Posts tagged “Agavaceae”

Spring break, day 5: Lotusland part 6

The topiary garden was fun, but pretty standard. The main lawn had some very bizarre contrasts – like these huge agaves against a manicured lawn. Thankfully, we headed back into the shade at this point. I was working on a terrific sunburn. In the shade palm garden, a lot of the plants were fruiting. I […]

Spring Break 2008 – Day 1

For spring break, I went on a trip with my school’s Botany Club. We drove through the desert to Big Sur, then down along the coast to Santa Barbara. There was a great deal of botanizing. We all made it to the meeting point at 5AM and miraculously managed to fit all of our stuff […]