A Walk in the Garden with Superintendent Diane Sipos
While spring is traditionally seen as the best time to visit the Gardens, there is something magical here in the dark of winter. The leaves on the palm fronds glisten with early morning dew. Walking through the Palm Forest on a grey, cloudy day, one feels enveloped in this tropical haven, underneath its natural “roof” of palm trees. There is a sense of being enclosed. A sea of dormant Kaffir lilies blanket the ground, with scatterings of their bright red berries starting to show. On a rainy day, the sound of the rain echoes in the Palm Forest.
From the top of the Italian Terrace Garden, showers not only bring much-needed water, but open up the sky with magnificent views of the Pacific and Catalina Island. On a clear day after it showers, these views remind us why Virginia and Harry Robinson fell in love with this site when they first came upon it