YOUR PLACE.Byline: Barbara De Witt De Witt, uninc. town (1990 pop. 8,244), Onondaga co., central N.Y., a residential suburb of Syracuse. GARDEN HOPPING: Don't be shy. Go ahead and admit that there's a bunch of estates you've driven by and would love to scope out. You know, to see what kind of roses they have, if they've got those little manicured topiary topiary Art of training living trees and shrubs into artificial, decorative shapes. Topiary is known to have been practiced in the 1st century AD. The earliest topiary was probably the simple development of edgings, cones, columns, and spires to accent a garden scene. trees or lawns with stepping stones
The Stepping Stones are three prominent rocks lying 0.5 miles north of Limitrophe Island, off the southwest coast of Anvers Island. that lead to sparkling ponds. For anyone who's ever wanted a sneak peak of a great garden but was afraid to risk setting off an alarm, now's your chance. 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 is holding its annual Open Days Program (rain or shine) and will share nearly 400 private gardens in the nation - 27 in 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. County. The event begins April 27. On that day, you can visit 10 gardens in two of the city's oldest residential areas - Hancock Park (which includes Windsor Square and Larchmont Village) and West Adams, where you're sure to find some swell gardening ideas. For instance, there's a garden with a 75-foot-long bridge high above El Rio del Jardin de las Flores stream, a formal Italian garden and others designed to complement California Craftsman bungalows. You'll start the tour at 9:30 a.m. at the official residence of the Mayor of Los Angeles (otherwise known as the Ronnie Allumbaugh Gardens at Getty House), 605 S. Irving Blvd., Los Angeles, where you can feast your eyes on the wisteria-covered pergola pergola Garden walk or terrace typically formed by two rows of columns or posts roofed with an open framework of beams and cross rafters over which plants are trained. Its purpose is to provide a foundation on which climbing plants can be viewed and to give shade. , the ivy house and sunken garden with fountains and tennis courts. It's also the tour headquarters, where you get maps and tickets. Admission is $5 per garden, but you can get discount coupons for six homes at $25. You can also buy the Garden Conservancy Directory for $5, which includes a description of each home and its garden and explicit instructions on how to get there. Between 2 and 6 p.m. you can visit the 1910 Beaux beaux n. A plural of beau. Arts Italianate villa noted for its Bali-inspired meditation garden, as well as five more private gardens in historic West Adams, the city's wealthiest neighborhood in the 1920s, says Garden Conservancy spokeswoman Deborah Friedman. And Craftsman fans won't want to miss the Trosper-Raposa Arts & Crafts Garden, 2515 Fourth Ave., which has a koi pond, hybrid roses and romantic sweet peas in bloom. WESTLAKE VILLAGE GARDEN TOUR: Whether you're plotting your own new garden or are just of fan of lush lawns, you'll get plenty of tips at the Westlake Village Garden Club's 30th annual tour on April 27. The tour, which includes five outstanding gardens and patios in Westlake Village and Thousand Oaks, will be held from 12:30 to 5 p.m. as a benefit for horticulture and environmental science scholarships for local students, says club president Mollie mollie or molly, New World fish of the genus Mollienesia, in the same family as the guppy (see killifish). Mollies are found from the E and central United States to Argentina. Zimmerman. Tickets to the self-guided tour are $10 (map included) and can be purchased at Armstrong Garden Center and Zenders Patio, Barbecue and Fireside store in Thousand Oaks, as well as Westlake Florist, Nordic Nursery in Newbury Park and Sperling Nursery in Calabasas. For more information, call (818) 889-6393. SITES OF SEDUCTION: In the 18th century there were plenty of dangerous liaisons in gardens, and one of the most famous was Versailles. Just ask Eric Haskell, the historic gardens expert who will be speaking on French gardens and the seductive influence they had on both European and American garden styles. The lecture begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, also known as LACMA, is the official and world-renowned art museum of the County of Los Angeles, California, located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles. . Tickets are $15. For reservations, call (323) 857-6528. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) The Yusts' Italian-style garden near Hollywood and Vine. L. Palmer (2 -- color) Everswinkel dahlia dahlia (däl`yə, dăl`–) [for Anders Dahl, 1751–89, Swedish botanist and pupil of Linnaeus], any plant of the genus Dahlia Netherlands Flower Bulb |
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