Lisa Boone is a features writer for the Los Angeles Times. Since 2003, she has covered home design, gardening, parenting, houseplants, even youth sports. She is a native of Los Angeles.
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Hiking Eaton Canyon, thrifting and connecting with family at WI Spa. It all makes for a perfect Sunday for the Jungalow designer.
Oct. 6, 2023
If you’ve removed your lawn and want native plants in your new landscape, check out these ground covers recommended by pros, plus a list of October plant events.
Oct. 1, 2023
Southern California used to be full of little farms. Urban development closed many but some survive. Here’s where to buy produce where it was grown within L.A. and two hours away.
Sept. 29, 2023
Is the quintessential L.A. home a Midcentury Modern dream, stately Craftsman or a colorful Spanish Colonial? Take a tour and decide for yourself.
Sept. 27, 2023
Unable to afford a down payment on a home, a young couple financed a prefab ADU in their parents’ backyard in L.A.
Sept. 18, 2023
Priced out of the Bay Area and South Pasadena, a couple bought a Spanish fixer-upper in Eagle Rock, assisted by the earning potential of an ADU.
Sept. 6, 2023
Spin class, thrifting at the Rose Bowl Flea Market and dining al fresco with husband Dewey Do and dog Bimini are all a part of the “Queer Eye” host’s ideal Sunday.
Aug. 11, 2023
Daniel Dooreck’s fascination with motorcycles, flash tattoos and cowboys comes alive in the hand-thrown vessels he creates in his tiny Echo Park garage.
July 26, 2023
Gardening novice Brian Bautista confronted his ‘climate change anxiety’ by tearing out his lawns and planting California native plants.
July 19, 2023
During the pandemic, Rachel Nafis worked as an ER nurse. Burned out, she turned to flower farming and learned that being a florist is about more than just flowers.
July 10, 2023