California

Conservatory of Flowers - The oldest existing public conservatory in the western hemisphere, located in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Information on tours, plants, and using the facility for events.

Conejo Valley Botanic Garden - Garden in Thousand Oaks featuring collections of native plants, oak trees, water-conserving plants, and an abundant population of indigenous wildlife. Descriptions and information about events.

Hakone Gardens - Japanese gardens built in 1918 in Saratoga, featuring koi pond, Zen and tea gardens, and a bamboo park. Photo gallery, visitor information.

UC Davis Arboretum - Living museum, outdoor classroom, and public garden with thousands of tree and plant species adapted to a Mediterranean climate. News, information about visiting, and calendar of events and programs.

Lotusland - Large estate and botanic garden created by Madame Ganna Walska near Santa Barbara, composed of smaller themed gardens (Japanese, Australian; succulents, cycads, bromeliads, cacti). Education programs, events, visitor information.

Getty Center: Central Garden - Description, photos, and plant listing for the garden within the Los Angeles visual arts center.

Mildred E Mathias Botanical Garden - Located on the UCLA campus, this garden maintains a large botanical collection,with plant specimens from all over the world, including tropical and subtropical plants.

Japanese Friendship Garden of San Diego - Information and pictures covering the design, botanical collection, exhibits, events, and history of this garden located in Balboa Park.

Ganna Walska Lotusland - Photographer Dika Golovatchoff captures the aloe, cactus, cycad, butterfly, epiphyllum, Japanese and lotus gardens at the public garden near Santa Barbara.

Visual Golden Gate Park - Interactive map of the public park in San Francisco, with links to illustrated descriptions of many of its constituent gardens.

The Wrigley Memorial & Botanical Gardens - Catalina Island garden featuring plants endemic to the island. Plant profiles, information about the conservancy and interpretive center.

Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden - Its mission is to foster an awareness and appreciation of the role of plants in nature and in human affairs.

Descanso Gardens - A 160-acre public garden in La Cañada near Los Angeles. Schedule of events, information on visiting, membership and volunteering.

Filoli Center - This 654-acre Bay Area estate garden represents the Golden Age of American Gardens, with house and gardens designed as complementary units. Events and educational programs, garden overview.

Ojai's Cluff Vista Park - Background, layout, and photos of a small park featuring plants native to the Ojai Valley and surrounding mountains.

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden - Located on 65 acres in historic Mission Canyon, it features over 1,000 species of rare and indigenous plants.

San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden - Devoted to the display and study of the plants and ecosystems of the world's five Mediterranean climate zones.

Turtle Bay Exploration Park - This educational and entertainment complex includes the McConnell Arboretum and Gardens and a butterfly conservatory. Visitor information and overview of programs and events.

The Japanese Garden Suiho En - This garden of water and fragrance in Van Nuys is fashioned after 18th and 19th century stroll gardens. It incorporates a dry garden, a wet garden with promenade, and an authentic tea ceremony garden. Extensive descriptions, information, and photos.

Huntington Botanical Gardens - The large garden in San Marino includes specialized gardens, theme areas, and collections from other countries. Descriptions and photos, and information on event and exhibits, membership, and research.

University of California at Berkeley Botanical Garden - Features one of the most diverse plant collections in the United States, famous for its rare and endangered species. Information about collections, education, events, mission, and history.

Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens - Santa Barbara recreational park centered on a man-made pond, featuring drought-tolerant plants. Overview with several photos and directions.

Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens - This garden fronting directly on the Pacific coast includes woodland, perennial, rhododendron, dahlia, and camellia gardens, a fern canyon, and a pacifica iris collection. Photos, visitor information, and event calendar.

University of California Riverside Botanic Gardens - Covers 40 hilly acres of scenic trails, specialty gardens, and geographical collections. Garden overview, visitor information, and event calendar.

Quail Botanical Gardens - Garden in Encinitas features rare bamboo groves, desert gardens, a tropical rainforest, California native plants, Mediterranean climate landscapes, and a subtropical fruit garden. Information about visiting, volunteering, children's and adult events and classes.

Elizabeth Gamble Garden - Palo Alto community horticultural organization tends a property with a historic home, and formal and demonstration gardens. Virtual tour, featured plants, and information about events, education, and children's programs.

South Coast Botanic Garden - Located on the Palos Verdes Peninsula near Los Angeles, among this garden's distinct areas are a rose garden, a garden for the senses, a Japanese garden, and a cactus garden.

Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden - On the campus of California State University, Long Beach. History, online tour with descriptions and photographs, and information about membership, events, and education.

Blue Bird Haven Iris Garden - Victorian show garden in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, landscaped with iris, daffodils, wildflowers, shrubs and trees, and surrounded by an iris nursery.

Bamboo Garden At Foothill College - In-depth information about the collection of 70 bamboo varieties grown in a two-acre garden in Los Altos. The plants are evaluated for their adaptability to the San Francisco Bay Area climate. Visitor information, events.

Balboa Park: Gardens - Urban park in San Diego, featuring hundreds of tree species, several theme and regional gardens, a conservatory botanical building, and a children's ethnobotany garden.

Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden - Located in Claremont, California, the Garden is home to 70,000 native Californian plants, representing 2,000 native species, hybrids and cultivars.

Blake Garden - Estate garden at the official residence of the President of the University of California, located in Kensington. Visitor information, map, and history.

Luther Burbank Home & Gardens - Home, greenhouse, and gardens where the famed horticulturist experimented with plants. Overview of gardens, plants by month of bloom, and information for teachers.

Arboretum at the University of California, Santa Cruz - Features plants grouped by geographic origin: Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and California, including a large collection of genus Erica. Visitor information, plant photo gallery, and event calendar.

The Gardens at Heather Farm - Nonprofit education center in Walnut Creek serves as a living museum, a wildlife habitat, an outdoor classroom, and a place of beauty and enjoyment. Photos, information about membership and events.

Fullerton Arboretum - Non-profit arboretum and botanical garden at California State University, Fullerton. Community resource for ecological, horticultural, and historical education. Visitor information, maps, plant database.

Sherman Gardens and Library - Horticultural retreat in Corona del Mar, featuring a cactus and succulent garden, a tropical conservatory, rose, herb, and Japanese gardens. The library focuses on the history of the Pacific Southwest.

Guadalupe River Park & Gardens - Three-mile ribbon of park land along the banks of the Guadalupe River in downtown San Jose, featuring rose and rock gardens, sister city tributes, and a historic orchard.

The Ruth Bancroft Garden - Private garden in Walnut Creek exemplifying a water-conserving design, featuring dramatic succulents, cacti, and arid-climate trees. Limited visiting hours. Photo gallery, visitor information, history and plant profiles.

Cornerstone Gardens - Series of walk-through gardens in Sonoma showcasing innovative designs by various landscape architects. Information about the designers, events, and exhibits.

San Francisco Botanical Garden - Mediterranean gardens at Strybing Arboretum in Golden Gate Park presents mission and visitor information, detailed map, course catalog, and plant sale schedule.

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