My last Lotusland post had us leaving the Japanese Garden headed toward the Tropical Garden, with the goal of ending up in the Cycad Garden. The Tropical Garden has a suitably jungle-like atmosphere, but the problem with sharing it here is the deep shadows make decent photography practically impossible.
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The magical feel is rendered flat. Still, I can report that hanging baskets full of Epiphyllum surround the path. Can you imagine how fabulous this would be when the plants are in bloom?
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Here's one tucked into an old tree-fern trunk, at least that's what I think it is...
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And this!
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I'd imagine almost any tree could be made to be more interesting with gnarly roots like these growing up it.
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And what I wouldn't give to have Monstera in my garden!
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This crazy business stopped me in my tracks. I am not a fan of the staghorn fern but wow...this is an entirely different animal.
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So massive...
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So..."tree fern" staghorn!
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I wonder what the trunk they mounted them on once was?
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And how many thousands of dollars would it cost to replicate this at home?
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Emerging from the shadows and into the sun...
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Crazy...
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Now I have to warn you that the labels in the Cycad Garden were rather hard to find and I was quite obsessed with our limited time in the garden and didn't want to linger here too long. My 2009 post has many more names assigned to plants than this one does. Don't judge...
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Just admire...
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And say "wow"...
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And maybe even "oh my god..."
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I don't remember the pond being part of the Cycad Garden on our last visit.
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This is where we first made friends with this little red dragonfly that I swear followed us around the garden for a good hour.
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And now I wish my pond water was green. Not sickly algae-green, just a nice bright happy green.
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I have the name of this one! Macrozamia communis...
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Still loving that pond...
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Oh wow...
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The plant is drop-dead gorgeous but those crazy orange seeds...
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Want them in my garden...
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Still to come the garden areas around the house, the Cactus Garden and a lump-it-all-together that I'm calling the "in between"...
All material © 2009-2016 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.
The magical feel is rendered flat. Still, I can report that hanging baskets full of Epiphyllum surround the path. Can you imagine how fabulous this would be when the plants are in bloom?
Here's one tucked into an old tree-fern trunk, at least that's what I think it is...
And this!
I'd imagine almost any tree could be made to be more interesting with gnarly roots like these growing up it.
And what I wouldn't give to have Monstera in my garden!
This crazy business stopped me in my tracks. I am not a fan of the staghorn fern but wow...this is an entirely different animal.
So massive...
So..."tree fern" staghorn!
I wonder what the trunk they mounted them on once was?
And how many thousands of dollars would it cost to replicate this at home?
Emerging from the shadows and into the sun...
Crazy...
Now I have to warn you that the labels in the Cycad Garden were rather hard to find and I was quite obsessed with our limited time in the garden and didn't want to linger here too long. My 2009 post has many more names assigned to plants than this one does. Don't judge...
Just admire...
And say "wow"...
And maybe even "oh my god..."
I don't remember the pond being part of the Cycad Garden on our last visit.
This is where we first made friends with this little red dragonfly that I swear followed us around the garden for a good hour.
And now I wish my pond water was green. Not sickly algae-green, just a nice bright happy green.
I have the name of this one! Macrozamia communis...
Still loving that pond...
Oh wow...
The plant is drop-dead gorgeous but those crazy orange seeds...
Want them in my garden...
Still to come the garden areas around the house, the Cactus Garden and a lump-it-all-together that I'm calling the "in between"...
All material © 2009-2016 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.