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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.

• Alta Vista Botanical Gardens

  http://www.altavistagardens.org/
  Features rare and unusual plants from around the world in themed environments. Photo galleries, information about garden art and children's garden, and an event calendar. Near San Diego.

• Arboretum at the University of California, Santa Cruz

  http://arboretum.ucsc.edu/
  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.

• Blake Garden

  http://blakegarden.ced.berkeley.edu/
  Estate garden at the official residence of the President of the University of California, located in Kensington. Visitor information, map, and history.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Descanso Gardens

  http://www.descansogardens.org/
  A 160-acre public garden in La Cañada near Los Angeles. Schedule of events, information on visiting, membership and volunteering.

• 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.

• East Bay Regional Parks: Tilden Botanic Garden

  http://www.ebparks.org/page156.aspx
  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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Forestiere Underground Gardens

  http://www.forestiere-historicalcenter.com/
  Description of the underground home and gardens built from 1906 to 1946 in Fresno by Baldasare Forestier, with information about tours.

• 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.

• Getty Center: Gardens

  http://www.getty.edu/visit/villa/gardens.html
  Description, photos, and plant listing for the garden within the Los Angeles visual arts center.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• San Diego Botanic Garden

  http://www.sdbgarden.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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Visual Golden Gate Park

  http://www.lightight.com/galleries/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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