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Gardens in California.

A starting point for finding beautiful public gardens, arboreta, and green places across California.

41 gardens to explore
Photo of Arctostaphylos franciscana at the Regional Parks Botanic Garden , Berkeley, California
Photo: Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0Source
Botanical rose illustration
Rosa indicaPierre-Joseph Redouté; photographed by Georges Jansoone / JoJan · Public domain · Source

The California list

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Pierre-Joseph Redouté · Public domain · Source

Bodega, CA

Biodynamic Gardens at Three Springs

Pierre-Joseph Redouté · Public domain · Source

Oakland, CA

Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt

Bonsai collection

Pierre-Joseph Redouté · Public domain · Source

Fresno, CA

Clark Bonsai Museum

Bonsai collection

Henry Joseph Redouté · CC0 1.0 · Source

Palo Alto, CA

Gamble Garden

Henry Joseph Redouté · CC0 1.0 · Source

Santa Barbara, CA

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Henry Joseph Redouté · CC0 1.0 · Source

Walnut Creek, CA

The Gardens at Heather Farm

Henry Joseph Redouté · CC0 1.0 · Source

Davis, CA

UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden

Bloom updates

Pierre-Joseph Redouté · Public domain · Source

Ventura, CA

Ventura Botanical Gardens, Inc.

Henry Joseph Redouté · CC0 1.0 · Source

Occidental, CA

Western Hills Garden

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