YOUR PLACE.TIP-TOE THROUGH THE GARDENS: Area gardeners will clear a path to their oases on Sunday for the Westlake Village Garden Club's 28th annual Garden and Patio tour and the Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. Republican Women's garden tour. The Westlake Village tour will take visitors to four outstanding gardens and patios in the Westlake/Thousand Oaks neighborhood. These gardens display exotic flowers from around the world, fountains, and bird and butterfly habitats. Hours are 12:30 to 5 p.m.; tickets are $10 and can be purchased at several area stores and at each garden on the day of the tour. For more information, call event chairwoman Lilly Klink at (805) 496-6805. The Simi Valley tour will take visitors to six gardens in Simi Valley and Wood Ranch with a variety of flowers and landscaping techniques. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; tickets are $10 through the club. For more information, call (805) 526-7566. - Daily News ATTENTION, ANTIQUE HUNTERS: Real antiques - not used stuff from Grandma's attic - are what you'll find at the sixth annual Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Antiques Show slated for May 4-6 at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. . In addition to furniture, you'll find fine art by 68 galleries from around the world, including porcelain, jewelry, textiles, silver, decorative objects and paintings. To kick off the show, there's a black-tie gala preview on May 3, at $250 a ticket, but if you just want to browse and maybe buy, the hours are 11 a.m to 8 p.m. on May 4 and 5 and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 6. Visitors can also learn how to arrange flowers in vintage containers during demonstrations by Mark Held of Mark's Garden in Sherman Oaks at 11 a.m. May 6. Tickets for the show are $15 each at the door; sales benefit Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a world-renowned hospital located in Los Angeles, California. History Cedars-Sinai is the result of a merger in 1961 between two major Los Angeles hospitals, Cedars of Lebanon and Mount Sinai Home for the Incurables, with Steve Broidy as . For more information, call (310) 423-3667. Barker Hangar is at 3021 Airport Ave., Santa Monica. - Barbara De Witt De Witt, uninc. town (1990 pop. 8,244), Onondaga co., central N.Y., a residential suburb of Syracuse. SPYING ON PARADISE: Private gardens throughout Los Angeles - including the Ronnie Allumbaugh Gardens at Getty House The Getty House is the official residence of the Mayor of Los Angeles, California, USA. It is located at 605 S. Irving Boulevard in Windsor Square, a neighborhood just east of the Hancock Park district, and located approximately five miles WNW of Los Angeles City Hall. , the official residence of the mayor of Los Angeles - will be open to gardening enthusiasts on May 5. The self-guided tour A self-guided tour is where one navigates a route themselves as opposed to an escorted tours where a tour guide person directs the route, times, information, and places toured. Many self-guided tours come with suggestions, maps, instructions, directions, and items to see or do. is part of the Garden Conservancy The Garden Conservancy is a nonprofit American organization dedicated to preserving exceptional American gardens. The Conservancy was founded in 1989, and has since helped a number of American gardens to develop their preservation strategies, organizational structures, and Open Days Program, a nationwide fund-raising effort Noun 1. fund-raising effort - a campaign to raise money for some cause fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive crusade, campaign, cause, drive, effort, movement - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported . There are 12 Los Angeles gardens participating; an admission fee of $5 for each garden can be paid on the tour day at each location. An added bonus is a tour of the mayor's residence for $10, but space is limited. The Allumbaugh garden is a good place to start your day, as volunteers will have directions to the other gardens available. If you're planning to travel this summer and want to visit private gardens elsewhere, consider buying the Open Days Directory that lists 372 gardens open between now and October. The directory is $15.95 ($10.95 for Conservancy members), plus $4.50 for shipping. Discount coupon books are also available for the tours. For information on tours and the directory, call (888) 842-2442. - Daily News ON THE TABLE DRESS TO IMPRESS: Backyard barbecues, tea parties or Sunday brunches call for something special on the table - besides the food. In Kurt Cyr's new book ``Centerpieces Through the Year'' (Finkelstein & Fink Publishing; $19.95), the author teaches how to decorate the table with objects from your home or yard and turn them into florist-quality centerpieces. The interior designer and stylist who began his career designing Robinsons-May department stores This is a list of department stores. In the case of department store groups the location of the flagship store is given. This list does not include large specialist stores, which sometimes resemble department stores. and also worked on the Pasadena Showcase House of Design before designing for Hollywood celebrities, shares more than directions for tabletoppers. In his book, he adds numerous tips on everything from setting the table and toasting, a custom dating back to medieval times
Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament when guests switched glasses with dining companions before drinking to ensure they were not poisoned. To order ``Centerpieces Through the Year,'' call (877) 587-8297 or click on Cyr's Web site at www.kurtcyr.com. - B. D. IN THE GARDEN PICK UP A PLANT: Baldwin Bonanza will be open to everyone from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. May 5 and 6 at the Arboretum arboretum: see botanical garden. arboretum Place where trees, shrubs, and sometimes herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes. An arboretum may be a collection in its own right or a part of a botanical garden. of Los Angeles County. In the ``Garden Galleries'' are designs to inspire, such as ``The Edible Landscape'' by Frank Burkard of Burkard's Nursery in Pasadena, and a ``High Sierras'' garden by Nick Williams For other persons named Nick Williams, see Nick Williams (disambiguation). Nick Williams (born August 2 1983 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a rugby union player who plays for North Harbour in the Air New Zealand Cup and for the Blues in the Super 14. & Associates in Tarzana. At the plant emporium, there will be succulents from California Nursery Specialties Cactus Ranch in North Hills, roses from Otto & Sons Nurseries in Fillmore and more. Tickets for the preview party are $50. Admission to the Baldwin Bonanza is $5 general, $3 seniors, $1 children 5-12 and free for children 4 and under and includes entrance to the rest of the Arboretum. The Arboretum is at 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. Call (626) 821-3222 or visit www.arboretum.org. - Michelle J. Mills CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1) no caption (Sterling cocktail shaker) (2) no caption (``OPEN DAYS DIRECTORY'') (3) no caption (Ronnie Allumbaugh Gardens at Getty House) Tina Burch/Staff Photographer (4) no caption (``Centerpieces through the year'') |
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