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High above Los Angeles on seven acres overgrown with citrus, wild herbs, and flowers, a fantastical estate produces soaps, candles, jams, and tinctures to delight the body and feed the soul. Hugh Garvey – May 17, 2021
The gardener and the herbalist pack fresh masa around the seal of a vintage copper alembic still on the porch of the goatherdâs cabin. Weâre at Flamingo Estate, high up in the hills of Eagle Rock on the east side of L.A., and, believe it or not, this is the first step to making a cocktail. The masa will keep the steam from escaping and the distillate pure. The still is loaded with the resiny leaves of black sage, a variation of common sage that is intensely peppery and lemony and earthy. As the steam passes through the aromatic thatch of leaves it will take with it the concentrated essence of the herb, amplifying its power in oil that will trickle through the serpentine copper coil and into a jar, drip by drip. Later to
Safe Havens: Our Favorite Hotels for Social Distancingâand Getting Away from It All New and noteworthy hotels throughout the West that offer easy access to the outdoors for when itâs safe to travel. Hugh Garvey – May 10, 2021
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Salmon Falls Resort, Ketchikan, AK
Just a 90-minute flight from Seattle, Salmon Falls Resort is an unpretentious rustic luxe all-inclusive fishing lodge nestled between the forest and the ocean. It boasts cozy rooms, a vaulted timber-clad dining room with views of the bay, and access to stunning scenery and abundant wildlife. World-class fishing is a boat ride away, and ethical bear watching is available for the brave.
Are you even ready for all of the cactus inspo coming your way? We think yes. Hugh Garvey – April 22, 2021
In a world of Instagram plantfluencers, pandemic plant parenthood newÂbies, trending
Monstera,
and famous florists, the Cactus Store in Los Angeles stands out for its lovingly obsessive, time tested engagement with all things hardy and spiked. While most folks know founders
Carlos Morera and
Max Martin and crew from their little shop in Echo Park, the majority of their time is spent at a semiÂsecret HQ studio in Atwater.
Housed in an old brick warehouse with an adjacent 2,000-square-foot greenhouse, their private collection of cacti lives and is tended by, as Martin calls him, âresident plant whispererâ