Landscaping
Bountiful Gardens
10150 Foothill Blvd., Lake View Terrace, CA, 91342
818-389-3864
Best Espaliered Trees, August 2014 Gardeners who are short on space have long relied on espaliered trees—those arboreal works of art whose branches are pruned to grow flat against a wall or as a living fence. At Bountiful Gardens, David Diaz goes beyond the usual grower-supplied fruits like lemon, pear, and plum. He’s coaxed his […]
Website: http://www.bountifulgardens.info/
Neighborhood: Lake View Terrace
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2014: Shop, Best of LA: 2014, Best of LA: Shop, Florists, Landscaping, Shopping
Hot Cactus
1505½ Echo Park Avenue, Echo Park, CA, 90026
213-947-3009
The pint-size Hot Cactus in Echo Park encompasses just 350 square feet, but it’s crammed with about 150 sculptural specimens of water-thrifty plants
Website: http://www.hotcactus.la
Neighborhood: Echo Park
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2015: Shop, Best of LA: 2015, Best of LA: Shop, Landscaping
Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
1151 Oxford Rd., Los Angeles, CA, 91108
626-405-2100
The spring and fall plant sales at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens are as well curated as the paintings and sculpture that reside on the property.
Website: http://www.huntington.org
Category: Home & Garden, Home and Garden, Landscaping
Mayita Dinos
310-838-5959
Those who believe a drought-tolerant landscape must resemble a Martian wasteland would do well to meet…
Website: http://mayitadinos.com
Category: Home & Garden, Home and Garden, Landscaping
Sunset Blvd Nursery
4368 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90027
323-661-1642
Neither too big nor too small, it’s been in the same Japanese American family for 52 years, offering attentive service and a gorgeous display of well-tended plants.
Website: http://www.sunsetblvdnursery.com
Neighborhood: Silver Lake
Category: Home & Garden, Home and Garden, Landscaping