Castroville, California: World's Largest Living Globe (Gone)
A steel frame and wire mesh held oceans and continents created by 30,000 colorful succulent plantings - echeveria, crassulas, sedum, and semperviums. When powered, a motor spins the 14-ft. diameter globe on its axis. Created in 2012 by Robin Stockwell and Weston Cook, dismantled in July 2014.
Succulent Gardens
- Directions:
- Succulent Gardens, NE of town, Amaral and Elkhorn Rds.
- Hours:
- July 2014: Reported gone.
- Status:
- Gone
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Hurry! March 15, 2014 they said they will be disassembling globe soon! Wonderful succulent garden, and they sell retail. Tons of selection.
[HelenH, 03/17/2014]
This 14 foot diameter globe is inside the California Garden Center [Succulent Gardens].
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