Sherman Gardens In Corona Del Mar

An oasis in the middle to a busy city!

Ready For Us???

Much to my amazement, Colleen had never been to Sherman Gardens so we decided it was time plus we wanted to dine at Cafe Jardin.

Sherman Gardens With Colleen August 2022
The dahlias were quite extraordinary this season!

Sherman Gardens With Colleen August 2022
They came in many colors.

Sherman Gardens With Colleen August 2022
The grounds were awash in colors

Sherman Gardens With Colleen August 2022
Two beauties in a bed of thorns!

Sherman Gardens With Colleen August 2022
Ah, the Robin pose.

Sherman Gardens With Colleen August 2022
The library building had vines all over the top so it was well insulated!

Sherman Gardens With Colleen August 2022
The flowers were quite amazing.

Sherman Gardens With Colleen August 2022
The phone book used to be called a city guide!

Sherman Gardens With Colleen August 2022
John and Virginia Coolmer lived across the street from my first home
(He was a mechanic for Greene-Halderman Chrysler)  which laster became Harger-Haldeman Chrysler-Plymouth-Imperial

Sherman Gardens With Colleen August 2022
Harry and Marion Gillick lived just three doors down and I played with their daughter Olivia who I still talked to today after almost 70 years!


Enjoying the Fuscia display

Did You Know?

  • This plant grows in the form of a shrub that can reach up to 13 feet in height.
  • Some varieties only grow up to 8 inches in height.
  • The fuchsia flower has a tubular or bell shape and the blooms droop downwards.
  • The flowers only last for a few days.
  • Most fuchsia flower varieties consist of red sepals and purple petals.
  • There are some varieties that produce white, orange, yellow, dark red and purple-blue flowers too.
  • These plants also produce berries that are reddish green, purple or red in colour.
  • Native Americans used the root of this plant to create a black pigment used for colouring wool.
  • The Maori (indigenous people of New Zealand) used the blue pollen from the flowers for make-up.
  • In Japan, this flower is the symbol of good taste.
  • In Western culture, it is the symbol of amiability and confiding love.
  • Common threats to this plant include mites, aphids and caterpillars.
  • The oldest fuchsia plant in the world was planted in 1899.

Sherman Gardens With Colleen August 2022
Paul did the quiche

Sherman Gardens With Colleen August 2022
Amazing but Colleen tried the trout.


Stuffed squash blossoms.

Sherman Gardens With Colleen August 2022
We needed a walk after a hearty lunch!

Sherman Gardens With Colleen August 2022
Oh oh, what are these two doing now?

Sherman Gardens With Colleen August 2022
They are acting innocent, that means trouble!

Sherman Gardens With Colleen August 2022
I got my fly swatter out and almost.....

Sherman Gardens With Colleen August 2022
A closer look revealed a Maryfly, a rare species of summer butterfly.

I thought to myself, Well, I must endure the presence of a few caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies.

Sherman Gardens With Colleen August 2022
Oh my, another rare species.

Sherman Gardens With Colleen August 2022
This one actually flys backward to see where it has been!

Sherman Gardens With Colleen August 2022
Be careful, it could turn into a caterpillar again, very soon!

Sherman Gardens With Colleen August 2022
The orchids were quite beautiful!

Sherman Gardens With Colleen August 2022
Mr. Turtle looked up when he saw the butterflies.

Sherman Gardens With Colleen August 2022
Oh, silly, you do not have to be koi with me!

Sherman Gardens With Colleen August 2022
Where is the ice cream and chocolate sauce?

Sherman Gardens With Colleen August 2022
Mother nature is amazing.


The bird awaits in the woods!

Sherman Gardens With Colleen August 2022
This old guy is old!


The bird said I was old! Imagine that!

Sherman Gardens With Colleen August 2022
Bye bye you all!