Interior Designers
Joe Nye
310.550.7557
9239 Doheny Road
West Hollywood, Ca 90069
www.joenyeinc.com
Organizations
The Institute of Classical Architecture
& Classical America
The Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America (ICA&CA) is the leading national nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the practice and appreciation of the classical tradition in architecture and the allied arts.
www.classicist-socal.org/
Sierra Club
The Sierra Club's members and supporters are more than 1.3 million of your friends and neighbors. Inspired by nature, we work together to protect our communities and the planet. The Club is America's oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization.
http://www.sierraclub.org/
Building Materials
Bourget Bros.
Bourget Flagstone Company
Natural stone showroom featuring stone slabs, granite, limestone
& travertine tiles, landscape stone & fabrication services,
Flagstone, slate and more.
1801 Colorado Avenue
Santa Monica, Ca 90404
www.bourgetbros.com
Nurseries
White Flower Farm
White Flower Farm is a family-owned mail-order nursery located in northwestern Connecticut. Since 1950 we have been providing a wide range of Perennials, Bulbs, Shrubs, Amaryllis, Gardening Tools, and Gifts For Gardeners as well as Gardening Advice, to gardeners throughout the United States. We invite you to browse our online catalogue and to register for our weekly E-mails both of which provide useful tips for your use.
http://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/
Paul Ecke Ranch
Here at the Paul Ecke Ranch, we've been researching, breeding and selling the world's finest poinsettias for over 75 years! So, we like to think that we know something about how to select the best poinsettias for display in your home.
http://www.pauleckepoinsettias.com/html/point_fset.html
Services
Dig Alert
811 is the new number you should call before you begin any digging project. One easy phone call to 811 starts the process to get your underground utility lines marked for free. When you call 811 from anywhere in the country, your call will be routed to your local One Call Center. Local One Call Center operators will ask you for the location of your digging job and route your call to affected utility companies. Your utility companies will then send a professional locator to your location to mark your lines within a few days. Once your underground lines have been marked, you will know the approximate location of your utility lines and can dig safely, because knowing what's below protects you and your family
Southern California Edison-Trees
To report trees growing into power lines, go to our online Request Tree Trimming form or call 800-655-4555 or www.sce.com
Garden Resources
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services
Plant Photos
The PLANTS Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories.
http://plants.usda.gov/
American Horticultural Society
The American Horticultural Society (AHS) is one of
the oldest national gardening organizations in the country. Since 1922, we have provided America's gardeners with the highest quality gardening and horticultural education possible. We accomplish this with the help of an impressive network of experts -- from the members of our Board of Directors, specialized Advisory Committees, National Great American Gardener Award Winners and corporate sponsors.
http://www.ahs.org/
Royal Horticultural Society
Established in 1804, the Royal Horticultural Society is now the UK's leading gardening charity dedicated to advancing horticulture and promoting good gardening.
Our goal is to help people share a passion for plants, to encourage excellence in horticulture and inspire all those with an interest in gardening.
http://www.rhs.org.uk/index.htm
Home and Garden Television
Home & Garden Television is the only network devoted to providing comprehensive information to inspire the home enthusiast. Here you'll get top tips from some of America's best home builders, remodelers, decorators, interior designers, gardeners, craft experts and lifestyle hosts. Just imagine what you can do!
http://www.hgtv.com/
Tours & World Gardens
Sisley Garden Tours in England
People love our garden tours in England:
Make your dreams come true. To make a booking, please contact travel agent's page for your country. There you may download your brochure containing itinerary, prices and booking form. On these pages we give you a tantalizing glimpse, which can lead you to a holiday on a garden tour full of wonderful ideas and memories. Relax and enjoy the fruits of our research into the gardens of many parts of the world. Use the buttons on the pages - take time, look around, then treat yourself to one of our tours.
http://www.sisley.co.uk/index.shtml
Museum of Garden History
The world's first Museum of Garden History is at the restored church of St Mary-at-Lambeth next to Lambeth Palace, the London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Just across the Thames is the Palace of Westminster and the Houses of Parliament and a little further on Tate Britain.
http://www.cix.co.uk/~museumgh/mghidx.htm#content
Stowe Landscape Gardens
Buckinghamshire, England
A National Trust Property
The gardens at Stowe, just outside of Buckingham, offer some of the finest examples of landscape gardening in the eighteenth century. Celebrated by the poets William Congreve, Alexander Pope, James Thomson, and Gilbert West, adorned with temples designed by James Gibbs, William Kent, and Sir John Vanbrugh, and designed in its evolving forms by Charles Bridgeman and Lancelot "Capability" Brown, the gardens provide a fascinating combination of appeals to the head and the heart, the eye and the intellect, of the visitor.
http://faculty.bsc.edu/jtatter/stowe.html#text
Sissinghurst Castle Garden
Sissinghurst Garden is in the Weald of Kent, near Cranbrook, Goudhurst and Tenterden. It is close to landscape designated of outstanding natural beauty. The property is owned and maintained by the National Trust. The garden was created by Vita Sackville-West & Harold Nicolson in the 1930's. At this time, the site was very run down.
The site is ancient - its name is Saxon - meaning 'clearing in the woods'. A stone manor surrounded by a moat was built in the Middle Ages. Two legs of the moat survive - a third leg originally ran where the 'Moat Walk' lawn is now. The original building was replaced in the 15th century by a large manor built by the Baker family - related by marriage to the Sackvilles of Knowle. It was let to the Government between 1756 and 1763 as a prison camp for French prisoners-of-war. The prisoners were badly treated - as was the site generally, and much was demolished.
http://www.invectis.co.uk/sissing/
Granada. Alhambra Palace
The Alhambra Palace overlooking the city of Granada, stands out as the most famous example of Moorish architecture, and perhaps it is the most known Muslim construction all in all.
http://lexicorient.com/spain/alhambra.htm
The Japanese Garden Database
The Japanese Garden Database is intended as a repository of information on the historical and contemporary gardens of Japan as well as the gardens located outside Japan that have been inspired by the culture. It is a non-profit, educational web site that seeks to provide information on a selection of outstanding examples of garden art found in Japan while juxtaposing a diversity of media related to them. This juxtaposition is intended to bring about fresh insight to a body of discourse that can often be mired in romanticized and eroticized
notions of Asia and the cultures therein.
http://www.jgarden.org/
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
BBG is a 52-acre living museum where beauty, romance, and fun blossom among world-class plant collections and specialty gardens. Admired as an urban horticultural and botanical resource, BBG inspires visitors to discover that plants are essential to life.
http://www.bbg.org/
The Huntington Botanical Gardens
Henry Huntington began developing the Botanical Gardens in 1903. Now they span nearly 120 acres with sweeping lawns and vistas interspersed with statuary, tempiettos, and benches. Approximately 15,000 kinds of plants from all over the world make up the botanical collections, many landscaped into a series of theme gardens.
http://www.huntington.org/BotanicalDiv/HEHBotanicalHome.html
Los Angeles Arboretum
The Arboretum is a 127- acre botanical garden and historical site jointly operated by the Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation and the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation.
http://www.arboretum.org/
Descanso Gardens
Festivals, horticultural events and an imaginative variety of classes for adults and children encourage visitors use Descanso Gardens as a place for learning, relaxation and appreciation of the beauty around them. Classes provide special experiences for everyone, from learning about landscaping, art and nature from authors and other experts. Public programs include both fee-based classes and programs and free talks and concerts.
http://www.descansogardens.org/site/
Virginia Robinson Gardens
Beverly Hills, (310) 276-5367
Virginia Robinson Gardens, operated by the County of Los Angeles, has an eloquent blend of architecture and landscape, and is a beautiful representation of an early twentieth century estate. A tour of the gardens, reflecting an era of gracious living and legendary hospitality, provides visitors with a tangible link to the rich history of Beverly Hills. Virginia Robinson Gardens is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is designated as a State Historic Point of Interest.
http://parks.co.la.ca.us/virginia_gardens.html
