Shadkonam Garden Tour

Today we took a walk along the six-pointed start path that defines the Shadkonam (six points) Desert Garden at the monastery. It was built in the Northwest corner of Iraivan Temple, following vastu science (See slide #2). It is a rare creature on Kauai, where there is so much rain that most desert plants don't tolerate. But over the years we have found which ones will endure 100 inches or more of rain, and we know that of 10 we plant one will survive. But if you plant 300, then you have 30 survivors. So these are the brave ones. The resiliant ones. And many happen to be beautiful as well, as the slideshow from this morning proves. We also share a before and after slider below.

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Entrance Sign

Since the element AIR is in the northwest, that is where the arid garden was established.

An amazing agave with lots of little pups emerging.

Neoregelia marmorata \"Gespacho\"

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s Horn, Euphorbia grandicornis'

Agave \"Queen Victoria\"

Brain cactus

Euphorbia lactea, Frosted Cookie Cactus

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