California

Woodside, California Filoli Gardens A property of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Filoli is a wondrous 654-acre estate 30 miles south of San Fransisco. Magnificent gardens are seemingly untouched by the passage of time. A grand Georgian mansion sits amongst these gardens where

Walnut Creek, California Ruth Bancroft Garden This two-and-one-half acre dry garden demonstrates the dramatic design possibilities of using xerophytes (dry-growing plants) in the landscape. The Garden is the first garden to be sponsored by The Garden Conservancy, an organization dedicated to preserving outstanding examples

Sonoma Valley, California Quarryhill Botanical Garden Although Asia has the largest and most diverse number of plant species on earth, almost 60,000 (25% of the world’s total) are threatened with extinction this century. Quarryhil’s 60-acre garden focuses on the conservation

Saratoga, California Hakone Gardens There are a number of different parts of the Hakone Gardens including two houses, a cultural exchange center and four major gardens. Constructed without nails, the Upper House sits on the Moon Viewing Hill which is a place where both

Santa Rosa, California Luther Burbank Home & Gardens More than an acre of gardens include many of Luther Burbank’s unique horticultural contributions. Cactus, walnuts, and some fruit trees are living reminders of Burbank’s handiwork. Follow Burbank’s life work

Santa Cruz, California University of Southern California Arboretum Situated on what is now the campus of the University of California at Santa Cruz and what was originally part of the vast land holdings of pioneer settler Henry Cowell, the Arboretum occupies one of the

Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara Botanic Garden The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is an educational and scientific institution, fostering stewardship of the natural world through inspired learning, rigorous scholarship, and premier displays. With an emphasis on plants native to California, the Garden advances the

Santa Barbara, California Lotusland The late Polish opera singer Madame Ganna Walska performed throughout Europe and the U.S., but for her final act, she bought a 37-acre estate in 1941 and named it Lotusland, after the sacred Indian lotus growing in one of

San Luis Obispo, California San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden The San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden is devoted to the display and study of the plants and ecosystems of the five mediterranean climate zones of the world. This includes parts of California, Chile, Australia, South

San Fransisco Golden Gate Park’s Japanese Tea Garden

San Francisco, California San Francisco Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park A mild Mediterranean climate provides the San Francisco Botanical Garden the ability to grow and conserve plants from all over the world, including plants which are no longer found in their native habitats.

San Francisco, California Golden Gate Parks Conservatory of Flowers Prominently situated near the eastern end of the world-famous Golden Gate Park, the Conservatory of Flowers is a spectacular living museum of rare and beautiful tropical plants including palms, orchids, bromeliads, carnivorous plants and much

San Diego, California Japanese Friendship Garden The Garden is filled with symbolic meaning conveying a sense of the harmonic oneness between Man and Nature. It is a place of meditation and tranquillity. Refined taste is demonstrated in every detail.Beneath the exterior simplicity is

Sacramento Sacramento Old City Cemetery’s Historic Rose Garden

Riverside, California University of California Riverside Botanical Gardens Nestled in the foothills of the Box Springs Mountains on the east side of the University of California, Riverside Campus, the Gardens covers 40 hilly acres. The Gardens is a living plant museum with more than

Palos Verdes Peninsula, California South Coast Botanic Garden The South Coast Botanic Garden is a unique 87-acre garden environment. The garden was once a landfill and now has over 150,000 beautifully landscaped plants and trees. Some of the more diverse plants include flowering

Palo Alto, California Elizabeth Gamble Garden Located south of San Francisco, this 2.5 acre property includes an historic home, carriage house, tea house, and formal and demonstration gardens. [ info ] [ Local Weather ]

Palm Springs, California Moorten Botanical Garden Sequestered in the tropical furnace of the Mojave Desert at the south end of Palm Springs lies a botanical garden of singular beauty and incredible diversity. Once the private estate of the Moorten family it is open so

Palm Desert, California The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens The Living Desert is one of the most successful zoological parks in the country and offers visitors the most complete introduction to the natural desert. The organization is dedicated to preserving not only plant and

Los Angeles, California Mildred E Mathias Botanical Garden Located on the beautiful campus of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), this garden maintains one of the most important living botanical collections in the United States,with plant specimens from all over the world.

Los Angeles, California Los Angeles County Arboretum The Arboretum is a 127- acre botanical garden and historical site jointly operated by the Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation and the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation. Spend your day in a lush garden or

Los Angeles, California Getty Center Central Garden The 134,000-square-foot Central Garden, designed by artist Robert Irwin, is at the heart of the Getty Center. Irwin’s vision, “Always changing, never twice the same,” is fulfilled by over 500 plant varieties

La Cañada Descanso Gardens