Re: less well-known gardens in so cal


Unless I'm mistaken, no one has mentioned the South Coast BG on Palos Verdes Peninsula.  If not "little known", it's certainly not well-known to most visitors to LA. I visited this old quarry/landfill site about 20 years ago when it was pretty raw, and again in 2009 with my wife and plant-loving s-i-l from Baltimore -- I was amazed at the transformation, including some spectacular groupings of enormous succulents moved to the site.  The site near the ocean is about as mild as you can get, so lots of tropicals.  This is a big site, bring your hiking shoes.
 
loren russell
corvallis oregon
 
 
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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