Comments on: An Ode to the Land of the Lotus http://thegerminatrix.com/2009/06/01/an-ode-to-the-land-of-the-lotus/ by Ivette Soler Sun, 28 Apr 2013 02:17:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: The Germinatrix » Blog Archive » Another Mecca – The Huntington http://thegerminatrix.com/2009/06/01/an-ode-to-the-land-of-the-lotus/comment-page-1/#comment-1646 The Germinatrix » Blog Archive » Another Mecca – The Huntington Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:53:05 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=284#comment-1646 [...] gardens around. We’ve already visited one of my FAVORITE places, Ganna Walska’s Lotusland in Montecito, CA – now we are trotting around the cactus and succulent gardens at the [...] [...] gardens around. We’ve already visited one of my FAVORITE places, Ganna Walska’s Lotusland in Montecito, CA – now we are trotting around the cactus and succulent gardens at the [...]

]]> By: Gardening Under Mediterranean Skies | http://thegerminatrix.com/2009/06/01/an-ode-to-the-land-of-the-lotus/comment-page-1/#comment-727 Gardening Under Mediterranean Skies | Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:01:55 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=284#comment-727 [...] abuzz with references to Lotusland, an outstandingly unique gardenscape. (Read June 1st post on: thegerminatrix.com and revel in Germi’s virtual tour.) Symposium participants will enjoy lunch al fresco at [...] [...] abuzz with references to Lotusland, an outstandingly unique gardenscape. (Read June 1st post on: thegerminatrix.com and revel in Germi’s virtual tour.) Symposium participants will enjoy lunch al fresco at [...]

]]> By: Albin http://thegerminatrix.com/2009/06/01/an-ode-to-the-land-of-the-lotus/comment-page-1/#comment-605 Albin Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:16:17 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=284#comment-605 Beautiful! I am now even more excited to see Ganna Walska's Lotusland, this coming Oct. while attending the Pacific Horticulture Symposium Gardening Under Mediterranean Skies VII. They have a private luncheon and a docent-led tour of this extradorinary and passionate garden planned. Thank you for posting! :) Albin Beautiful!

I am now even more excited to see Ganna Walska’s Lotusland, this coming Oct. while attending the Pacific Horticulture Symposium Gardening Under Mediterranean Skies VII. They have a private luncheon and a docent-led tour of this extradorinary and passionate garden planned.

Thank you for posting! :)

Albin

]]> By: germinatrix http://thegerminatrix.com/2009/06/01/an-ode-to-the-land-of-the-lotus/comment-page-1/#comment-388 germinatrix Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:20:46 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=284#comment-388 ESP! You MUST MUST MUST visit Lotusland - and bring the tribe! They will find much to delight and amaze them ... but the negotiations between nations must start now! They ARE visiting foreign dignitaries, of course, and should be treated as such. I humbly submit myself as ambassador. I am already anticipating an ESP post about Lotusland! It will have to be epic, of course. Seeing it through your eyes will be a huge blast! It HAS to happen! I'm glad you liked the pictures! You and Pam are my photo muses - I was trying to channel you guys so that I could do the place justice. And OH! My Agave murder - I thought I could just slip it in there, but no - what is on the web DOES follow you. It is true. But I hope my current unabashed, full-throttle love for these amazing plants helps balance things out. I will do more penance ... every garden I make will contain agaves! (well, they already do - but you know what I mean!) Deep in the heart of Texas, Ivette Expat! My pal from the old blogging days! I'm so glad you found me - I am LOVING being out on my own - it feels just right! Please keep coming back, and drop a comment whenever the mood strikes you! Hearing from y'all is the BEST part of this endeavor! And thanks for the sweet words - I am feeling great, too! XO! Pam! Fresh from The Fling - and what photos! WHEW! Arrrghhh! I told you to close your eyes and NOT read about the Agave debacle! But well, it is good that you know me fully, and you see how far I've come. Now, I'd rather do anything than trash an agave (yikes! It even hurts to SAY it!) Chuck B's posts on Lotusland are wonderful, aren't they? So comprehensive - that's him! You know - here's a great book idea ... Lotusland, seen through the eyes of different Garden Bloggers. Here is my Prelim List: You Me Chuck ESP Loree Megan Jenny (Rock Rose) Pretty good gang, I think! And Lotusland is arranged into gardens that follow a strict theme - often by species, like the Cycad and Aloe gardens, or color as in the Blue garden - but then she goes crazy and throws in a Theatre garden and a butterfly garden! That's what I love - unpredictable, a bit off-kilter, but totally unique and moving. XO! Hi Vanessa! I am so happy to remind people of their visits to this remarkable garden. I remember, too, when I first saw those huge chunks of slag glass - it blew my mind! Jewelry for the garden! Oh, and the slate mulch ... I ADORE that! You are so right, Lotusland is a gift - plant lovers everywhere should flock to it and enjoy the magic! Hi Michelle D! How have you been? I'll have you know - wood fires were burned at my house the entire winter! Thanks for raising my awareness of the issue. I hear you about the docents - the ones at Lotusland are so sweet, and have an obvious love for the place. And you are so right - there is always more to discover ... but for me, the wandering and the looking and swimming in the beauty beats the tour. But then again - I took the tour the first time I went! It WAS informative! It is high praise when someone who loves the garden gives me a high five! Thank you so much for that, Michelle! I will definitely oblige with more pics ... ESP! You MUST MUST MUST visit Lotusland – and bring the tribe! They will find much to delight and amaze them … but the negotiations between nations must start now! They ARE visiting foreign dignitaries, of course, and should be treated as such. I humbly submit myself as ambassador.

I am already anticipating an ESP post about Lotusland! It will have to be epic, of course. Seeing it through your eyes will be a huge blast! It HAS to happen!
I’m glad you liked the pictures! You and Pam are my photo muses – I was trying to channel you guys so that I could do the place justice.
And OH! My Agave murder – I thought I could just slip it in there, but no – what is on the web DOES follow you. It is true. But I hope my current unabashed, full-throttle love for these amazing plants helps balance things out. I will do more penance … every garden I make will contain agaves! (well, they already do – but you know what I mean!)
Deep in the heart of Texas,
Ivette

Expat! My pal from the old blogging days! I’m so glad you found me – I am LOVING being out on my own – it feels just right! Please keep coming back, and drop a comment whenever the mood strikes you! Hearing from y’all is the BEST part of this endeavor! And thanks for the sweet words – I am feeling great, too!
XO!

Pam! Fresh from The Fling – and what photos! WHEW!
Arrrghhh! I told you to close your eyes and NOT read about the Agave debacle! But well, it is good that you know me fully, and you see how far I’ve come. Now, I’d rather do anything than trash an agave (yikes! It even hurts to SAY it!)
Chuck B’s posts on Lotusland are wonderful, aren’t they? So comprehensive – that’s him! You know – here’s a great book idea … Lotusland, seen through the eyes of different Garden Bloggers. Here is my Prelim List:
You
Me
Chuck
ESP
Loree
Megan
Jenny (Rock Rose)
Pretty good gang, I think!

And Lotusland is arranged into gardens that follow a strict theme – often by species, like the Cycad and Aloe gardens, or color as in the Blue garden – but then she goes crazy and throws in a Theatre garden and a butterfly garden! That’s what I love – unpredictable, a bit off-kilter, but totally unique and moving.
XO!

Hi Vanessa! I am so happy to remind people of their visits to this remarkable garden. I remember, too, when I first saw those huge chunks of slag glass – it blew my mind! Jewelry for the garden! Oh, and the slate mulch … I ADORE that! You are so right, Lotusland is a gift – plant lovers everywhere should flock to it and enjoy the magic!

Hi Michelle D! How have you been? I’ll have you know – wood fires were burned at my house the entire winter! Thanks for raising my awareness of the issue.
I hear you about the docents – the ones at Lotusland are so sweet, and have an obvious love for the place. And you are so right – there is always more to discover … but for me, the wandering and the looking and swimming in the beauty beats the tour. But then again – I took the tour the first time I went! It WAS informative!
It is high praise when someone who loves the garden gives me a high five! Thank you so much for that, Michelle! I will definitely oblige with more pics …

]]> By: Michelle D. http://thegerminatrix.com/2009/06/01/an-ode-to-the-land-of-the-lotus/comment-page-1/#comment-386 Michelle D. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:46:29 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=284#comment-386 I've had a wonderful informative docent as well as a docent who was obviously dedicated to his job but really didn't bring the history of the garden to life like my first docent nor was he that informed about the plants. It's a 50/50 shot , but worth it if you get a great docent because no matter how many times you visit this garden there is always more to discover. I love this garden and Ivette, you did it justice in your photography. I could see more photos too ! Very very enjoyable tour. I’ve had a wonderful informative docent as well as a docent who was obviously dedicated to his job but really didn’t bring the history of the garden to life like my first docent nor was he that informed about the plants.
It’s a 50/50 shot , but worth it if you get a great docent because no matter how many times you visit this garden there is always more to discover.

I love this garden and Ivette, you did it justice in your photography.
I could see more photos too !
Very very enjoyable tour.

]]> By: vanessa - everything gardens http://thegerminatrix.com/2009/06/01/an-ode-to-the-land-of-the-lotus/comment-page-1/#comment-383 vanessa - everything gardens Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:26:57 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=284#comment-383 lotus land love. i went there first with my old landscape architecture firm 5 years ago and was totally smitten. i imagined going to parties at old ganna's and chatting it up about the latest addition to the yards (actually i think i imagine going to parties at all the gardens i design too). anyways the slate mulch, the turquoise glass edging, abalone shells galore... swoon! what a gift she left us all. thanks for taking me back there through your pics! lotus land love.

i went there first with my old landscape architecture firm 5 years ago and was totally smitten. i imagined going to parties at old ganna’s and chatting it up about the latest addition to the yards (actually i think i imagine going to parties at all the gardens i design too). anyways the slate mulch, the turquoise glass edging, abalone shells galore… swoon! what a gift she left us all. thanks for taking me back there through your pics!

]]> By: Pam/Digging http://thegerminatrix.com/2009/06/01/an-ode-to-the-land-of-the-lotus/comment-page-1/#comment-381 Pam/Digging Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:30:23 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=284#comment-381 Oh, the tragedy of the variegated agaves! But I understand. Everyone must come to appreciate agaves in their own time. I didn't start out loving them either. Then again, I never saw one in small-town South Carolina, where I grew up. Lotusland has been on my must-see list since Chuck B. introduced me to it with the post he linked to in his comment. And then I saw more of it in Wildflower Magazine. I MUST get there one day. How cool that Deanna commented to let us all know how to get a tour. And I am so glad that Lotusland survived the recent fires. Just wondering--are most of the gardens at Lotusland organized by plant species? Oh, the tragedy of the variegated agaves! But I understand. Everyone must come to appreciate agaves in their own time. I didn’t start out loving them either. Then again, I never saw one in small-town South Carolina, where I grew up.

Lotusland has been on my must-see list since Chuck B. introduced me to it with the post he linked to in his comment. And then I saw more of it in Wildflower Magazine. I MUST get there one day. How cool that Deanna commented to let us all know how to get a tour. And I am so glad that Lotusland survived the recent fires.

Just wondering–are most of the gardens at Lotusland organized by plant species?

]]> By: Jean Prescott http://thegerminatrix.com/2009/06/01/an-ode-to-the-land-of-the-lotus/comment-page-1/#comment-379 Jean Prescott Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:24:39 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=284#comment-379 Germi!! It is so-o-o good to have you back!! I left the Domino bookmark up until I realized that it was like keeping an old boyfriend's number in your phone long after the thrill was gone. You look wonderful, and as usual, your posts are breathtaking. Happy blogging. I am bookmarking The Germinatrix now. Germi!! It is so-o-o good to have you back!! I left the Domino bookmark up until I realized that it was like keeping an old boyfriend’s number in your phone long after the thrill was gone. You look wonderful, and as usual, your posts are breathtaking. Happy blogging. I am bookmarking The Germinatrix now.

]]> By: ESP http://thegerminatrix.com/2009/06/01/an-ode-to-the-land-of-the-lotus/comment-page-1/#comment-378 ESP Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:28:54 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=284#comment-378 Hi Ivette. Amazing place. Last night I had these pictures up on my laptop for ages...tv...slurp of wine....more picture studying...tv etc etc...(repeat until the early hours). They are quite remarkable. That second image is just completely out of control! In fact, I got so engrossed in the pictures I forgot to comment! I cannot wait to visit this place one day. I also would never have guessed that it was in a residential neighborhood. It looks like it is carved out of a jungle! Stunning. Thanks for sharing this with us. And what is this online rumour I hear about you tearing out agave plants? variegated ones at that! You should be ashamed of yourself! Last time I am coming here!...OJ Try and keep me away! ESP. Hi Ivette.

Amazing place. Last night I had these pictures up on my laptop for ages…tv…slurp of wine….more picture studying…tv etc etc…(repeat until the early hours). They are quite remarkable. That second image is just completely out of control! In fact, I got so engrossed in the pictures I forgot to comment!

I cannot wait to visit this place one day. I also would never have guessed that it was in a residential neighborhood. It looks like it is carved out of a jungle! Stunning.

Thanks for sharing this with us.

And what is this online rumour I hear about you tearing out agave plants? variegated ones at that! You should be ashamed of yourself!
Last time I am coming here!…OJ

Try and keep me away!
ESP.

]]> By: Ross http://thegerminatrix.com/2009/06/01/an-ode-to-the-land-of-the-lotus/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Ross Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:40:01 +0000 http://thegerminatrix.com/?p=284#comment-377 That is an amazing garden! Ganna Walska couldn't have been someone who does things in half measures...I guess 5 husbands also says something about that. That is an amazing garden! Ganna Walska couldn’t have been someone who does things in half measures…I guess 5 husbands also says something about that.

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