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Neutra's Maxwell house moves to Angelino Heights from Brentwood
Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Once it is reassembled, the new owner will restore and sell it. FOR ANYONE lucky enough to have witnessed the move, it was some kind of spectacle: the 1941 Maxwell house by Richard Neutra, one of Southern California's most celebrated residential architects, loaded onto a flatbed truck for a cruise down the Sunset Strip.
Porsche's Kitchen for Men
Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Dudes, it's as sleek and cool as a certain sports car. There's even a TV. But what if you want toast? You're an evil genius, bent on world domination. You have a nuclear weapon simmering away in the basement of your underground lair, deep within some Polynesian volcanic island. You still have to eat.
Modern architecture mixes with traditional furnishings in Los Angeles house
Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Grandma Gloria Swanson's influence is felt in every room of Brooke Anderson's home, which was designed by Gregory Ain. ALTHOUGH Brooke Anderson was brought up in a modern milieu, she credits her famous "Grams," actress Gloria Swanson, for imbuing her with a love for the traditional. As a young woman, Anderson frequently visited her grandmother's stylish apartment on Fifth Avenue across from Central Park. "It was formal but very comfortable, and filled with beautiful antiques with tons of books everywhere," Anderson recalls, adding that her grandmother always wanted to be an opera singer. "She had a baby grand piano in the living room where she would play and sing."

 

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Shrubs - Provides links to other Web sites related to trees and shrubs.
Meta Description: [ Online seed catalog for flowering trees, shade trees, ornamentals such as Japanese maples and bonsai trees. ]

Son: Modern Arboriculture - Tree care information includes tree biology, tree and soil chemistry help, and organic tips.

Acer palmatum - Japanese Maple - Provides a brief summary to the variety, growth, character of Acer palmatum for hardiness zones 5 through 8.

Arnold Arboretum - The Arnold Arboretum is a research and educational institution. It manages a collection of hardy trees, shrubs, and vines located in Boston, Massachusetts and associated herbarium and library collections.

Better Homes and Gardens: Tree Pictures - A collection of American tree pictures.
Meta Description: [ Collection of tree pictures from Better Homes and Gardens ]

Betula lenta - Uses, cultivation and description for this tree, commonly known as cherry birch, sweet birch, or black birch.

Collier Arbor Care - Tree, shrub and turf information, IPM practices, insect and disease articles, tree care information, annual garden calendar.

Deciduous Trees and Shrubs With All-Season Interest - Contains information and pictures.
Meta Description: [ Some plants have several attributes that exhibit ornamental qualities during each season of the year. Foliage can provide varying shades of green or ]

Dictionary of Tree Terms - Keslick and Son Aboriculturist's alphabetical listing of tree terminology. An online dictionary of tree terms including summarized definitions, articles, and photographs.

English Oak Trees - Natural history of English Oaks (Quercus robur), their life, conservation and woodland restoration. How to obtain acorns from old oak trees by mail order.
Meta Description: [ Information about English Oak trees, the beginning of the encyclopedia of life starting with the English Oak Tree, The Oaks life history, their conservation and woodland restoration ]

Flowering Trees - Articles on flowering trees used in landscaping, including weeping trees, saucer magnolias, dogwoods and crape myrtles. Each illustrated article spans several pages.
Meta Description: [ Descriptions and pictures of flowering trees and tips on caring for them. Care of flowering trees begins with knowing where they grow best, including their planting zones. ]

How to Grow and Maintain Birch Trees - Learn how to care for a birch tree, including selecting the correct site and type of birch, watering, fertilizing, mulching, and monitoring for problems.
Meta Description: [ Learn how to care for a birch tree. Including selecting the correct site and type of birch, watering, fertilizing, mulching and monitoring and controlling birch leafminer and bronze birch borer. ]

How to Plant Trees - Gives information on where to use trees and how to plant them correctly.
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Ice Damage On Trees - Heavy accumulations of snow and ice can cause major structural damage to trees and shrubs. The damaged limbs should be properly removed. The following links will provide a guide for homeowners seeking to repair damaged plant material.U.of Illinois

Monthly Tree Tips - Monthly guide to caring for trees from the Massachusetts Arborists Association, including a featured tree for each month.

Oak Wilt Treatment and Prevention - Specializing in the analysis, prevention and treatment of oak wilt using Alamo fungicide and root trenching. Offers free consultation, cedar clearing, dead tree removal, and replanting services.
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Southern African Trees - A listing of southern african trees with photos, providing general and cultivation information, concentrating on plants suitable as bonsai, potplants or with edible fruit.
Meta Description: [ Information on African Trees and Shrubs ]

Staking and Guying Trees - Contains information and diagrams.
Meta Description: [ Staking or guying newly-transplanted tree is a common landscape practice. Small trees up to two inches in diameter rarely require staking ]

State and Provincial Trees - A list of official state and provincial trees of all 50 U.S. states and 13 Canadian provinces and territories including both common and scientific names and images of official flags.
Meta Description: [ A list of all official state and provincial trees including both common and scientific names and images of official flags. ]

The Treehouse - Forum for arborists, with discussions on gear, techniques, training, tree health and care, and informal chat.

The Trees of Reed College - Offers photographs and descriptions for a variety of trees that can be found on the campus of Reed College in Portland, Oregon. Visitors can identify trees by location or find the location of examples of a certain kind of tree.

The WVU Tree Bark Home Page - Designed to provide a place to learn about the anatomy and physiology of tree bark, fungal canker diseases that affect tree bark, the wound responses of injured tree bark, and the role of wound responses in the resistance of living tree bark to wound pathogens.

The-Tree - Resource for a wide range of information about trees and forests: Trees and the environment, British trees, cultivation, tree medicine, news and other features.

Tree Trail - Contains descriptions of rare trees native to the Eastern United States, and provides information about growing them on private property.
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TreeDazzled - Tree enthusiast presents how-to and academic articles on trees and their propagation, with blog and a photo gallery of California trees.

TreeHelp.com - Source of information regarding tree and shrub care including how-to articles, species profiles, insect and disease information and other features.
Meta Description: [ Your source for tree and shrub species information, insect and disease tips and general how-to guides to help your trees and shrubs stay healthy. Visit the TreeHelp Store for unique and targeted tree care products. ]

TreeLink - Resource for urban and community forestry: planting and caring for trees in cities and towns. Includes links list, research, news, forums, and educational materials.
Meta Description: [ Urban Forestry and Community Forestry Resource. ]

Trees of the Pacific Northwest - An identification guide to conifers of the Pacific Northwest provided by Oregon State University.

University of Alabama in Huntsville Grounds Management Page - A resource for Southern gardeners who need information on trees that grow well in their area.

West Coast Native Tree ID - A dichotomous key to identify trees native to the West coast of the United States. Includes photos and information on these trees.
Meta Description: [ West Coast Native Tree ID - A hypertext key for identifying trees native to the west coast of the United States. Tree descriptions, pictures, seed sprouting instructions. A dichotomous key. ]

What Tree Is That? - Arbor Day Society's online tree identification site for Eastern/Central and Western USA trees.
Meta Description: [ This official site of the Arbor Day Foundation provides information about planting and caring for trees, our Rain Forest Rescue and Tree City USA programs, and much more. Buy trees and give a gift of trees through our Trees in Memory and Trees for America programs. ]