New photos of one of my favorite gardens , although I haven’t been there (yet) the ethno- botanical Garden in Oaxaca, Mexico has been an inspiration in both its contemporary form and its cultural/historical aspects to my work here in Cape Town, From Garden Design
Pictures of Ethnobotanical Garden Oaxaca
Organ pipe cactus (Marginatocereus marginatus), planted here next to the mirror pool and around cochineal-covered nopal cactus, are traditionally used in Mexico as borders, corrals, and fences to keep out foraging livestock or strangers.
This inspiring and influential garden was created by Mexican artists and activists in the 1990′s
The botanical garden illustrates the relationship between plants and culture, with a wide mix of plants, textures, and colors.
The distinctive walkways parallel a canal flanked by Agave macroacantha on the left and fouquieria on the right.
Francisco Toledo’s water sculpture, La Sangre de Mitla, is made from slabs of Montezuma cypress.
To read more about the story behind the Jardín Etnobotánico de Oaxaca in Mexico, read Jeff Spurrier’s story, Oaxaca’s Ethnobotanical Garden.
