Jeff Spurrier

Jeff Spurrier
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Roy Dowell and Lari Pittman's Cactus Garden in Los Angeles
By Jeff Spurrier
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In the foothills of Los Angeles, artists Roy Dowell and Lari Pittman created a garden that's part installation piece and part intimate memoir.  Read More »
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Los Angeles Cactus Garden
By Jeff Spurrier
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Photographs of artists Roy Dowell and Lari Pittman's garden and home, which includes a Richard Neutra-designed guest house. Plus: Tips about how to care for succulents and cacti, as well as a few of Dowell and Pittman's paintings! Read More »
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Oaxaca's Ethnobotanical Garden
By Jeff Spurrier
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The story behind Mexico's ethnobotanical garden in Oaxaca, a landscape of unexpected shapes and colors.  Read More »
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Photos of Jardin Etnobotanico de Oaxaca
By Jeff Spurrier
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A botanical garden in Oaxaca, Mexico, illustrates the relationship between plants and culture, with a wide mix of plants, textures, and colors. Read More »
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A Tropical Garden in Los Angeles, Slide Show
By Jeff Spurrier
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"I want the landscape to have as much importance and value as the house," said Jordan Kaplan, the owner of this house and garden in Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades. Check out the photographs of the house's landscape, designed by KAA Design.  Read More »
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A Tropical Garden in Los Angeles
By Jeff Spurrier
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A Los Angeles couple takes a surprising approach to designing their new home.  Read More »
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Urban Farming at the Homegirl Cafe
By Jeff Spurrier
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"Nothing stops a bullet like a job," is the motto of Homeboy Industries, the Los Angeles–based gang-intervention organization. Homegirl Cafe, started in 2005 and an off-shoot of Homeboy Industries, has a farm-to-kitchen training program, helping former gang members and other at-risk youth by providing gardening and cooking jobs. Read More »
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