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Your planners deserve some heat in April. Start with these 15 pop-ups, launches, shows

From immersive experiences by Van Cleef & Arpels and Saint Laurent to new releases by Puma, Carhartt WIP X Awake NY, Union and Louis Vuitton, the Drip Index can get you active this spring.

Is it OK to plant in mud? The best tips for gardening in super-soaked L.A.
L.A. Affairs: Online dating wasn’t going well. Was I geographically undesirable?
How to make friends in L.A.? Get brunch with strangers

A jogger passes a cloudy sky at My. Hollywood Hiking Trail near Griffith Observatory.

For a calming challenge and the best views in L.A., head to a trail and start running

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The 30 best hikes in Orange County

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They built an ADU that’s ready for rules that don’t exist yet

Pillar Point, seen from El Granada, just north of Half Moon Bay.

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10 things to do in Half Moon Bay, an old-fashioned surf town that’s a whole Scotland mood

California Living

L.A.’s private gardens are springing to life. Here’s how to peek inside while you can
With humor and Xanax earrings, she fearlessly puts Latino mental health on display
What’s it like to take a $249 drug-free psychedelic trip? We found out
He wants L.A. to love macaws as much as it loves dogs. Will free flying do the trick?
A gym for your feelings? Emotional support now comes with a membership fee
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L.A.’s 16 hardest staircases, ranked by which walks are worth the climb

L.A. Affairs

L.A. Affairs: My feelings changed about a friend. How could I say ‘I like you’?
L.A. Affairs: Did you find love at Disneyland? Tell us your story
L.A. Affairs: I was wild, and he was a mountain man. Could we make magic together?
L.A. Affairs: I was too happy and in love to notice the red flags

Plan your weekend

Where to eat and drink in L.A. right now, according to our food writers
Eating at an L.A. museum has never been better. These 18 places show us why
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11 things to do in this hidden roadside town bursting with history (and wildflowers)

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Want a unique SoCal wedding? Strap on your hiking boots
Giant sequoias, desert land and alpine peaks? California’s 280 state parks have it all
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Plants

Santa Barbara, CA - February 21: Paul Gripp stands for a portrait at the business he helped start in 1957 as one the premiere hybridizers at the Santa Barbara Orchid Estate on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 in Santa Barbara, CA. Gripp helped bring the Santa Barbara International Orchid Show to prominence and it will have its 75th annual show March 10-12. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times).

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This fabled orchid breeder loves to chat — just not about Trader Joe’s orchids

Paul Gripp, 90, helped build the famed Santa Barbara Orchid Estate and will be there sharing tips during the International Orchid Show March 10-12.

Lake Elsinore, CA - February 07: A close-up view of the spring California Poppies and wild flowers blooming early this year in the wake of major winter rainfall, which are covering patches of the upper slopes of Walker Canyon in Lake Elsinore Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Poppies didn't blanket Walker Canyon hillsides in the past three years due to the drought. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Has wildflower shaming gone too far? How to find the best blooms without the drama

San Gabriel, CA - February 21: Mary Ishihara Swanton, granddaughter of Fred and Mitoko Yoshimura, the original founding family of the San Gabriel Nursery and Florist, is photographed on the property in San Gabriel, CA, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. The nusery is celebrating 100 years of business. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Yoshimura family was interned, but able to sell the business to E. Manchester Boddy, publisher of the Los Angeles Daily News, who paid them in installments while they were interned, which provided them with income to re-start their business after they returned to San Gabriel. The nursery would become well known for the hard-to-find, as well as for the hybridization of the "Mission Bell" azalea. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

After 100 years, San Gabriel Nursery & Florist continues to bloom

Palm Springs, CA - January 11: Clark Moorten walks through Moorten's Botanical Garden and Cactarium on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, in Palm Springs, CA. Clark Moorten's parents Chester "Cactus Slim" and Patricia Moorten, created the Moorten Botanical Garden and Cactarium in Palm Springs in the late 1930s. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

This tiny, quirky garden is an endearing remnant of old Palm Springs

Planning to visit the superbloom in Lake Elsinore? Here’s why the city won’t let you

Are the conditions ripe for a ‘superbloom’ in rain-soaked California? Here’s what experts say

What do mushrooms sound like? Hear the psychedelic boops, beeps and womps for yourself

Curious about mushroom foraging? It’s an ‘exceptionally good’ year to start in SoCal

Mushrooms are everywhere. Here’s how to forage, eat and grow the mighty fungi in L.A.

Relationships

Considering moving in with your partner? Have these crucial conversations first
Send me a love song: How L.A. became hopelessly devoted to radio dedication shows
My significant other travels a lot for work. Here’s how I cope with her absence

Cannabis

8 wacky ways to get high without smoking

Novel THC delivery systems help cut through the clutter and spare the lungs. That’s why your next buzz may come from a drinking straw, a cup of coffee or a squirt of sriracha.

PALM SPRINGS, CA - JANUARY 31, 2023: Shannon Graham smokes marijuana inside the lounge at Reefer Madness on January 31, 2023 in Palm Springs, California. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Palm Springs’ weed lounge game is hot right now — especially compared to L.A.

A psychedelic image of the number 2023 surrounded by cannabis leaves, edibles, a joint and drifting smoke.

What’s in store for L.A.’s cannabis market in 2023? A roller-coaster ride for starters

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 09, 2022 - Looking through a port hole one can see an enlarged flower of Georgia Pie strain from Farmer and The Felon Cannabis CO. at the Woods dispensary, November 09, 2022, in West Hollywood. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

This new West Hollywood weed lounge is a mind-bending, must-see jungle oasis

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Cooking

This is the ultimate chocolate chip cookie, with everything readers asked for (crispy edges, yes!)
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She dreamed about mountains of mushrooms — and got what she wished for

Travel

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