California Botanical Gardens by City

Information about the botanical gardens in California organized alphabetically by the town or city in which each garden is located.

Aptos Gardens (Santa Cruz County)
- Bamboo Giant Nursery and Demonstration Gardens
- Cabrillo College Gardens
Visitor Information: Aptos Travel Guide

Arcadia Gardens (Los Angeles County)
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Visitor Information: Arcadia Travel Guide

Arcata Gardens (Humboldt County)
Azalea State Natural Reserve (north of Arcata)
Visitor Information: Arcata Travel Guide

Auburn Gardens (Placer County)
- Placer Nature Center
Visitor Information: Auburn Travel Guide

Benicia Gardens (Napa County)
- Forrest Deaner Native Plant Botanic Garden (Benicia SRA)
Visitor Information: ? Travel Guide

Beverly Hills Gardens (Los Angeles County)
- Greystone Mansion and Gardens
- Robinson Mansion and Gardens
Visitor Information: Beverly Hills Travel Guide

Berkeley Gardens (Alameda County)
Berkeley Rose Garden
UC Berkeley Botanical Garden
Visitor Information: Berkeley Travel Guide

Cameron Park Gardens (El Dorado County)
El Dorado County Library Cameron Park Xeriscape Garden
Visitor Information: El Dorado County Travel Guide

Carmel Gardens (Monterey County)
- Barnyard Shopping Village Gardens
- La Playa Hotel Gardens
- Tor House, Tower and Gardens
Visitor Information: ? Travel Guide

Carmichael Gardens (Sacramento County)
- American River Parkway Native Plant Demonstration Garden
- Jensen Botanical Garden
Visitor Information: Sacramento County Travel Guide

Claremont Gardens (Los Angeles County)
- John R. Rodman Arboretum (Pitzer College)
- Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
Visitor Information: Claremont Travel Guide

Clovis Gardens (Fresno County)
Clovis Botanical Garden
Visitor Information: Clovis Travel Guide

Colma Gardens (San Mateo County)
Colma: Cemetery Gardens pof Colma
Visitor Information: ? Travel Guide

Compton Gardens (Los Angeles County)
- Dominguez Rancho Adobe and Gardens
Visitor Information: Compton Travel Guide

Concord Gardens (Contra Costa County)
- Markhamn Nature Park and Arboretum
Visitor Information: Concord Travel Guide

Costa Mesa Gardens (Orange County)
- Isamu Noguchi's California Scenario Garden - PDF
Visitor Information: Costa Mesa Travel Guide

Davis Gardens (Yolo Counmty)
- Central Park Gardens
- UC Davis Arboretum
- UC Davis Good Life Garden
Visitor Information: Davis Travel Guide

Dunsmuir Gardens (Siskiyou County)
- Dunsmuir Botanial Gardens
Visitor Information: Dunsmuir Travel Guide

El Cerrito Gardens Contra Costa County)
- Harland Hand Memorial Garden
Visitor Information: El Cerrito Travel Guide

Encinitas Gardens (San Diego County)
- San Diego Botanic Garden (formerly Quail Botanical Gardens)
Visitor Information: Encinitas Travel Guide

Eureka Gardens (Humboldt County)
- Humboldt Botanical Gardens
Visitor Information: Eureka Travel Guide

Fair Oaks Gardens (Sacramento County)
- Fair Oaks Horticulture Center
Visitor Information: Sacramento County Travel Guide

Folsom Gardens (Sacramento County)
- American River Water Education Center Water Wise Garden (Folsom Dam)
Visitor Information: Folsom Travel Guide

Fort Bragg Gardens (Mendocino County)
- Mendocino Coast Botanical Garden
Visitor Information: Fort Bragg Travel Guide

Fremont Gardens (Alameda County)

- ACWD Drought Tolerant Garden
- California Nursery Company Historic Park (planned)
- Roadside Aboretum
Visitor Information: Fremont Travel Guide

Fresno Gardens (Fresno County)
- Forestiere Underground Gardens
- Shinzen Japanese Garden
Visitor Information: Fresno Travel Guide

Fullerton Gardens (Orange County)
- Fullerton Arboretum (Cal State Fullerton)
Visitor Information: Fullerton Travel Guide

Gilroy Gardens (Santa Clara County)
- Gilroy Gardens Theme Park and Gardens
Visitor Information: ? Travel Guide

Glen Ellen Gardens (Sonoma County)
- Quarryhill Botanical Garden
Visitor Information: Glen Ellen Travel Guide

Granite Bay Gardens (Placer County)
- San Juan Water District Water Efficient Garden
Visitor Information: Granite Bay Travel Guide

Grass Valley Gardens (Nevada County)
- Bourn Cottage and Gardens (Empire Mine State Historic Park)
Visitor Information: Grass Valley Travel Guide

Half Moon Bay Gardens (San Mateo County)
- James Johnston House and Melita's Garden
- Yerba Buena Native Nursery
Visitor Information: Half Moon Bay Travel Guide

Hayward Gardens (Alameda County)
- Hayward Japanese Garden
Visitor Information: Hayward Travel Guide

Irvine Gardens (Orange County)
- UC Irvine Arboretum
Visitor Information: Irvine Travel Guide

Kensington Gardens Contra Costa County)
- Blake Garden
Visitor Information: Kensington Travel Guide

Kerman Gardens (Fresno County)
- M. Young Botanic Garden
Visitor Information: Kerman Travel Guide

La Canada-Flintridge Gardens (Los Angeles County)
- Descanso Gardens
Visitor Information: La Canada Flintridge Travel Guide

Laguna Beach Gardens (Orange County)
- Hortense Miller Garden
Visitor Information: Laguna Beach Travel Guide

Livermore Gardens (Alameda County)
- Livermore Demonstration Garden
Visitor Information: ? Travel Guide

Lodi Gardens (San Joaquin County)
- Micke Grove Regional Park Japanese Garden
Visitor Information: Livermore Travel Guide

Long Beach Gardens (Los Angeles County)
- Bembridge Historic Home and Gardens
- Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden (Cal State Long Beach)
- Los Alamitos Historic Rancho and Gardens
Visitor Information: Long Beach Travel Guide

Los Altos Hills Gardens (Santa Clara County)
- Foothill Bamboo Garden (Foothill College)
Visitor Information: Los Altos Hills Travel Guide

Los Angeles Gardens (Los Angeles County)
- Exposition Park Rose Garden
- Getty Art Center Gardens
- Hannah Carter Japanese Garden (Bel Air)
- Lake Shrine and Gardens (Pacific Palisades)
- Lummis House and Gardens "El Alisal"
- Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden (UCLA)
Visitor Information: Los Angeles Travel Guide

Malibu Gardens (Los Angeles County)
- Adamson Historic House, Museum and Gardens
- Getty Villa Gardens
Visitor Information: Malibu Travel Guide

Menlo Park Gardens (San Mateo County)
- Allied Arts Guild Complex Gardens
- Sunset Magazine Gardens
Visitor Information: Menlo Park Travel Guide

Monterey Gardens (Monterey County)
- Arizona Garden (Naval Postgraduate School)
- Monterey California Historic Park Gardens
- Secret Gardens of Old Monterey
Visitor Information: Monterey Travel Guide

Montecito Gardens (Santa Barbara County)
- Casa del Herrero Home and Gardens
- Ganna Walska Lotusland Estate and Gardens
Visitor Information: ? Travel Guide

Mountain View Gardens (Santa Clara County)
- Rengstorff House and Gardens
Visitor Information: Montecito Travel Guide

Napa Gardens (Napa County)
- Martha Walker Garden (Skyline Wilderness Park, county area)
- Di Rosa Art and Nature Preserve
Visitor Information: Napa Travel Guide

Newport Beach Gardens (Orange County)
- Environmental Nature Center
- Roger's Gardens Nursery With Gardens (Corona del Mar)
- Sherman Library and Gardens (Corona del Mar)
Visitor Information: Newport Beach Travel Guide

Oakland Gardens (Alameda County)
- Kaiser Center Roof Garden
- Lake Merrit Gardens
- Dunsmuir-Hellman Historic Estate and Gardens
- Merritt College Landescape Horticulture Gardens
- Morcom Rose Garden
Visitor Information: Oakland Travel Guide

Orinda Gardens Contra Costa County)
- Tilden Regional Park Botanic Garden
Visitor Information: Orinda Travel Guide

Pacific Grove Gardens (Monterey County)
- Monterey Bay Native Plant Gardens
Visitor Information: Pacific Grove Travel Guide

Palm Springs Gardens (Riverside County)
- Moorten Botanical Gardens and Cactarium
Visitor Information: Palm Springs Travel Guide

Palo Alto Gardens (Santa Clara County)
- Arizona Cactus Garden (Stanford University)
- Museum of American Heritage Victory Garden
- Palo Alto Demonstration Gardens
- Williams House and Gardens (home of the American Heritage Museum)
- Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden
Visitor Information: Palo Alto Travel Guide

Palos Verdes Gardens (Los Angeles County)
- South Coast Botanic Garden (Palos Verdes Peninsula)
Visitor Information: Palos Verdes Estates Travel Guide
Visitor Information: Ranncho Palos Verdes Travel Guide

Placerville Gardens (El Dorado County)
- El Dorado County Library Placerville Xeriscape Garden
Visitor Information: Placerville Travel Guide

Redding Gardens (Shasta County)
- McConnellArboretum and Botanical Gardens
- Redding Sculpture Park and Gardens (Redding City Hall)
Visitor Information: Redding Travel Guide

Redwood City Gardens (San Mateo County)
- Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve
Visitor Information: Redwood City Travel Guide

Richmond Gardens Contra Costa County)
- Wave Garden at Point Richmond
Visitor Information: Richmond Travel Guide

Riverside Gardens (Riverside County)
- UC Riverside Botanic Gardens
Visitor Information: Riverside Travel Guide

Ross Gardens (Marin County)
- Marin Art and Garden Center
Visitor Information: Ross Travel Guide

Sacramento Gardens (Sacramento County)
- Cal State Sacramento Arboretum
- Donna M. Dean Water Conservation Garden
- Fredrick N. Evans Memorial Rose Garden (McKinley Park)
- William Land Park WPA Rock Garden
Visitor Information: sacramento Travel Guide

San Diego Gardens (San Diego County)
- Balboa Park Gardens
Visitor Information: San Diego Travel Guide

San Francisco Gardens (San Francisco County)
Golden Gate Park: AIDS National Memorial Grove
Golden Gate Park: Academy of Sciences Living Roof
Golden Gate Park: Academy of Sciences Indoor Rain Forest
Golden Gate Park: Conservatory of Flowers
Golden Gate Park: Dahlia Dell <
Golden Gate Park: Japanese Tea Garden of San Francisco
Golden Gate Park: Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden
Golden Gate Park: Rose Garden
Golden Gate Park: San Francisco Botanical Garden
Golden Gate Park: Shakespeare Flower Garde
7th Avenue: Garden for the Environment
Downtown: Yerba Buena Gardens
Telegraph Hill: Grace Merchant Gardens
Visitor Information: San Francisco Travel Guide

San Jose Gardens (Santa Clara Counmy)
- Chinese Cultural Garden
- Emma's Kitchen Heirloom Garden (Emma Prusch Farm {Park)
- Guadalupe River Park and Gardens

- Japanese Friendship Garden Regional Park
- Prevost Ranch and Iris Garden
- Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum and Peace Garden
- San Jose Historic Orchard (Guadalupe Gardens)
- San Jose Heritage Rose Garden (Guadalupe Gardens)
- San Jose Municipal Rose Garden
- Vietnamese Heritage Museum and Garden (Kelley Park)
Visitor Information: San Jose Travel Guide

San Luis Obispo Gardens (San Luis Obispo County)
- Leaning Pine Aboretum (Cal Poly)
- Leaning Pine Arboretum Gardens (Cal Poly)
- San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden
Visitor Information: San Luis Obispo Travel Guide

San Marino Gardens (Los Angeles County)
San Marino: Huntington Library, Art Collection, and Gardens
Visitor Information: San Marino Travel Guide

San Mateo Gardens (San Mateo County)
- San Mateo Central Park Japanese Tea Garden
- San Mateo Garden Center
Visitor Information: San Mateo Travel Guide

San Rafael Gardens (Marin County)
- Falkirk Cultural Center Gardens

San Simeon Gardens (San Luis Obispo County)
- Hearst Castle Estate Gardens
Visitor Information: San Rafael Travel Guide

Santa Barbara Gardens (Santa Barbara County)
- Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens
- La Huerta Historic Gardens (Mission Santa Barbara)
- Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Visitor Information: Santa Barbara Travel Guide

Santa Clara Gardens (Santa Clara County)
- St. Clare's Garden (Santa Clara University)
Visitor Information: Santa Clara Travel Guide

Santa Cruz Gardens (Santa Cruz County)
- Alan Chadwick Garden and UCSC Farm (UC Santa Cruz)
- UC Santa Cruz Arboretum
Visitor Information: Santa Cruz Travel Guide

Santa Rosa Gardens (Sonoma County)
- Luther Burbank Home and Gardens
Visitor Information: Santa Rosa Travel Guide

Saratoga Gardens (Santa Clara County)
- Hakone Estate and Gardens
- Montalvo Villa Arts Center Gardens
Visitor Information: Saratoga Travel Guide

Sonoma Gardens (Sonoma County)
- Cornerstone of Sonoma Gardens
Visitor Information: Sonoma Travel Guide

Thousand Oaks Gardens (Ventura County)
- Conejo Valley Botanic Garden
Visitor Information: Thousand Oaks Travel Guide

Tiburon Gardens (Marin County)
- Landmarks Art and Garden Center
Visitor Information: Tiburon Travel Guide

Ventura Gardens (Ventura County)
- Ventura Botanical Gardens
Visitor Information: Ventura Travel Guide

West Sacramento Gardens (Yolo Counmty)
- Water Wise Demonstration Garden
Visitor Information: West Sacramento Travel Guide

Vista Gardens (San Diego County)
- Alta Vista Gardens
Visitor Information: Vista Travel Guide

Volcano Gardens (Amador County)
- Daffodil Hill
Visitor Information: Volcano Travel Guide

Walnut Creek Gardens Contra Costa County)
- Heather Farm Garden
- Ruth Bancroft Garden
Visitor Information: Walnut Creek Travel Guide

Watsonville Gardens (Santa Cruz County)
- Roses of Yesterday and Today Display Garden
- Sierra Azul Nursery and Display Gardens
Visitor Information: Watsonville Travel Guide

Woodside Gardens (San Mateo County)
- Filoli Estate and Gardens
- Mortimer Fleishhacker Estate and Gardens / aka Green Gables
- Woodside Library Native Plant Garden
Visitor Information: Woodside Travel Guide

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