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  They turned their wedding gifts into a lush native yard with drought-tolerant grass

  Los Angeles Times - Pedro Moura

  Water-hungry lawns are symbols of Los Angeles’ past. In this series, we spotlight yards with alternative, low-water landscaping built for the future. When Phoebe Novack and Brian Aggrey married in 2023, they eschewed a traditional registry for household luxuries or a modern honeymoon fund. Instead, …

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  Like ‘rotten flesh’? Thousands rush to whiff double corpse flower at Huntington

  Los Angeles Times - Emily Tarinelli

  The Huntington’s long-awaited stink has arrived. Two corpse flowers nicknamed Odora and Odorysseus have bloomed at the San Marino conservatory, drawing thousands for the rare occasion and quickly surpassing last year’s numbers. Corpse flowers have been a staple of the Huntington since 1999, when the …

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  Is it safe to eat from your garden after the Boyle Heights warehouse fire?

  Los Angeles Times - Christopher Buchanan

  After the eight-day-long fire in a 500,000-square-foot Boyle Heights warehouse, eastern Los Angeles residents are contending with putrid smells, soot and potentially hazardous airborne chemicals after heavy plumes of smoke spread throughout the city. But those who grow food in nearby neighborhoods …

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  After the Eaton fire, ‘In the Gardens of Eaton’ finds unexpected beauty in loss

  Los Angeles Times - Marah Eakin

  Night is falling in Altadena as bats circle, peacocks wail and photographer Kevin Cooley tries to capture what’s left of a tree. Using strobes and a long exposure time to allow the maximum amount of available light to hit his lens, Cooley snags about 50 shots of the 20-foot-tall tree, which stands …

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  Her water bill was ‘insane.’ So she tore out her lawn and planted a ‘wabi-sabi’ wonderland

  Los Angeles Times - Lisa Boone

  Water-hungry lawns are symbols of Los Angeles’ past. In this series, we spotlight yards with alternative, low-water landscaping built for the future. Julia Lee had no need for a new garden when she and her husband purchased their Cheviot Hills home eight years ago. The traditional 1950 home came with …

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  Stop and smell the native plants at the L.A. Times Plants booth at Festival of Books

  Los Angeles Times - Lisa Boone

  Are you interested in creating a native habitat or have questions about your plants? Come meet experts from the Theodore Payne Foundation and the California Native Plant Society, along with Times staffers, at the L.A. Times Plants booth during The Times’ Festival of Books at USC on April 18 and …