On Monday I shared photos of the Aloe Garden at Lotusland, complete with its fabulous clam shell fountains. But there's another pool at Lotusland with clam shells, and here they're on the beach...
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The photo above was borrowed from the Lotusland website. I was so focused on the shells during my visit last April that I didn't get a great overall shot.
I always forget where exactly this pool is, and end up consulting a map. There it is in the orange circle, above the Fern Garden.
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One side seems quite formal...
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But the other side, well, not so much...
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I love to come here and just stare at the shells and ask; "why?" Madame Ganna Walska was not one for half-measures. She must have had a vision and this was it. I just feel like there should be more. Or they shouldn't be so evenly distributed. I dunno. I'm still working this one out.
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The wall behind the shells is pretty much perfect, with its random planting pockets full of dudleya and other succulents.
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And I do appreciate there are a few shells turned over, so they're not all facing the same direction.
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On Monday's post Hoover Boo commented: "The abalone pond is the quirkiest feature of Lotusland--seems like the most personal feature of a generally very elegant garden. Madame Walska must have been a hoot." She's referring to the pond in the Aloe Garden, and while it's definitely got its quirks, for me this wins the title of quirkiest. I do agree however, Madame Walska must have been a hoot.
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Weather Diary, Oct 29: Hi 47, Low 34/ Precip 0
All material © 2009-2019 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.
The photo above was borrowed from the Lotusland website. I was so focused on the shells during my visit last April that I didn't get a great overall shot.
I always forget where exactly this pool is, and end up consulting a map. There it is in the orange circle, above the Fern Garden.
One side seems quite formal...
But the other side, well, not so much...
I love to come here and just stare at the shells and ask; "why?" Madame Ganna Walska was not one for half-measures. She must have had a vision and this was it. I just feel like there should be more. Or they shouldn't be so evenly distributed. I dunno. I'm still working this one out.
The wall behind the shells is pretty much perfect, with its random planting pockets full of dudleya and other succulents.
And I do appreciate there are a few shells turned over, so they're not all facing the same direction.
On Monday's post Hoover Boo commented: "The abalone pond is the quirkiest feature of Lotusland--seems like the most personal feature of a generally very elegant garden. Madame Walska must have been a hoot." She's referring to the pond in the Aloe Garden, and while it's definitely got its quirks, for me this wins the title of quirkiest. I do agree however, Madame Walska must have been a hoot.
Weather Diary, Oct 29: Hi 47, Low 34/ Precip 0
All material © 2009-2019 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.