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University of California at Berkeley Botanical Garden - http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/
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. |
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University of California Riverside Botanic Gardens - http://www.botanicgardens.ucr.edu/
Covers 40 hilly acres of scenic trails, specialty gardens, and geographical collections. Garden overview, visitor information, and event calendar. |
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UC Davis Arboretum - http://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/
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. |
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Blake Garden - http://laep.ced.berkeley.edu/blakegarden/
Estate garden at the official residence of the President of the University of California, located in Kensington. Visitor information, map, and history. |
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Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden - http://www.rsabg.org
Located in Claremont, California, the Garden is home to 70,000 native Californian plants, representing 2,000 native species, hybrids and cultivars. |
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Arboretum at the University of California, Santa Cruz - http://www2.ucsc.edu/arboretum/
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. |
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Turtle Bay Exploration Park - http://www.turtlebay.org/
This educational and entertainment complex includes the McConnell Arboretum and Gardens and a butterfly conservatory. Visitor information and overview of programs and events. |
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Quail Botanical Gardens - http://www.qbgardens.org/
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. |
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Filoli Center - http://www.filoli.org/
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. |
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Balboa Park: Gardens - http://www.balboapark.org/in-the-park/organizations.php?catID=8
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. |
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Mildred E Mathias Botanical Garden - http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/
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. |
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Japanese Friendship Garden of San Diego - http://www.niwa.org/
Information and pictures covering the design, botanical collection, exhibits, events, and history of this garden located in Balboa Park. |
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San Francisco Botanical Garden - http://www.sfbotanicalgarden.org/
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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Descanso Gardens - http://www.descansogardens.org/
A 160-acre public garden in La Caņada near Los Angeles. Schedule of events, information on visiting, membership and volunteering. |
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Santa Barbara Botanic Garden - http://www.sbbg.org/
Located on 65 acres in historic Mission Canyon, it features over 1,000 species of rare and indigenous plants. |
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Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden - http://www.arboretum.org/
Its mission is to foster an awareness and appreciation of the role of plants in nature and in human affairs. |
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Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens - http://www.gardenbythesea.org/
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. |
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Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden - http://www.csulb.edu/~jgarden/
On the campus of California State University, Long Beach. History, online tour with descriptions and photographs, and information about membership, events, and education. |
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Lotusland - http://www.lotusland.org/
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. |
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The Wrigley Memorial & Botanical Gardens - http://www.catalina.com/memorial.html
Catalina Island garden featuring plants endemic to the island. Plant profiles, information about the conservancy and interpretive center. |
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Visual Golden Gate Park - http://www.lightight.com/GGP/GGPmain.html
Interactive map of the public park in San Francisco, with links to illustrated descriptions of many of its constituent gardens. |
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Fullerton Arboretum - http://fullertonarboretum.org
Non-profit arboretum and botanical garden at California State University, Fullerton. Community resource for ecological, horticultural, and historical education. Visitor information, maps, plant database. |
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Guadalupe River Park & Gardens - http://www.grpg.org/
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. |
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South Coast Botanic Garden - http://www.southcoastbotanicgarden.org/
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. |
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Hakone Gardens - http://www.hakone.com/
Japanese gardens built in 1918 in Saratoga, featuring koi pond, Zen and tea gardens, and a bamboo park. Photo gallery, visitor information. |
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The Ruth Bancroft Garden - http://www.ruthbancroftgarden.org/
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. |
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Elizabeth Gamble Garden - http://www.gamblegarden.org/
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. |
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Cornerstone Gardens - http://www.cornerstonegardens.com/
Series of walk-through gardens in Sonoma showcasing innovative designs by various landscape architects. Information about the designers, events, and exhibits. |
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Sherman Gardens and Library - http://www.slgardens.org/
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. |
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The Japanese Garden Suiho En - http://www.thejapanesegarden.com/
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. Includes descriptions, information, and photos. |
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Luther Burbank Home & Gardens - http://www.ci.santa-rosa.ca.us/departments/recreationandparks/parks/lbhg/Pages/default.aspx
Home, greenhouse, and gardens where the famed horticulturist experimented with plants. Overview of gardens, plants by month of bloom, and information for teachers. |
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The Gardens at Heather Farm - http://www.gardenshf.org/
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. |
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San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden - http://www.slobg.org/
Devoted to the display and study of the plants and ecosystems of the world's five Mediterranean climate zones. |
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Conejo Valley Botanic Garden - http://www.conejogarden.org
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. |
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Bamboo Garden At Foothill College - http://www.bamboogarden.org/
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. |
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East Bay Regional Parks: Tilden Botanic Garden - http://www.ebparks.org/parks/vc/botanic_garden
Features representatives of nearly all the state's conifers and oaks, large collections of California manzanitas and ceanothuses, native bunchgrasses and aquatics. Description, map, information about native plant sales. |
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Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens - http://www.santabarbara.com/activities/parks/AliceKeck/
Santa Barbara recreational park centered on a man-made pond, featuring drought-tolerant plants. Overview with several photos and directions. |
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Conservatory of Flowers - http://www.conservatoryofflowers.org/
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. |
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Blue Bird Haven Iris Garden - http://www.bluebirdhavenirisgarden.com/
Victorian show garden in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, landscaped with iris, daffodils, wildflowers, shrubs and trees, and surrounded by an iris nursery. |
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Ojai's Cluff Vista Park - http://www.magney.org/photofiles/Ojai-CluffVistaParkPhotos1.htm
Background, layout, and photos of a small park featuring plants native to the Ojai Valley and surrounding mountains. |
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Ganna Walska Lotusland - http://home.earthlink.net/~digolovdesign/lotusland/
Photographer Dika Golovatchoff captures the aloe, cactus, cycad, butterfly, epiphyllum, Japanese and lotus gardens at the public garden near Santa Barbara. |
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Getty Center: Central Garden - http://www.getty.edu/visit/see_do/gardens.html
Description, photos, and plant listing for the garden within the Los Angeles visual arts center. |
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Huntington Botanical Gardens - http://www.huntington.org/huntingtonlibrary.aspx?id=210&linkidentifier=id&itemid=210
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. |