I went somewhere! To Sherman Gardens in Corona del Mar. Rumor had it there were lots of flowers.Plenty to see outside the entrance. Lupine hybrids, Leucospermums, Leucadendron 'Jester's, Dianella, ConvolvulusLeucospermum 'Blanche Ito'
There's the entrance.
Here we are, inside. Yep, lots of flowers.
Nice Alstroemerias:
Variegated Acanthus
Begonias and Anthuriums
Camellias, ferns, Cyclamens...
Wisteria and Eucalyptus...
xBromeliads, Palms, and suchlike in the lath house.
Most of the potted Begonias looked bad--winter is not their season here, and spring is just beginning. This one looks pretty good:What's that swag over the doorway?
Tillandsias--xerographica and useneoides!
Out of the lath house and into the Mediterranean plant area. There are five regions in the world with a Mediterranean climate: coastal California, the western cape of South Africa, central Chile, southwestern and parts of south coastal Australia, and...and...the Mediterranean basin, of course.
Callistemon from Australia
Mimulus (California) Leucospermum (South Africa) with Ceanothus (California): Sonchus acaulis(?) falling over (Canary Islands)Half in, half out of the shade, so I took a photo of the shaded part. Beautiful cramscape of Mediterranean plants under an olive tree
Salvia cacaliifolia, I think. More tropical than Mediterranean, but it's blue.Melianthus major (South Africa):Mimulus again
More vignettes around the olive tree
Beyond Mediterraneana, the mass-planting plaza at the center of the property, currently planted with Ranunculus:
The rest of the visit in Part 2 soon.
Leucospermum in bloom at same time as ceanothus -- I hadn't clocked that before. That's some clever planting.
ReplyDeleteBlue and yellow -- classic.
DeleteWhen aren't there loads of flowers at Sherman! A friend of mine volunteers there now so I knew they've been busy with one of their seasonal refreshes. I'm hoping to get there soon - perhaps after I get my pending jury duty service behind me in early April and hopefully before heat takes a toll on all those fresh blooms.
ReplyDeleteVery true, they refresh their plantings constantly.
DeleteJury duty is always interesting, except the waiting around part, and parking. Okay, maybe it's tedious, but it is public service, a thing we are forgetting is a virtue.
Heat. 🤢 Tho Sherman so close to the Pacific doesn't suffer it so much.
How wonderful to be able to go places again. Was admiring the beautiful trunk of the olive. The ranunculus and poppy display is pretty over the top too. Nice treat.
ReplyDeleteI too admired that trunk! The property is small enough such that over-the-top works quite well.
DeleteFlowers and Library! Two of my favorite things in the world! Wow, those Ranunculus are amazing, but it all is!
ReplyDeleteMine too. I missed our local library all through the Covid. Fortunate the flowers are almost always close at hand.
DeleteEye Candy ! Great photos remind me why I love SoCA
ReplyDeleteI was very grateful a friend invited me along for the visit!
Delete"Cramscape of Mediterranean plants under an olive tree."... It is such a splendid sight I would have struggle to move on. Absolutely love the tillnadsia swag over the doorway.
ReplyDeleteI certainly lingered gawking at that area. So much to see in such a small space.
DeleteThe combo of the two different Tillys was particularly good.
Oh, yes please! There are so many amazing plants and combinations here. I remember how awesome the Tillandsias were in Florida and New Orleans and Savannah and Charleston. I could probably grow some as house plants here, but it's so awesome to see them growing and expanding and performing on trees while out walking. So many amazing plants! Great post!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a perfect climate for many Tillandsias in FL, NOLA, and SC. (Higher humidity). They do very well at Sherman Gardens, it being so close to the Pacific. The drier climate ones do well here--the humidity lovers not quite so good a few miles inland. Glad you enjoyed the post!
DeleteThe Sherman is getting better and better. I don't think I've ever seen it so floriferous.
ReplyDeleteWell, spring, y'know? And they do have a good staff, and budget for plants.
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