Re: LA aboretums
- To: M*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: LA aboretums
- From: "* F* D* <s*@nr.infi.net>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 01:14:01 -0500 (EST)
At 09:04 PM 12/29/1998 -0800, you wrote:
>I know this may be off subject, but it is in the climatic zone . . .
>I am going to have some free time in LA soon. Are there any arboretums
>(arboreta?) worth visiting besides the Huntington in the LA area? I was
>to LA County Arb. once.
Richard:
Here are some of the botanic gardens in the LA area:
*Santa Barbara Botanic Garden 805-682-4726
1212 Mission Canyon Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
*Huntington Library and Botanic Garden 818-405-2100
1151 Oxford Road message tape 818-405-2275
San Marino, CA 91108
*Arboretum of Los Angeles County 626-821-3222
301 North Baldwin Avenue
Arcadia, CA 91007
University of California at Los Angeles 310-825-4321
Mildred E. Mathias Botanic Garden 310-825-1260
405 Hilgard Ave. 310-825-3260
Los Angeles, CA 90024-1606
University of California at Riverside
College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences 714-787-1012
Botanic Gardens 714-787-4650
Riverside, CA 92521-1024
University of California at Santa Barbara 805-961-2867
Department of Biological Sciences
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
*Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden 909-625-8767
1500 North College Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711
* - from my last trips to the LA area about 8 - 10 years ago, these have the
most interesting areas to visit.
Richard F. Dufresne
313 Spur Road
Greensboro, NC 27406
336-674-3105