Acorn in Eagle Rock
Acorn stocks a mix of terrariums, ceramics, botanical art and other gifts. The store is on Colorado Boulevard the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
Friends Maggie Lobl, Erin Tanaka and Laura Tanaka have transformed a former paint ball supply store in to a friendly neighborhood boutique for both home and garden. To see inside, start clicking.
Wood cutting boards by Swaine Street Woodworking start at $50. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
Customers can mix and match glass terrariums and plants, including this small snail planter ($18). (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
A selection of graphic cotton tea towels from Montgomery Street and Pehr start at $13.50. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
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Turkish bath towels ($50) at Acorn in Eagle Rock. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
In the back garden room at Acorn, a colorful shelf of Dr. Earth organic fertilizer ($12.50) is on display. The space also features Bahco hand pruners, Flexrake trowels and forks, coil garden hoses, self-watering pots and pebbles sold by the scoop. An outdoor room is currently under construction and is expected to open at the end of January. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
Statement house plants such as this fiddle leaf fig tree ($134) can be custom ordered at Acorn with local delivery available. “I’ve killed more plants than anyone I know,” said one of the owners, Maggie Lobl, a landscape architect. “I know which ones will survive.” (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
Botanical prints from Natural Curiosities ($60 apiece) are on display with ceramics by Jennifer Fish and OVO as well as a selection of home and garden books. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
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A Roost terrarium glass lamp ($385) can be customized with plants or purchased empty. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
Flexrake hand tools in the back garden room at Acorn in Eagle Rock. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)