Re: gardens of LA area

Chantal,

  I'll second the worthy recommendations voiced
  by others (Getty, Norton Simon and Huntington),
  but I'd like to add a "must-see".
  It's in Santa Barbara, not LA, but well
  worth the drive:
     http://www.lotusland.org

  You'll need to get reservations ahead of time.

Regards,

-- Irene.
Irene Kuffel,
Napa Valley, California.

Marilyn Jacobsen wrote:
> 
> Hi Chantel,
> 
> Some gardens to consider (remember "Los Angeles" is a big place) -
> 
> The garden at the Norton Simon Museum (Pasadena) is a small interesting
> garden around a lily lake, inspired by Monet's Giverny. And the art
> collection is maybe the best in LA.
> http://www.nortonsimon.org/home_flash.asp
> 
> The Huntington (also Pasadena) as mentioned has a great desert garden and
> interesting tropical specimens in addition to a rose collection, Japanese
> garden and some trees that you might never see anywhere else.
> 
> For California natives - Rancho Santa Ana is the place to go - large
> collection of natives used in formal plantings and a large undeveloped area
> but it is farther out east in Claremont http://www.rsabg.org/. Theodore
> Paine is really for buying plants as their display area is limited.
> 
> > From: "Chantal Guiraud" <chantal.guiraud@modulonet.fr>
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I'm planning a trip to Los Angeles from 20 to 27 of june and would like
> to
> > > visit gardens and nurseries.
> > > Could you give me some adresses of interesting places to go ?
> > > Of course, my husband and I will rent a car.
> > > Chantal
> > > Montpellier, France
> > >
> >
>
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