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Returning to La Conchita, California—Part Two

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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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