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Is this a White Peacock? So beautiful.

Field Trip: Butterfly Pavilion

The Natural History Museum's Butterfly Pavilion is more than a place to see butterflies, it's a place to learn what to grow so you can attract them to your garden. I spent some time there last week taking in the beauty of the butterfly, and words just can't express it as well as a photograph. It's my first time using the "gallery" feature on this blog post, so forgive any formatting glitches when you try to click on the photos…

Post author:Christy
Post published:July 3, 2013
Post category:Blog What's Growin' On
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Bee on a cardoon

Field Trip: Edible Garden at Natural History Museum

Amongst the dinosaur bones, fossils, and taxidermy, there is a beautiful reason to step outside at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles, CA: the Edible Garden (or Home Garden as they like to call it). You can see the expanse of fragrant and colorful roses from across the fence, but only in the Edible garden can you catch, marvel, and release insects of all sorts as you browse tasty heirlooms growing in abundance. Each plant is carefully marked to…

Post author:Christy
Post published:June 25, 2013
Post category:Blog What's Growin' On
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