Lotusland is one of the most famous - and unique - gardens in Southern California. On land purchased in the Santa Barbara area in 1941, Madame Ganna Walska, a Polish-born opera singer known as much for her scandalous love life as her singing ability, created a garden that reflected her varied plant interests. Denise of A Growing Obsession has written about the garden several times recently, which tugged at my own recollections of the place. My last visit, in 2008, was underwritten by a friend as a birthday present. If I took photos, they've long ago disappeared. However, by happenstance, I came across a file containing photos taken by my friend during that visit. She prefers anonymity but she approved my use of her photos so I thought I'd share a few selections featuring Lotusland's cactus garden for today's Wednesday Vignette post, sponsored by Anna of Flutter & Hum.
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Admittance to the garden is permitted by reservation only. There is a significant entrance fee but the garden is well worth a visit if you're ever in the area.
Visit Anna at Flutter & Hum to discover what images have caught her fancy and the attention of other bloggers this week.
All material © 2012-2015 by Kris Peterson for Late to the Garden Party
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| This photo, taken at the entrance of the cactus garden with tall cactus looming in the distance and one of the garden's many fountains in the foreground, is among my favorites |
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| Our tour was scheduled mid-day so many of the images are sun-drenched, but I still love the contrast here between the delicacy of the cactus flowers and the prickly cactus and stone mulch |
Admittance to the garden is permitted by reservation only. There is a significant entrance fee but the garden is well worth a visit if you're ever in the area.
Visit Anna at Flutter & Hum to discover what images have caught her fancy and the attention of other bloggers this week.
All material © 2012-2015 by Kris Peterson for Late to the Garden Party