Serra Retreat Labyrinth Santa Monica Mountains
Serra Retreat Tilework Detail © Alice Joyce
Lovely tilework adorns the buildings and grounds throughout Serra Retreat. The retreat center’s history links to Malibu’s Rindge Family, the town’s founders who once owned the vast Rancho Malibu landscape. Another Rindge family property now owned by California State Parks, nearby Adamson House adjacent to the Malibu Lagoon is replete with the Arts & Crafts style ceramic tiles produced by Malibu Potteries, established by May K. Rindge.
Serra Retreat Gardens © Alice Joyce
Winter Floral Color
Serra Sundial – Tile Base © Alice Joyce
Contemporary tiles decorate a sundial platform.
Serra Grotto tilework Photo © Alice Joyce
In a courtyard of Serra Retreat, one of many water features: An intimate grotto with historic tile surround.
Serra Retreat Stairway Tilework (Photo: Alice Joyce)
360 Degree Views – Serra Retreat
A gardenwalk at Serra Retreat moves from terraces to winding pathways encompassing sweeping vistas of the Pacific Ocean & Santa Monica Mountains.
What an incredible retreat…just looking at the pictures brings one peace and serenity!!
Hi, thanks for dropping by my blog and commenting. What a lovely place! I really like the idea of a labyrinth, and have a dream of creating one with lovely smelling plants one day, perhaps mixed with others with great texture.
Hi Alice, those are amazing garden details. I love to be your assistant in all your travel gardening work, hehe, if only i am in that area.