Far Out Flora

Gardening in the Outerlands of San Francisco

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Nepenthes and more Big Sur fun

April 7, 2010 by Megan | 9 Comments

Before leaving Big Sur, we stopped at a couple of our favorite places starting with Nepenthe restaurant.

Protea Love at Nepenthes

Nepenthes Garden

Nepenthe’s Gardens are pretty sweet…richly filled with succulents, CA Natives, and there is something always in bloom.  BTW their restaurant, Cafe Kevah, is reasonably priced and has a fantastic view.

Someone tell us the name of this plant please

Seriously…we really need to know the name of this plant (above)…anybody know?

Nepenthes Driveway

The main driveway off of Hwy 1 is flanked with Italian Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens).  We fell in love with the Grevillea.

Cute

Down Sycamore Canyon Rd, there is a sweet little garden to see when you head towards Pfeiffer Beach.

Matti's rock balancing at the beach

McWay Falls

Just before leaving Big Sur proper, check out McWay Fall, sometimes called Julie Pfeiffer Falls.  BTW, the falls often dry up by mid summer because lack of rain.

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Big Sur Spirit Garden

January 15, 2010 by Megan | 5 Comments

We took highway 1 through Big Sur home from the Central Coast a couple weeks ago. We hiked to the beautiful Salmon Creek Falls, stopped at Nepenthe for a yummy brunch/beer at Cafe Kevah in the sun.  Next, we stopped at the fabulous  Big Sur Spirit Garden extravaganza. I love their funky collection of plants and unique things.  Never seen a show there, but I’m sure it would be magical.