...another L.A. secret...the L.A. Arboretum. Out in Arcadia--past Glendale and Pasadena--sits the L.A. Arboretum--167 acres of plants and lawns and waterfalls filled with wild peacocks.
For Easter we went for a stroll on what was once the grounds of Lucky Baldwin--a businessman, horse racer and real estate developer--who planted the grounds in the late 1800s and created the Santa Anita race track.
The air smelled like flowers, and the place felt like paradise. Signs on the property said Baldwin converted his Rancho from a patch of desert into the lush, tropical oasis it is today. There are ponds and prehistoric forests, prickly cactus gardens and low-hanging magical trees for children to climb in.
It felt like Paris, or Rome, or just the past. A place where you could stroll for hours and not lose your children under a car or a Hummer.
Perfection!
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