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One Last Orchid

writerdeb — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:06:12 +0000

One last orchid before moving on. Just makes you smile, doesn’t it? All those ruffles ready to impress.

Shrimp Plants Have Tongues

writerdeb — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:01:45 +0000

Shrimp plant

I think the shrimp plants in my yard have succombed. Time to get some more. Those “tongues” remind me of bearded irises.

Return to the Arboretum

writerdeb — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:16:57 +0000

As more rain prepares to drench L.A., a bright spot of color.

One Last Pitcher

writerdeb — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:21:25 +0000

Here’s one of the pitcher plant’s tendrils. BTW, thanks to Barbara Ellis for identifying the plant. I had slipper stuck in my head and forgot about the pitcher! Tomorrow morning I’m going to do my best to get out early and capture the snow on the local foothills. It was 38 degrees when we came home from dinner tonight. You’d think this was Big Bear with temps like that! I have a double rainbow to share with you, too.

Arboretum Art Spire #3

writerdeb — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:01:11 +0000

Amazingly fun!

Fanciful Spire #2

writerdeb — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:01:32 +0000

No commentary. Just enjoy.

Arboretum Art

writerdeb — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:01:01 +0000

A little wacky, yes? That’s the beauty of the Arboretum. There are a multitude of art installations. This is one of several fanciful spires. More to come. Here are some links to the web site and dates of upcoming tours.

Curator’s Tour of the Historic Section

Classes Events Free with admission

Meet at the Queen Anne Cottage; free with Arboretum admission
Learn about the history of Rancho Santa Anita with Mitchell Hearns Bishop, Curator of the Historic Section of The Arboretum. The Arboretum’s landscape encapsulates the history of Southern California in one location, ranging from prehistory to citrus growing and ranching. In the post-war period, the founding of The Arboretum, now a world class botanic garden and historic site, made the survival of the heart of Rancho Santa Anita possible.

Sunday

10:30AM – 12:00PM

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February 28, 2010

March 14, 2010

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March 28, 2010

New Series: LA County Arboretum

writerdeb — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:01:56 +0000

Consider this little guy as your greeter to the beauty that awaits inside one of L.A. Country’s treasures, the Arboretum. And lucky us, we live just a few minutes away. We’re also near the Huntington Gardens, and you’ve already seen some shots from Descanso Gardens. Let’s see if I can orient you, especially those in other countries.

Los Angeles is about 16 miles southwest from Altadena. You can easily see the downtown skyline from certain vantage points, as we’re in the foothills. As L.A. is crazy for freeways, there are a lot of them. One, the 210, runs east/west more or less through miles of L.A. suburbs. It’s along/near this freeway path that Descanso Gardens, the Huntington, and the Arboretum are all located. And it’s just a few minutes’ drive between each of them. If you started at Descanso in La Canada/Flintridge and drove east, you’d pass JPL/Nasa, the Rose Bowl, through Pasadena (Huntington is in San Marino, Pasadena’s ritzier neighbor), and end up at the Arboretum, located across the street from the famous Santa Anita Racetrack. Check out Google for more detail.

So barring any natural or unnatural disasters, we’ll be taking a walk through the Arboretum over the next couple of weeks. Enjoy! Just wish you could smell the fragrances and feel the energy.