Re: less well-known gardens in so cal

The Virginia Robinson Botanical Gardens is a lovely place to visit in Beverly Hills. The guided tour lasts about an hour or so. It offers insight into an early BH couple, their home and estate -- on top of the marvelous established gardens with heritage trees, citrus, a palm grove, water features, a stylish veggie patch, a rose garden...much to see.
http://parks.lacounty.gov/Parkinfo.asp?URL="">

-Jason Dewees

From: david feix <davidfeix@yahoo.com>
To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
Sent: Fri, March 18, 2011 3:19:53 PM
Subject: Re: less well-known gardens in so cal

I would also highly recommend the Norton Simon Museum gardens as being worth a visit, one of my absolute favorite modernist/contemporary landscapes in southern California.  Nancy Goslee Power did a fabulous job on designing this garden, and the outdoor cafe and museum aren't bad either.  If you've never been to the Mildred Matthias Botanical Garden at UCLA, this is small, but worth a visit also.

From: Tim Toohey <tj2e@ix.netcom.com>
To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
Sent: Fri, March 18, 2011 1:11:19 PM
Subject: Re: less well-known gardens in so cal

The Maloof Foundation is a wonderful place and also a great opportunity to see Sam Maloof's wonderful furniture. 

 

I would also recommend the gardens of El Molino Viejo in San Marino http://www.old-mill.org/ and the gardens at the Norton Simon Museum http://www.nortonsimon.org/

 

Tim Toohey

Pasadena


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From: Nan Sterman
Sent: Mar 18, 2011 8:25 AM
To: Nancy Mueller
Cc: Bridget Lamp , med
Subject: Re: less well-known gardens in so cal

Maloof is supposed to be wonderful.  List member Jan Smithen has been raving about it.

I adore the landscape at Pitzer College in Claremont (wrote about it for the LA Times and for Pacific Horticulture Magazine either last year or the year before).

If you are willing to drive a bit, The Living Desert Museum in Palm Desert is delightful

Or head to Santa Barbara to Lotusland which is unbelievable.  Just the parks in the Santa Barbara area are well worth the trip, Alice Keck Park, Franchesi Park and others established by or for our botanical forebearers.  

Anyone else?



On Mar 18, 2011, at 6:31 AM, Nancy Mueller wrote:

I haven't been to the Maloof Mediterranean garden yet -- has anyone else?
 http://www.malooffoundation.org/GardenRoot/Garden_Index.html

On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 5:49 AM, Bridget Lamp <b*@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello, everyone,

I'm planning a garden outing for my mom's 60th b-day. She's had memberships to the Huntington and Rancho Sta Ana BG, and frequently visits Descanso. I'm trying to figure out a place that we haven't been to before. I feel a bit out of the loop since I haven't lived in so cal for the last 15 years.

Do any of you know of another garden that would be a nice place to celebrate? These gardens plus the LA Arboretum (are they now the LA Botanical Gardens?) and the Getty are places we know.

Thank you for your help!
Bridget
Seattle, WA




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Nancy Mueller
Fallbrook, CA



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