Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Natural is Never Boring

Seaside Gardens in Carpinteria, California offers up proof that all our little lands are closer than we might imagine. It really is a small world.


Asian Garden


California Native Garden


Cottage Garden


Succulent Garden


Australian Garden


Grassland Garden


South African Garden


South American Garden

Seaside Gardens in Carpinteria

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22 comments:

Linda S. Socha said...

Ah... these are so beautiful I love your post. I will return here to breathe!
Lihnda

Anonymous said...

Oh i so love water lillies

Tiffany Gholar said...

wow, what an incredible garden!

Shadow said...

all those gardens in one place... wow! all nature is beautiful! for sure!

mimi sioux said...

nice pictures !

Marsi @ The Cottage Cheese said...

I absolutely must see these gardens one day. Breathtaking! I particularly love the South American and South African gardens, as I've never seen anything quite like them.

Christina said...

you're right! nature is never boring, in fact it's often the MOST impressive thing i see.

Crystal @ Plush Palate said...

Gorgeous! I love going to my local botanical garden for color inspiration.

Have a great day!

myan said...

oh these are beautiful! i love botanical gardens, i will have to find this one! i know the staff at the huntington is tired of seeing me! :)

great post as always! and nature is always so inspiring!
thanks for sharing! :)

drollgirl said...

i have to go to this place! i have a new resolution to try and get outside more and enjoy life more. and this looks like the perfect spot to start!!!!!!!!

TERI REES WANG said...

So....anybody read Chinese? ;P

I got 'Motel', and I got 'chocolate', and that's about it. This is way beyond my 'Chinglish' expertise.

Unknown said...

oh how pretty - i didn't even know there was such a place! but then again, i live down in LA. the most beautiful gardens grow by the sea!
xox

Gabbi said...

Beautiful gardens! My favorites are the succulents. Amazing plants.

Arianna Belle said...

You've inspired me to take a visit there next time in the area! :-)

Unknown said...

These colors are wonderful and amazing! Thanks for stopping by my blog btw, yours is fab and I will be coming back!

Cynthia said...

Mother Nature is an AMAZING
Goddess! Thanks for posting these
photos.

beachvintage.com said...

Why do I love oink flowers so much??

Mary-Laure said...

I really MUSt check out that place, it looks so beautiful. I just adore flowers and plants of all kinds. Thanks for the info.

Renee said...

I think those are beautiful words 'anytime we choose we can be of service'.

Beautiful flowers and wonderfully uplifting post.

Love Renee xoxo

Creative Coquette said...

Gorgeous photos!!

Cristin // Simplified Bee said...

Lovely post!!!

xo,
cristin @ simplified bee

Teresa @ good-grace said...

absolutely gorgeous! I'd love to visit this garden --- if I ever get to California. Thanks for sharing such beautiful images.