tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post3119865506786444571..comments2024-03-18T18:00:47.701-07:00Comments on danger garden: Lotusland — Cactus!danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-84005359666039688862016-09-30T12:32:10.467-07:002016-09-30T12:32:10.467-07:00I wish this place were open during the Christmas h...I wish this place were open during the Christmas holidays so we could see it during our occasional trips to California.Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-64128356240136273922016-09-30T07:58:15.082-07:002016-09-30T07:58:15.082-07:00I carefully petted a couple, they were soft!I carefully petted a couple, they were soft!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-14919870406169676052016-09-30T07:57:51.449-07:002016-09-30T07:57:51.449-07:00Indeed, grouping them makes much more of a stateme...Indeed, grouping them makes much more of a statement.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-65347929638582703062016-09-30T07:57:02.132-07:002016-09-30T07:57:02.132-07:00Really? I am surprised.Really? I am surprised.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-70735945964692756552016-09-30T07:56:50.584-07:002016-09-30T07:56:50.584-07:00Just as long as they don't destroy anything......Just as long as they don't destroy anything...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-86718692606025086222016-09-30T07:56:31.583-07:002016-09-30T07:56:31.583-07:00David I would have completely agreed with your &qu...David I would have completely agreed with your "didn't resonate" comment after I visited in 2009, but this time it worked for me. I'm not sure why the difference.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-20296450075869902912016-09-30T07:55:13.370-07:002016-09-30T07:55:13.370-07:00I doubt it, that guy is working pretty hard these ...I doubt it, that guy is working pretty hard these days :(danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-45648915485664018642016-09-30T07:54:22.526-07:002016-09-30T07:54:22.526-07:00Indeed, the climate in Santa Barbara is just perfe...Indeed, the climate in Santa Barbara is just perfect!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-68617921078226152082016-09-30T07:53:52.845-07:002016-09-30T07:53:52.845-07:00Ah come on...a nice wintertime trip to Santa Barba...Ah come on...a nice wintertime trip to Santa Barbara? Oh wait...Lotusland is closed in the wintertime. A nice early spring trip?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-18605557507951616612016-09-30T07:53:10.354-07:002016-09-30T07:53:10.354-07:00Thank you for commenting Susan, I love knowing tha...Thank you for commenting Susan, I love knowing that people are enjoying these posts! (and nice book purchase!)danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-54894910633908460992016-09-29T21:17:38.360-07:002016-09-29T21:17:38.360-07:00Those furry cacti look so adorably pettable, but s...Those furry cacti look so adorably pettable, but somehow I have a feeling they are not. What a spectacular view to look out over a field of those tall, columnar cacti. I can totally see what made Ricki think of aliens.Anna Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02353084595743927603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-16341178295525239342016-09-29T19:43:07.686-07:002016-09-29T19:43:07.686-07:00This section of the garden was installed many year...This section of the garden was installed many years after Walska's death, and was designed to contain a significant fellow collector's plants in the spirit of the Lotusland style; more is more!<br /><br />For me personally, this garden section didn't resonate, not enough contrasts in plant material to best display the rare plant selections.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424782430147114976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-73088662445151456642016-09-29T16:18:42.165-07:002016-09-29T16:18:42.165-07:00I like the flat grey stones they used for mulch. ...I like the flat grey stones they used for mulch. It creates a contrast to the columns, looks really good. <br /><br />The columnar cactus look most impressive in mass groups like that, don't they? Just one or two look odd. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-58507985599834326892016-09-29T13:38:48.519-07:002016-09-29T13:38:48.519-07:00This was probably my favorite garden at Lotusland ...This was probably my favorite garden at Lotusland although (as you know) it's tough to pick favorites. I loved all the rocks they had brought it. Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-32068799959812158402016-09-29T11:10:47.484-07:002016-09-29T11:10:47.484-07:00When aliens land, I hope they land in Lotusland......When aliens land, I hope they land in Lotusland...what an introduction to our planet that would be.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843132106213356234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-85579786978855985172016-09-29T11:08:16.697-07:002016-09-29T11:08:16.697-07:00My brain short-circuited with the mention of 300 t...My brain short-circuited with the mention of 300 tons of boulders. Madame Walska must have had a lot of help with that installation.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-75119483113546385532016-09-29T10:59:12.642-07:002016-09-29T10:59:12.642-07:00Great eye candy from Lotusland! I've really en...Great eye candy from Lotusland! I've really enjoyed your posts from this terriffic garden and am a bit sad to hear that there's only one more left. You probably need to go back and take more pictures, you know for the sake of your readers. Do be careful as that guy might still follow you around. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-42384352030152847732016-09-29T09:56:41.581-07:002016-09-29T09:56:41.581-07:00Enjoying all your posts on Lotusland. Those furry...Enjoying all your posts on Lotusland. Those furry columns are cute and the fruit just gorgeous. All the bright blooms are surprising in July but the climate there is a bit milder than farther inland.Shirley/Rock-Oak-Deerhttp://rockoakdeer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-30830519479618804902016-09-29T08:53:05.069-07:002016-09-29T08:53:05.069-07:00Every time I think it couldn't possibly get mo...Every time I think it couldn't possibly get more unusual and amazing, it does! Thanks for taking so many shots and doing multiple posts, as I don't think I am ever going to get there in person.LINDA from Each Little Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380944603357066650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-73822067368750646512016-09-29T08:36:02.464-07:002016-09-29T08:36:02.464-07:00What a thrill it has been to arm chair your trip t...What a thrill it has been to arm chair your trip to Lotusland! Thank you for the gorgeous photos detailing the most intricate parts of the plants. Following the various posts, led me to order the fabulous book "Lotusland: a Photographic Odyssey'...which was devoured in one sitting. Lotusland is, indeed, an odyssey!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13476355001144746920noreply@blogger.com