Flamboyance at the South Coast Botanic Garden

What’s pink and flamboyant? Flamingos! Flamboyance, an event held at the South Coast Botanic Garden is officially over and I almost didn’t get to attend it. But of course, I made it and am rather happy to have seen all of the topiaries featured there.

While there wasn’t an excessive display of topiaries at the South Coast Botanic Garden, it brought a nice touch to the grounds of the garden and was open for all attendees. This meant that there was no need for you to pay an additional fee on top of the regular admission ticket to the gardens.

For people that came to see the topiaries specifically, the great thing about it is that the furthest collection of topiaries weren’t so far from the entrance of the gardens. This meant that visitors didn’t have to overwalk in order to see every featured topiary. This was unlike my experience of trying to find OVO eggs in the past. (That was a bit tiring albeit fun.)

If I had missed out on anything when I first came to the South Coast Botanic Gardens, I was able to see it “all” this time around. And I must say it is thanks to there having been less people on the grounds this time around.

I liked that because I almost felt as if I had the whole grounds to myself. I would run into people, but it was a nice feeling to just be alone with nature most of the time.

In fact, even at the key feature of the exhibit (a flamboyance of pink flamingos), I had the opportunity to enjoy the sight of it all before a group of people came by for their selfie fix.

My favorite topiary, without a doubt, was the flamboyance of flamingos. Their cheery pink color from begonias made them look like real flamingos from afar.

My next favorite would have to be the bunnies simply because I didn’t run into them right away. I loved how plump and round they looked.

Another one I missed out on originally was the group of monkeys, which was located at the front of gardens. It’s kind of silly considering the fact that I noticed the lone pink flamingo in front of it. I suppose it was easy to miss, though, since it was behind the pink flamingo and blended in well with the trees and plants around there.

The thing with most of the topiaries is that they were all either green or brown. The flamingos were the exception so if you didn’t look carefully or didn’t go by the map they provided you with, you could easily miss out on a portion of the exhibit.

Fortunately, I saw every topiary. In addition to this, I had the opportunity to “picnic” upon feeling hungry. In quotes because I opted to eat at a shaded bench instead. (I didn’t like the idea of sitting on the ground.)

Although it was a cooler day in Rancho Palos Verdes Estates, once you’re out of the shaded areas, you really feel the sun and it could easily take a toll on you. My advice for anyone that comes to the South Coast Botanic Garden is to prepare some type of hat to shield you from the harsh California sun.