Lotusland | California Photo Spot

Lotusland is a stunning 37-acre Montecito estate once owned by the late Madame Ganna Walska that is now home to over 3000 plants from all over the world because of the horticultural passion of an extraordinary woman. Winter months find Lotusland’s Aloe Garden filled with spectacular red, yellow, and orange flowers, accompanied by the buzzy song of hummingbirds. The Australian garden is filled with a relatively unknown group of plants, all native to Australia, aptly set within the old eucalyptus grove. The Blue Garden started in 1948 as a Silver Garden with the planting of Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’ (blue atlas cedar) by Madame Ganna Walska. It evolved into the Blue Garden as she added blue-foliaged plants to complement the cedars. June through September, Lotusland’s Water Garden is home to a magnificent displays of its namesake flower, lotus (Nelumbo), tropical and hardy waterlilies (Nymphaea), and giant waterlilies (Victoria).  www.lotusland.org (Montecito, California, California)