowling-ball-sized “pollen grain” from his ceramic “Sculptura Botanica” exhibit at Sherman Library and Gardens. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
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Lily anthers at Sherman Library & Gardens. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
A view of the equisetum towers in the formal garden. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
Los Angeles Times staff photographer Allen J. Schaben is an award-winning journalist capturing a wide range of images over the past 34 years. Before joining The Times, he honed his craft at the Detroit Free Press, Dallas Morning News, Wichita Eagle and Connecticut Post. Schaben earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1993.
