Garden Shops & Sights in Cambria

Cambria is town packed with whimsy and charm. Sure, there are quaint stores, bakeries filled with interesting tasty treats, the ocean front restaurants, and scenic bay where waves crash endlessly, but the gardens are what I fell most in love with. I brought my camera with me to snap pictures of all the interesting garden-themed things I saw in the small town. The trip was a getaway for my husband and I, and while he loves me darn good, he does not share my love for gardening. I tried to keep my garden exploits to a minimum. At the same time, these gardens were pretty spectacular and I didn't know when I'd get to be back. Taking pictures was the easiest way to take the sights with me so I could deeply enjoy them later.
This wall of morning glory was so beautiful!

Agapanthus under an arbor walkway near a bakery.


More enchanting agapanthus.


A store front.

The backyard of a garden store. That handsome guy is my husband.

No idea, but I love them!

Delphinium always capture my attention.

Isn't she pretty?

One of the coolest things I saw when we were there was this little vignette. It was in the store Heart's Ease, which my husband and I visited in 2002 on our honeymoon.
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Also outside Heart's Ease.

More tunnels, paths, and arbors in the garden stores we passed through.


Love this blue:



A gourd house:

And this green:


Inside some of the stores, too. Amazing eye candy and ideas galore.





On our walk to lunch I found this jasmine growing on the side of a store front. I fell in love. I have one of these plants at home but it hasn't bloomed in years. I keep it, just in case.

Me:

I took a clipping with me to smell all day. Combined with this glass of Reisling, and the later walk we took on the beach, the perfect day was achieved.

Happy gardening, more to come as usual.

Cambria Nursery

Just around the corner from Cambria Pines Lodge lies the equally enchanting Cambria Nursery. This may not be the most flattering picture I've ever taken, but I was so happy, it matters little.

This fence lines the parking lot, filled with whimsical garden topiaries such as these gardeners.

A lamb?

And an adorable cow.

Outside of the nursery stock, I found the building full of gift treasures to be magical!

Here are some of the garden miniatures they had for sale in the store.
So simple, but striking cabinet.


Outside there were planters and beds full of blooms, textures, colors.


Look at the smoke bush up on this hill.

A walk through the gardens.

Ah, more chocolate cosmos! I love them.

I loved the displays here. Now these are impulse buys! (Beside the register).

The checkout desk is in this building. I loved all the stars!! I wish I had a doorway to hang stars in like this... I'm plotting.

I came home with a small fern, a succulent, a bearded tongue, and cosmos for my mother. While we were there we made friends with a woman who had been gardening nearly 60 years in coastal parts of California. She was such a charming person, so funny, and just talked our ears off. A great stop on our journey! I can't reccomend this place enough, and I haven't even taken you down the hill into town yet.