In the lush leafy labyrinth that is Avalon Nursery & Ceramics, it’s easy to forget where you are. “We call this ‘the jungle,’” says Ernesto Lopez, youngest son of the nursery’s founder and owner, Maria Luz Lopez. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)AdvertisementIn the jungle, the most prominent noise is birdsong. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)Ernesto, 30, used to spend most of his time at the nursery until he got a gardening job with the city of Los Angeles. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)That agreement didn’t mean much to city officials, however, who were trying to discourage sidewalk vendors.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 23, 2020 15:00 UTC