Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Returning to La Conchita, California—Part Two

When I posted Part One of my November '21 drive through La Conchita I promised to share the rest of my photos soon. A month and a half later, here we go...

Starting with, street-side agaves backed by a gorgeous tree-sized brugmansia.


Such a great assortment! Is that a Araucaria heterophylla at the rear?

I want a beach-ball shaped Agave victoriae-reginae.

And waterfalls of aeonium.

A parting shot of this garden before we move on...

I believe this one was right next door.

Such a colorful stressed and spidery aloe.


This garden was simple but so effective in it's restrained plant palette.

Gorgeous!

As I was snapping photos here I became aware of a neighbor watching me. Hoping to calm his concern I mentioned I was a plant-lover visiting from Portland, just out to capture photos of as many of the exuberant plant-filled gardens as I could. Turns out he and his wife had recently moved from Portland to La Conchita, lucky man!

Beaucarnea recurvata, something you will not see in a garden in Portland.

I loved this old bus.

Then I saw it's name, perfect.

That must have been some wind, to blow a canoe up into the tree stump! Actually I remember this garden from my first stop in La Conchita way back in 2019, with Gerhard. Good to see it's still fabulous.

Wowsa.

I can't imagine how old this guy must be, or how much it must weigh.

Oh my. Getting out of that car must be a treacherous maneuver.

A fabulous vintage mobile home to go with the vintage bus I shared earlier.

Are you getting the idea this place is full of personality? 

Finally a freeway-side garden at the end of a street, tended by some gardening resident(s).

Here's a better shot, where you can see the cars zipping by on U.S. Route 101, the ocean lies just beyond.

I'll be back again someday La Conchita!

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12 comments:

  1. That restrained garden is an inspiration but I just can never seem to stop discovering something new that I want to plant.

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  2. I'm so happy you took so many photos. What a unique community. I wouldn't want to live there because of the access issues, but I sure wouldn't mind knowing somebody who lives there so I could visit.

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    1. I think I could deal with the access issues, but affording it is another matter...

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  3. That was a fun tour! I was surprised by how much I loved the palm/Euphorbia/feather grass combination. On your way, did you see the giant red stiletto show off the northbound side of the 101 freeway? I think it's just a little south of La Conchita.

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    1. I missed the stiletto in person, but just caught up with it online. Thanks for the morning laugh.

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  4. Looks like the ideal climate for gardening. Looks like the residents agree!

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    1. It almost seems like you have to be a gardener to live in La Conchita.

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  5. Amazed it is still funky-charming, and not yet bought up to be 3k per night AirBnB's. Maybe next year?

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    1. Yikes, hope not. Although it is because of an AirBNB that I discovered it's funky charm.

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  6. The plant opportunities in a warmer climate seem vast and enviable...
    That freeway side garden is quite fabulous: one of the better gurrila gardnes I'v seen.

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  7. WOW!!! I have a little 2' Beaucarnea recurvata at home. What a beauty that big one is! Makes me wonder how big mine can get :D

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