"It's about nostalgia,"
"The people and atmosphere are what make you feel so good."
"For me, it's about peace and a deeper journey. Planting has tweaked something in my brain so that I can see things differently."
"We've created an oasis in a huge parking lot in Boyle Heights, and it looks like a botanical garden in Australia," he says. "It's pretty extreme. I worked for six months to get two enormous bottle trees here."
Steakhouses capture nostalgia through people, atmosphere, and classic dishes, with Los Angeles institutions such as Musso & Frank and Taylor's embodying that enduring charm. Gardening produces a personal transformation that brings peace, a deeper inner journey, and a changed perspective on daily life. A botanical studio named Serpentine was built in a Boyle Heights parking lot as an oasis resembling an Australian garden and includes large bottle trees. A preferred Los Angeles Sunday combines early-morning garden meditation, nursery-hopping and rock-yard exploration, discovering hidden dining gems across neighborhoods, and ending with a martini in a hot tub.
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