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The Lowdown on Lotusland

Montecito’s eccentric garden paradise comes to life in a new book.

The Lowdown on Lotusland
Underneath the canopy of towering dragon trees (Dracaena draco) is a large, candelabrum-shaped Isolatocereus dumortieri as well as eye-catching clusters of golden barrels (Echinocactus grusonii), which were some of Madame Ganna Walska’s favorite cacti. | Credit: ©Lotusland by Rizzoli, New York, 2022. Image ©Lisa Romerein

The Lowdown on Lotusland

Montecito’s Eccentric Garden Paradise Comes to Life in New Book

By Leslie Dinaberg | May 19, 2022