Category Timeline 3
2021
“Save the Cycads,” a remediation project is launched to protect and preserve Lotusland’s Cycad collection and eliminate Armillaria.
2019
The Japanese Garden reopens.
2018
Ganna Walska Lotusland celebrates its 25th Anniversary of being open to the public with a special exhibition, Building a Botanical…
2017
The Japanese Garden renovation begins.
2016
The Insectary Garden is renovated for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility, improved aesthetics and optimum effectiveness in attracting pollinators…
2015
The Palmetum Garden, designed by Eric Naglemann, is built around a restored path and bench in a long 514-foot axis…
2009
The Water stairs, Cypress Allee and foyer in the Main House, all created during the Gavit era, are renovated. The…
2001-2003
Merritt S. Dunlap’s extensive cactus collection, promised to Madame Walska in 1966, is gifted to Lotusland. Plants begin to arrive…
2000
The Topiary Garden is restored by Lori Ann David, who replicates the original figures.
1999
A five-year plan is devised to remedy Cycad fungal infections and root rot. All infected soil is removed, and a…