A trip organized by the Culver
City Woman’s Club invites
the public to a trip to Lotusland
in Montecito.
The trip, scheduled for
Wednesday, October 9, will
take visitors through the former
home of well-known Polish
opera singer and socialite,
Madame Ganna Walska, who
purchased the estate in 1941
and spent the next 43 years creating
a magnificent botanical
garden.
“They have so many different
gardens,” Tara Foster said.
“Photography is permitted for
one’s personal use and it is an
hour-and-a-half, to two-hour
guided tour.”
The docent-led tour highlights
of the 35-acre plethora
of gardens which features: aloe
garden, Australian garden, blue
garden, bromeliads, butterfly
garden, cacti & euphorbias,
cactus garden, cycad garden,
fern garden, Japanese garden,
orchards, parterre, succulent
garden, theatre garden, topiary
garden, tropical garden,
water garden, water stairs and
cypress allée.
“There is no limit as to how
many people can come so we
are open to anyone who wants
to join us,” Foster said. “If we
can get 40-45 people to join us,
we will be perfectly happy with
that.”
The cost of the trip is $68 and
includes admission and tour of
the gardens, lunch at the Summerland
Beach Café, transportation,
tax and tips. The coach
will leave Culver Palms Methodist
Church located at 4464
Sepulveda Blvd. Culver City
at 9:30 a.m. and will return at
approximately 5:30 p.m.
“Part of the reason for this
type of event is that we can do
fundraising for local charities,”
Foster said. “But it is also a way
for us to meet new ladies who
would like to join our cause;
that is why we opened it up so
that everyone can join.”
Founded in 1920, the Culver
City Woman’s Club is active
in participating in local social
and cultural events. Its philanthropy
efforts include Meals
on Wheels, the USO (LAX),
Foster Care for Children and
even donating money for scholarships
to Culver City High
School.
“We do make a few dollars
but not and extravagant amount
of money,” Foster said. “All of
that money goes to charity and
we make sure that they are Culver
City related.”
The day’s trip will begin
with lunch at the Summerland
Beach Café which was a house
built in 1870 before it was
turned into a restaurant.
For information and reservations,
persons interested can
contact Tara Foster at (310) 689-
6474 or (310) 568-1101. They
can also email Foster at Tarafoster17@
yahoo.com. There is
no membership requirement to
go on the trip but the registration
deadline is September 23.
