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MR. HUNTINGTON'S GARDEN | Tipuana tipu, and Tyler too

Tue., April 5, 2011
Another post in a series about Mr. Huntington's Garden by the botanical director of The Huntington.
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MR. HUNTINGTON'S GARDEN | The End of the Rainbow

Mon., April 4, 2011
Another post in a series about Mr. Huntington's Garden by the botanical director of The Huntington.
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A Lurid Lady and Two Petulant Painters

Fri., April 1, 2011 | Thea Page
Here's a scandal: While the Huntington painting Penelope (Pitt), Viscountess Ligonier immortalizes a woman who indulged in salacious affairs and managed to survive a very public divorce, its real story is not about the sitter at all.
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Our American West

Thu., March 31, 2011 | William Deverell
William Deverell, the director of the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West (ICW), chats with USC doctoral student Sarah Keyes about her research on the Overland Trail experience of 250,000 Americans who moved west before the Civil War. This is the first in a new series highlighting the work of USC graduate students.
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MR. HUNTINGTON'S GARDEN | Crafting the Future of the Japanese Garden

Mon., March 28, 2011
Another post in a series about Mr. Huntington's Garden by the botanical director of The Huntington.
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Bonsai Master

Thu., March 24, 2011 | Lisa Blackburn
When Ben Oki first saw a bonsai tree as a curious youngster of six, he asked his father what bonsai was. "It's something people do when they retire," his father explained. Luckily for the world of horticulture, Oki didn't wait that long to start.
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ORCHID COLLECTION | Orchids 101

Wed., March 23, 2011 | Matt Stevens
Brandon Tam and Lance Birk know what it's like to drive the 101 Freeway with a truck full of orchids. Last summer, they helped move more than 6,000 orchids from the Santa Barbara home of the late S. Robert Weltz to the greenhouses of The Huntington.
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MR. HUNTINGTON'S GARDEN | Color and Change

Mon., March 21, 2011
Another post in a series about Mr. Huntington's Garden by the botanical director of The Huntington.