Tag Archives: lawn replacement

L.A. Lawn

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Denise

Emily Green, in the September 9, 2011, edition of The Los Angeles Times, discusses many of the hidden costs related to keepings lawns, including the health risks to those often hired to maintain them in Southern California, in her piece … Continue reading →

Posted in design | Tagged Emily Green Chance of Rain, lawn replacement, Los Angeles Times | 4 Comments

Palms & Lawn

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Denise

I’ve had a very interesting past couple of days. (Interesting in my usual narrow, horticultural sense of the word.) Thursday I finally made it to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to check out up close the new Eli … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, design, garden travel, MB Maher, succulents | Tagged Agave guiengola 'Creme Brulee', Anne Raver, Austin, drought, Eli Broad, Furcraea foetida 'Mediopicta', Getty Center, Jim Dugan, Kelly Griffin, LACMA, lawn replacement, Licuala peltata, Mark Simmons, Rancho Soledad Nursery, Ravenala madagascariensis, Renzo Piano, restoration ecologist, Richard Serra's Band, Robert Irwin, Texas, The New York Times | 4 Comments