Public Gardens in the West

Inspiring public Botanic Gardens in the western United States

Arlington Garden – in Pasadena, California

Balboa Park Gardens – San Diego

California Botanic Garden – formerly the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden

Descanso Gardens – near Pasadena 

Getty Villa Gardens – Malibu

Huntington Gardens Desert Garden – near Pasadena

Japanese Garden – Van Nuys, Los Angeles

Los Angeles Arboretum and Botanic Garden  – Arcadia

Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden  – Phoenix, Arizona

Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden – Claremont, California

San Antonio Botanical Garden – San Antonio, Texas

San Fernando Mission Gardens – Los Angeles

San Gabriel Mission Gardens – near Los Angeles

San Luis Obispo Creek Park – San Luis Obispo, California

Santa Barbara Gardens – Santa Barbara, California

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden  – Santa Barbara

Shore Acres Gardens – Coos Bay Oregon

South Coast Botanic Garden – southwest Los Angeles  

Tucson Public Gardens  – Tucson, Arizona

Tropical Garden in the Dominican Republic 


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