Lotusland; structure

I'm doing one more non-plant themed post from Lotusland—on structure—before I talk plants. Naturally you'll see buildings, but I'm playing a little loose with the idea of structure and there will be hedges, rocks, and even shelves...

You pass this gate on your way to the public entrance, behind it is the Agave attenuata lined drive I mentioned in Wednesday's post. I've always wanted to stop here and look closer, but never had the chance.

That's the benefit of visiting a garden on your own, you can call the shots.

The skies were threatening the day I visited, but there were also moments like this when the sun broke thru the clouds. Nothing like a muted wall to really set of the blue agaves and dramatic Yucca rostrata.

Speaking of drama...

The bath house (1925) is my second favorite building at Lotusland. 

Admittedly the tile covered containers working with the tile bench and building inset are a major part of the appeal.

Madame Walska's home back in the day. Now it's Lotusland offices...

And a perfect backdrop to all those cactus.

I've been in there, even peaked out the windows on the lower right (bathrooms).

More wall structure under Dracaena draco, the dragon tree. 

The wall behind the clamshell beach provides a backdrop and planting pockets.

Hedge structure...

Fun with hedge structure...

The topiary zoo...

And the horticultural clock (1955) with copper zodiac signs I didn't manage to get in the photo.

Structure provided by the gnarly old oak.

But upon closer inspection there's another kind of structure hanging from the oak.

I've always found these hat-wearing containers to be a Lotusland oddity. Don't get me wrong, I love them, but they're just so odd!

Structural rocks as planters...

Pathway structure from slag glass.

Furcraea macdougallii, definitely structural.

Ah, there's my favorite building at Lotusland!

There's little to no information available online about the history of this unique structure, but I do hope to learn more and maybe get inside someday.

More slag glass and shallow metal planters, perhaps plough discs.

Near the visitor's center and parking lot now.

I do love a good elevated container/plant on a pedestal.

Those shelves I mentioned earlier? We're in the gift shop now, and there's something very interesting there on the bottom shelf...

My book! (it never gets old)

I hope you enjoyed this look at some of the structural elements at Lotusland.

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